Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights through Regional Economic Communities: A Comparative Analysis with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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2010-12
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Regional Economic Communities are much involved in the protection of human rights to
change the human rights system of those states having poor human rights record and to
facilitate the trade relations among the member states and the integration as well. The
treaties of many of the RECs made reference to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights as a common standard to achieve higher normative standard through
out the regions. Furthermore, some RECs involve in the enforcement of human rights
for violations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other
Conventions that a state concerned is party in addition to the communities’ treaties,
conventions and protocols.
This thesis examines the enforcement of human rights through the judicial organs of the
RECs; particularly the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, and the Tribunal of SADC
in comparison with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
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Human Rights, RECs, African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and Judicial Enforcement.