The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Ten Years on and the Doors are still closed to many Africans

Thomas Hauschildt February 27, 2014 Global Governance and Human Rights, Sub-Saharan Africa

Ten years after its establishment in Arusha, Tanzania, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is still hampered by shortcomings that would render any court ineffective. Whilst the willingness to establish a human rights court on a continent victim to devastating crimes against humanity is commendable, the Court is characterised by

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The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Ten Years on and the Doors are still closed to many Africans