Regional protection Americas & Africa
19 important questions on Regional protection Americas & Africa
What are regional hr systems?
- eu
-OSCE
- south asia association of regional cooperation
- association of southeast asian nations.
- Organisation of american states
- African union
- Arab league
- Organisation of islamic cooperation
What are the main treaties of the american system ?
•Charter of the Organization of American States (1948)
•American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (1948)
•American Convention on Human Rights (1969)
• Protocol of San Salvador on ESC Rights (1988)
• Protocol to Abolish Death Penalty (1990)
Specialised treaties:
Torture, disappearances, violence against women
What is the inter amercian commission?
and a Convention body
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What are some aspects of the amercan commission?
Advisory opinions on compliance with
HR obligations
Expansive victim-centered reparations
Interim-measures
What are the challenges of Inter-American system for the protection of
human rights
CHALLENGES
•Enforcement/implementation
•Financial/operational costs
•Non-applicability of relevant human rights instruments
•Access and participation
•Range of human rights covered
•Legitimacy and authority
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What are the achievements of Inter-American system for the protection of
human rights
Achievements:
•Strong evolution despite lack of political support
•Important for transition to democracy in the region
•Raising awareness of human rights:
•Development of human rights standards
•Advocacy role
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What is the african commision?
• Special rapporteurs
• Working groups
African Committee on the Rights and the Welfare of the Child
What is the afRican court?
African Court on Human and People’s Rights (to merge with the
African court Of Justice) https://en.african-court.org/
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What are the challenges of the african human rights system?
Challenging circumstances
(poverty, distance)
Political will;
Resources;
Proliferation of institutions
What are the merits of the human right system?
- Success despite the circumstances;
- Broad scope and innovative protection
What do state parties to the african system need to have? And what is the balance?
• Effective domestic systems for the protection of
human rights;
• Political will;
• Balance between the countries with a strong
commitment and those where there is not
What is the pro of regional institutions?
What is the diffrence between diffrent human rights systems?
How do asian systems differ from the eu, african system etc?
How did the human rrights systems develop? In the americas?
Why do canada and us not recognize the court.
What two pillars does the african union have?
It has both a legal and a political pillar, we have the organs which is inter government organization and there is a african peer review, they review each other
Endorious community vskenya
this was bought before the commission. it took away the identity of the people. A ngo bought it. the commission and court issued an ,...... it voilated their rights they were removed from their rivir and land. they were demarcated. They didnt have right to freely posses and develop. the right of development is not really developed in hr. long history a lot of things have been done. it is important for the right of development which was recognised. you have so many peoples that are relocated.
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