Human Rights Adjudication and Mediation : A Study of Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice

ISBN-13: 9783659225635 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Daniel Ansong Atuobi

Opis

Against the background of unspeakable and blatant abuse of human rights in many African states, many called for measures to protect human rights. Despite the growing number of National Human Rights Commissions (N.H.R.C. s) on the continent, available literature contains scanty information about their daily operations. The purpose of this sociological research is to throw more light on the daily activities and social interactions that occurs in the process of mediating and adjudicating disputes bearing in mind that, although the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is a quasi-judicial institution, it function quite differently from the court. The research data was gathered through direct observations, administration of questionnaire and informal interviews with Investigation officers and Parties in dispute at the head office in Accra. Data analyzed shows that on daily basis the Officers of CHRAJ engage in three main activities as they settle abuses. These are the appearance activities, activities for the definition of the problem and activities for resolving the conflict.

O autorze

Senior Management Analyst of the Management Services Department of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Ghana. A former Teaching Assistant at the University of Ghana,Legon. Holds MPhil in Sociology from the same University. Has conducted surveys on the Impact of Training on Productivity of Public Servants in Ghana, Liberia & Sierra Leone.