The Protection of Human Rights in African Criminal Proceedings

ISBN-13: 9780792328889 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995

Ziyad Motala; M. Cherif Bassiouni; M. Bassiouni

Opis

This book contains a collection of articles by authors from countries in Africa. The topics cover a wide range of issues in the administration of criminal justice and human rights. The different scholarly contributions facilitate a better understanding of certain aspects of the administration of criminal justice in the African sub-region and focus on specific human rights issues as they relate to international and African instruments on the protection of human rights.

Spis treści

I. Preface.
II. Program.
III. List of Participants.
IV. Siracusa Declaration.
V. Section A: Human Rights in Africa.
VI. Section B: Country Reports.
VII. Section C: Human Rights and Education.
VIII. Section D: Commission Reports.
IX. Section E: Democracy in Africa.
X. Conclusion.
XI. Document Section.

O autorze

M. Ch. Bassiouni is Professor of Law at DePaul University. He was a driving force behind the establishment of the ICC, having advocated it worldwide for the last 30 years. In 1998, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. Prior to that, from 1996-98, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court and, in 1995, as Vice Chairman of the ad hoc Committee on an International Criminal Court.