The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : the system in practice, 1986-2000 / edited by Malcolm D. Evans and Rachel Murray. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - xx, 397 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-390) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Future trends in human rights in Africa: the increased role of -- the OAU? -- Gino J. Naldi -- 2 The rep orting mechanism of the African Charter on Human -- and Peoples' Rights -- Malcolm Evans, Tokunbo Ige and Rachel Murray -- 3 Admissibility und er the African Charter -- Frans Viljoen -- 4 Evidence and fact-finding by the African Commission -- Rachel Murray -- 5 Civil and political rig hts in the African Charter -- ChristofHeyns -- 6 Implementing economic, social and cultural rights under -- the African Charter on Human and P eoples' Rights -- Chidi Anselm Odinkalu -- 7 The challenge of culture f or human rights in Africa: the African Charter in a comparative context -- N. Barney Pityana -- 8 Non-governmental organisations in the Africa n system -- Ahmed Motala -- 9 The Special Rapporteurs in the African sy stem -- Malcolm Evans and Rachel Murray -- 10 The African Court on Huma n and Peoples' Rights -- Julia Harrington -- 11 The promotional role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Victor Dankwa - - Appendix 1 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix2 Protocol to theAfrican Charter on the Establishment of the African Cour t on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix 3 Grand Bay (Mauritius) Decl aration and Plan of Action.

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