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The African Union
This chapter places the African Union (AU) within the discursive paradigm of the concept of supranationalism. At the core of the discussion is the...
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Human Rights: African Commission
The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights is among the pioneer mechanisms for the protection of human rights in Africa. It is the first...
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The Need for a Comprehensive Overhaul of Disability Rights in the African Union
The history of people with disabilities in Africa discloses a high degree of complexity. Although the Organisation of African Union and the African...
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Human Rights: African Court
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was created to complement the protective mandate of the African Commission on Human Rights and...
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Fundamental Rights: African Charter
With a gruesome past and a history tainted with acts of slavery, barbarism, and exploitation championed by the European colonization and imperialism...
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Climate Change and Human Rights in Africa: A New Factor in African Union Policymaking?
This chapter examines how human rights’ principles and norms can be useful mechanisms in informing policy and legal development to address adaptation...
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Is an African Regional Court a Viable Alternative to the International Criminal Court? A Neutral View
The African Union Assembly of Head of States and Governments, in June 2014, adopted the Malabo Protocol empowering the African Court of Justice and...
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The African Region’s Pushback Against Mercenaries
This chapter considers the response of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963–2003) and, its successor, the African Union (AU, since 2002) to...
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An African Legal, Cultural and Religious Perspective of Sustainable Soil Governance
This chapter adopts a desktop review of diverse literature to understand the legal, cultural and religious underpinning of sustainable soil...
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African International Investment Rule of Law: A Survey of African IIAs
African countries have not only played an important role in the formation and development of the international investment rule of law but will also...
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Adapting environmental management systems for African ports
Globally sustainable environmental practices in ports have been linked to socio-economic benefits. While African ports are increasingly acknowledging...
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South African Report
The chapter focuses on the approach to international commercial contracts in South Africa. It first explains the features of the South African legal...
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Much ADO on Africa’s Integration Agenda: Evaluating the Nigerian Space Policy Vis-à-vis the African Outer Space Strategy
For most of Africa’s history, she has experienced development without sustainability due to a variety of factors, including population growth trends...
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Financial Inclusion, Intra-African Trade and the AfCFTA: A Law and Economics Perspective
It is challenging to calculate the value of Sub-Saharan Africa’s contribution to global trade because of the continent’s low financial inclusion,...
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Assessment of the African Union, FAO, and UNCCD Roles in Enhancing Soil Governance in Africa Through the Lens of Agriculture Policy Actions
The governance of soil is important to the African continent, and this is evident when seen through the lens of agriculture. Food production is core...
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Leveraging SFM-REDD+ Synergies Towards Sustainable Development in African Small Island Develo** States
Climate action and the management of natural resources, including forests, are salient features of the sustainable development agenda of Small Island...
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Supporting and Enhancing Access to Earth Observation Data on the African Continent
Earth observation represents a key space application to support the development of the African countries. Indeed, satellites provide spatial...
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Too Hard-Won to be Wasted … Sovereignty, Immunities and Values: A (Sub-Saharan) African Perspective
The analysis of African practice on sovereign immunities is both absent in the work of international lawyers and made up of generalisations in the...
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E-commerce Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements and What They Mean for African MSMEs
The e-commerce negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) are taking place at a time when other members have entered into Regional Trade...
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Towards a Competitive African Space Industry
Experts and media outlets have noted the recent growth of the African space industry. However, the continent’s production and utilisation of space...