Human Rights Law in Africa, Volume 3 (1998)

About the earlier volumes:
’This work will prove to be an invaluable research tool for all those wishing to investigate the current state of human rights protection in Africa.'
The Netherlands International Law Review
’This book fills a large void.’
Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice.
`This book is an excellent contribution to the growing number of publications on African human rights law. It could serve as an important tool for African human rights researchers and advocates.'
Africa Legal Aid Quarterly.
`This compilation provides, between two covers, the fundamental national human rights law of each African nation The editor has quite admirably assembled the key provisions on which decision-makers must rely for the "rule of law" on the African Continent and thus, a virtual snapshot of the region's positive law on human rights.'
American Society of International and European Law.
`The Series will soon become indispensable in the field of human rights in Africa.'
Austrian Review of International and European Law.
`This Series deserves to enjoy the widest possible use in order to make its full contribution to the emerging transformation of the African constitutional and political landscape.'
South African Yearbook of International Law.
`It is an easily accessible, formative reference book. This is an essential starting point for those wishing to conduct research into any African country and human rights from within or outside Africa.'
African Journal of International and Comparative Law/RADIC.

Introduction. Part One: The United Nations and Human Rights in Africa. Chart of ratifications of human rights treaties. Reservations, interpretive declarations and objections. Overview of African states and the United Nations human rights instruments. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Part Two: Regional Protection of Human Rights in Africa. 1. The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and Human Rights. Organogram of the OAU. Chart of ratifications of human rights treaties. Reservations, interpretive declarations and objections. Texts of treaties. Overview of the African Regional System. 2. The European Union and Human Rights in Africa. The Lomé Convention (excerpts). Overview of the Lomé Convention. Part Three: Human Rights Law of the Countries of Africa. Schedule of previous and forthcoming elections in Africa. Algeria (with country report). Angola. Benin (with country report). Botswana (with country report). Burkina Faso. Burundi. Cameroon (with country report). Cape Verde. Central African Republic. Chad. Comoros. Congo. Côte D'Ivoire (with country report). Democratic Republic of Congo. Djibouti. Egypt. Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea. Ethiopia. Gabon. The Gambia. Ghana (with country report). Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Kenya (with country report). Lesotho (with country report). Liberia. Libya. Madagascar. Malawi. Mali (with country report). Mauritania (with country report). Mauritius (with country report). Morocco. Mozambique. Namibia (with country report). Niger. Nigeria. Rwanda. São Tomé and Príncipe. Senegal (with country report). Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Somalia. South Africa (with country report). Sudan. Swaziland. Tanzania (with country report). Togo. Tunisia (with country report). Uganda (with country report). Zambia (with country report). Zimbabwe (with country report).