The Tanzanian case shows that foreign policy can also be a way of managing domestic coalitions.
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A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil fuels, and tackle climate change.
Africa is least responsible for climate change but worst affected. Exploring climate justice within international courts is a step in the right direction.
South Africa has fallen short in one key aspect when it comes to championing human rights on the continent.
Upholding the rights of people with albinism would ensure that they are treated fairly and with respect.
Can the DRC’s case against Rwanda before the African Court help defuse future conflict between African states?
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
The court has lived up to its promise in most cases, issuing some progressive and ground-breaking decisions and remedies.
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
The emergent AU law is seen as distinct and separate from international law and the domestic laws of member states.
Ghana’s Supreme Court and the African Court, which was established by a Protocol under the African Charter, have the same powers to hear and decide cases. A recent case shows why this is problematic.
A dispute between the African Union’s executive and the commission responsible for overseeing human rights could weaken the protection of peoples’ rights.
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Law, University of Sussex
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Senior Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
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Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Kennedy School
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Senior Researcher, SA SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of French and Critical Disability Studies, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Law, Anglia Ruskin University
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Director of the Mandela Institute, Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Legal Researcher, PhD Candidate and Lead of the African Climate Law Programme, Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand