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The ECOWAS Court has been heralded as a pacesetter among African regional courts because of its impact on human rights adjudication. Its outstanding work gained global recognition in March 2022, when Columbia University in the United States awarded it … Continue reading » “Adjudicating Human Rights in the ECOWAS Court: Challenges and Prospects”
Continue readingMore TagHuman rights have been a concern of the international community since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In recent years it has been clear that human rights cannot be enjoyed without a safe, clean, … Continue reading » “The Protection of the Right to Environment: Perspectives from the African Human Rights System”
Continue readingMore TagThe African continent has experienced frequent protracted conflicts and crises situations. War and conflict often exposes populations to vulnerabilities such as displacement leaving populations stateless. Children are often left exposed in situations of statelessness. The Great Lakes Region has
Enforcement of the orders of an international tribunal ensures justice for the victims of human rights violations by holding accountable the perpetrators of violations. The right to an effective remedy and reparations for the breach of human rights are … Continue reading » “Enforcement of the Orders of the African Court for Payment of Fair Compensation to the Victims of Human Rights Violations: A Comparative View”
Continue readingMore TagThe national symposium is an annual event under the Zimbabwe Programme. It is co-organised by RWI together with the academic partner institutions and CALR, and is a forum where research funded and conducted during the year is packaged and … Continue reading » “Final Papers of the 2016-2018 National Symposiums under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programm”
Continue readingMore TagIn 2023, Zimbabwe will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Constitution. As we draw close to this important milestone, it is imperative to make critical reflections on the legacy, to date, of this transformative document and what lies … Continue reading » “Selected Aspects of the 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution and the Declaration of Right – Second Revised Edition”
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“A Human Rights City (HRC) is a city or a community where people of good will, in government, in organizations and in institutions, try and let a human rights framework guide the development of the life of the community”. … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Cities & Sustainable Development Goals” NAGPUR”
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Socio-economic rights were presented in domestic, Nigerian Law, in chapter II of the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria. The protection of Socio-Economic rights has been retained in subsequent constitutions and also features in the 1999 (current) Constitution of Nigeria. Of … Continue reading » “The ECOWAS Court and the Justiciability of Socio-Economic Rights in Nigeria”
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The concept of citizenship is highly topical in modern political and legal debates world over. The following are common and instructive working definitions on this concept. It is the legal and political identity of a person as a subject … Continue reading » “Citizenship as a Legal Concept in Zimbabwe”
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