This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employme... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employme... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
This paper presents an assessment of the main provisions, strength and weakness of the African Ch... more This paper presents an assessment of the main provisions, strength and weakness of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 1.0.Introduction The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, also known as 'Banjul Charter', is a regional human rights instrument which was opened for endorsement by the members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1981, and subsequently laid the foundation for African legal systems. It came into force on 21 October 1986 after a simple majority of the members of the organisation had deposited instruments of ratification. It is clear that whilst striving to reflect an African conception of human rights the drafters recognized that it would not be prudent to deviate too much from universal norms of human rights already contained in other international human rights instruments. Therefore, it is argued that the ratification of the Charter by the African states was influenced, to a great extent, by the inherent obligation of member states of the United Nations (UN) to adhere to the provisions contained in the UN Charter and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of the UN, as well as the UN Covenants of 1966, namely the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. However, it should be noted that the existence of such international human rights declarations and covenants was not the sole basis for framing the African Charter. The Charter was drafted without disregard to different cultural tradition, levels of development and political ideologies in the new emerging post-colonial African States. Although, the goal of promoting respect for dignity remains
This paper presents an assessment of the achievements of the United Nations in the promotion and ... more This paper presents an assessment of the achievements of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights since its formation in 1945. It also examines the problems the body faces in human rights promotion.
This paper briefly dwells on human rights matters in the Rwanda genocide of 1994, and assesses th... more This paper briefly dwells on human rights matters in the Rwanda genocide of 1994, and assesses the various conflict resolution strategies employed by various actors to resolve the conflict.
This paper briefly examines the scope of two socioeconomic rights, namely education and employmen... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socioeconomic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employme... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employme... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socio-economic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
This paper presents an assessment of the main provisions, strength and weakness of the African Ch... more This paper presents an assessment of the main provisions, strength and weakness of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 1.0.Introduction The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, also known as 'Banjul Charter', is a regional human rights instrument which was opened for endorsement by the members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1981, and subsequently laid the foundation for African legal systems. It came into force on 21 October 1986 after a simple majority of the members of the organisation had deposited instruments of ratification. It is clear that whilst striving to reflect an African conception of human rights the drafters recognized that it would not be prudent to deviate too much from universal norms of human rights already contained in other international human rights instruments. Therefore, it is argued that the ratification of the Charter by the African states was influenced, to a great extent, by the inherent obligation of member states of the United Nations (UN) to adhere to the provisions contained in the UN Charter and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of the UN, as well as the UN Covenants of 1966, namely the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. However, it should be noted that the existence of such international human rights declarations and covenants was not the sole basis for framing the African Charter. The Charter was drafted without disregard to different cultural tradition, levels of development and political ideologies in the new emerging post-colonial African States. Although, the goal of promoting respect for dignity remains
This paper presents an assessment of the achievements of the United Nations in the promotion and ... more This paper presents an assessment of the achievements of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights since its formation in 1945. It also examines the problems the body faces in human rights promotion.
This paper briefly dwells on human rights matters in the Rwanda genocide of 1994, and assesses th... more This paper briefly dwells on human rights matters in the Rwanda genocide of 1994, and assesses the various conflict resolution strategies employed by various actors to resolve the conflict.
This paper briefly examines the scope of two socioeconomic rights, namely education and employmen... more This paper briefly examines the scope of two socioeconomic rights, namely education and employments under the article 25 and 24 respectively of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
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