African Soil Protection Law
African Soil Protection Law

Author: Harald Ginzky

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9783848766932

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Der Schutz und die nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung von Boden sind eine Vorbedingung fur nachhaltige Entwicklung und Nahrungsmittelsicherheit. Afrika ist derzeit noch der Kontinent mit der geringsten Bodendegradation, der Druck auf Boden ist aber enorm hoch. Faktoren wie Armut, Hunger, Ubernutzung, Uberbevolkerung und Klimawandel verstarken den Trend. Vor diesem Hintergrund liefert das Werk "African Soil Protection Law" eine vergleichende Analyse der rechtlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen. Basierend auf Landerstudien in Kamerun, Kenia und Sambia werden die wichtigsten Probleme und Herausforderungen vergleichend analysiert und herausgearbeitet. Das Werk unterbreitet einige konkrete Empfehlungen, um einen effektiveren Bodenschutz zu erreichen. Diese Empfehlungen sowie die Analyse der komplexen und interdisziplinaren Fragen sind auch - vergleichend und richtungsweisend - fur Akteure im Themenfeld in anderen Kontinenten und Rechtsordnungen von hohem Interesse. Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel und Dr. Harald Ginzky Mit Beitragen von Dr. Harald Ginzky, Prof. Dr. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel, Dr. Pamela Sambo und Prof. Dr. Christopher Tamasang. Unter Mitwirkung von Laurent Cyrille Aimee Effala, Larissa Houston, Irene Kamunge, Dr. Ivonne Nana Afua, Andrew Nkunika, Dr. Katharina Ruppel Schlichting, Ivo T. Tassah, James K. Yatich und Nelly Zulu. Mit Vorworten von Jacquiline Amongin, Mitglied des Parlaments der Republik Uganda sowie Vorsitzende der Allianz fur die nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele des Pan-Afrikanischen Parlaments der Afrikanischen Union; Martin Jager, Staatssekretar, Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Deutschland und Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, Prasident, Umweltbundesamt, Deutschland.

Contesting Sovereignty
Contesting Sovereignty

Author: Joel Ng

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-07-22

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1108490611

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Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.

The African Union (AU)
The African Union (AU)

Author: Konstantinos D. Magliveras

Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.

Published: 2018-02-28

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 9041195882

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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of The African Union (AU) provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. No other book gives such a clear, uncomplicated description of the organization’s role, its rules and how they are applied, its place in the framework of international law, or its relations with other organizations. The monograph proceeds logically from the organization’s genesis and historical development to the structure of its membership, its various organs and their mandates, its role in intergovernmental cooperation, and its interaction with decisions taken at the national level. Its competence, its financial management, and the nature and applicability of its data and publications are fully described. Systematic in presentation, this valuable time-saving resource offers the quickest, easiest way to acquire a sound understanding of the workings of The African Union (AU) for all interested parties. Students and teachers of international law will find it especially valuable as an essential component of the rapidly growing and changing global legal milieu.

The Pan-African Pantheon
The Pan-African Pantheon

Author: Adekeye Adebajo

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2021-03-29

Total Pages: 893

ISBN-13: 1526156806

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With forty accessible essays on the key intellectual contributions to Pan-Africanism, this volume offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual thinking and contributions to Pan-Africanism. The book explores the history of Pan-Africanism and quest for reparations, early pioneers of Pan-Africanism as well as key activists and politicians, and Pan-African philosophy and literati. Diverse and key figures of Pan-Africanism from Africa, the Caribbean, and America are covered by these chapters, including: Edward Blyden, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Amy Ashwood Garvey, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah, Franz Fanon, Amilcar Cabral, Arthur Lewis, Maya Angelou, C.L.R. James, Ruth First, Ali Mazrui, Wangari Maathai, Thabo Mbeki, Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, and Chimamanda Adichie. While acknowledging the contributions of these figures to Pan-Africanism, these essays are not just celebratory, offering valuable criticism in areas where their subjects may have fallen short of their ideals.

A United States of Africa?
A United States of Africa?

Author: Eddy Maloka

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13:

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A substantial work on the question of unity of African states, containing essays from twenty-four scholars from universities throughout Africa. The papers revolve around four main subjects. The first examines the colonial origins of the African state, neo-colonial constraints on post-colonial regimes, and the nature of the post-colonial political elite. The second subject under discussion is regional integration as a vehicle for the realisation of the African Union. Dani Wadaba Nabudere contributes an overview chapter on African unity in historical perspective; and many contributors consider the complicating phenomenon of globalisation alongside regional integration. The next part examines the extent to which problems of peace and security impact upon the integration project; and the effectiveness of existing regional and continental conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms. Xavier Renou analyses the present roles of France and America on the continent as an obstacle to peace and unity in a chapter entitled 'The New Franco-American Cold-War'. Finally, three contributors address the need for an approach to African unity for development better grounded in civil society and to a lesser extent centred around the role of the state.

Transforming Africa
Transforming Africa

Author: Dana T. Redford

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2022-01-26

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1802620559

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Transforming Africa: How Savings Groups Foster Financial Inclusion, Resilience and Economic Development presents in-depth empirical research into current day savings group activities across Africa, exploring savings groups through the lens of financial inclusion and reflecting on formal finance, economic and social outcomes.

Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union
Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union

Author: Oxfam

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1920355243

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The African Union (AU) has committed to a vision of Africa that is "integrated, prosperous and peaceful ... driven by its own citizens, a dynamic force in the global arena" (Vision and Mission of the African Union, May 2004). Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union aims to take up the challenge of achieving this vision. It is a tool to assist activists to engage with AU policies and programmes. It describes the AU decision-making process and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the AU institutions. This guide aims to help those organizations that wish to engage the AU but do not currently know where to start by providing an outline of the key institutions and processes and suggesting ways to influence them. The guide is divided into three sections: *Part 1: A description of AU organs and institutions. *Part 2: Suggestions on how to influence AU decisions and policy processes. *Part 3: A summary of the debate to restructure the AU into a "Union Government."

International Human Rights Law in Africa
International Human Rights Law in Africa

Author: Frans Viljoen

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 019162683X

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This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa. It examines the institutions, norms, and processes for human rights realization provided for under the United Nations system, the African Union, and sub-regional economic communitites in Africa, and explores their relationship with the national legal systems of African states. Since the establishment of the African Union in 2001, there has been a proliferation of regional institutions that are relevant to human rights in Africa. These include the Pan African Parliament, the Peace and Security Council, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council and the African Peer Review Mechanism of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. This book discusses the links between these institutions. It further examines the case law stemming from Africa' most important human rights instrument, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which entered into force on 21 October 1986. This new edition contains a new chapter on the African Children's Rights Committee as well as full coverage of new developments and instruments, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Convention on Enforced Disappearances, and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Three cross-cutting themes are explored throughout the book: national implementation and enforcement of international human rights law; legal and other forms of integration; and the role of human rights in the eradication of poverty. The book also provides an introduction to the relevant human rights concepts.