The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Volume 1: Political, Intellectual & Cultural Origins

Author:   Dr Nat Rubner
Publisher:   James Currey
ISBN:  

9781847013538


Pages:   682
Publication Date:   22 August 2023
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $284.63 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Volume 1: Political, Intellectual & Cultural Origins


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Dr Nat Rubner
Publisher:   James Currey
Imprint:   James Currey
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781847013538


ISBN 10:   1847013538
Pages:   682
Publication Date:   22 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: The Emergence of African Discontent Wartime propaganda in the British colonial territories Wartime propaganda in the French colonial territories The Atlantic Charter PART ONE: THE ORIGINS OF THE ACHPR Chapter 2: The Atlantic Charter and the Post-war Settlement Africa and the Atlantic Charter The UN Charter, UDHR and UNESCO - the post-war international settlement Chapter 3: African Political and Economic Revanchism and the Emergence of the OAU The emergence of the African Group at the UN The creation of the OAU The OAU polity Chapter 4: African Intellectual and Cultural Revanchism - the Predicament of Black Disalienation The universal Christian church in Africa African literature, education and language African socialism Political rhetoric and the praxis of intellectual and cultural revanchism PART TWO: The OAU and Human Rights Chapter 5: The OAU Polity and the Domestic Praxis of Human Rights British colonial territories French colonial territories North African colonial territories Portuguese and Spanish colonial Territories Chapter 6: The OAU Polity and the International Praxis of Human Rights African states and the UDHR The OAU and the CHR The OAU and human rights at the UN beyond the CHR African revanchist reinterpretation of the canons of universal human rights The right to development and the prioritisation of human rights Conclusion

Reviews

Author Information

NAT RUBNER has a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. He is an Honorary Research Fellow, School of History, Queen Mary, University of London. In the course of his previous 20-year career in international finance, he edited the first public international debt prospectus of the African Development Bank.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

lgn

al

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List