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Human Rights, The Rule Of Law, And Development In Africa (Hardcover, New)
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Human Rights, The Rule Of Law, And Development In Africa (Hardcover, New)
Series: Pennsylvania Studies In Human Rights
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This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about
the connections between the protection of human rights and the
pursuit of economic development in Africa. Changes in human rights
environments in Africa over the past decade have been facilitated
by astounding political transformations: the rise of mass movements
and revolts driven by democratic and developmentalist ideals, as
well as mass murder and poverty perpetuated by desperate regimes
and discredited global agencies. "Human Rights, the Rule of Law,
and Development in Africa" seeks to make sense of human rights in
Africa through the lens of its triumphs and tragedies, its uneven
developments and complex demands. The volume makes a significant
contribution to the debate about the connections between the
protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development
by interrogating the paradigms, politics, and practices of human
rights in Africa. Throughout, the essays emphasize that democratic
and human rights regimes are products of concrete social struggles,
not simply textual or legal discourses. Including some of Africa's
leading scholars, jurists, and human rights activists, contributors
to the volume diverge from Western theories of African
democratization by rejecting the continental view of an Africa
blighted by failure, disease, and economic malaise. It argues
instead that Africa has strengthened and shaped international law,
such as the right to self-determination, inspired by the process of
decolonization, and the definition of the refugee. Insisting on the
holistic view that human rights are as much about economic and
social rights as they are about civil and political rights, the
contributors offer novel analyses of African conceptions,
experiences, and aspirations of human rights which manifest
themselves in complex global, regional, and local idioms. Further,
they explore the varied constructions of human rights in African
and Western discourses and the roles played by states and NGOs in
promoting or subverting human rights. Combining academic analysis
with social concern, intellectual discourse with civic engagement,
and scholarly research with institution building, this is a
compelling and original approach to the question whether externally
inspired solutions to African human rights issues have validity in
a postcolonial world. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is Professor of African
Studies and History, Pennsylvania State University. Philip J.
McConnaughay is Dean of Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State
University.
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