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Résumé/Abstract Too often, debate on the information society narrows quickly to information and communication technologies (ICTs), the potential of the Internet and worries about the digital divide. But another information revolution has been under way, especially in the South, less debated but equally dynamic, more pervasive and potentially even more far reaching.

Too often, debate on the information society narrows quickly to information and communication technologies (ICTs), the potential of the Internet and worries about the digital divide. But another information revolution has been under way, especially in the South, less debated but equally dynamic, more pervasive and potentially even more far reaching. It concerns the “other” ICTs of radio, television and the press that determine, far more than the Internet, the type of information people get and the raw material they bring to bear in constructing and reconstructing our world. This chapter makes three claims. First, a thoroughgoing liberalization and commercialization of media over the last decade in many parts of the world has led to a much more democratic, dynamic, crowded and complex media landscape. This is opening up new spaces for public debate and civic engagement, particularly in the field of radio; and to a more commercial, advertisingdriven media where information and power d...

This article examines the Nairobi Principles on Accountability, a set of principles developed by civil society actors and academics to create standards for accountability processes relating to international crimes. The article describes key aspects of the Nairobi Principles of Accountability as well as their ramifications from a rule of law perspective. By creating standards and guidance relevant to academics, policy makers and practitioners working on justice processes for international crimes, the Principles intends to create a platform for policy and legal change with significant potential to advance the rule of law. This includes informing policy and decision makers at various levels -including the international, AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW JOURNAL