The African Human Rights System
Origin and Evolution

This book challenges the received scholarship on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation and the Commission's strategic manipulation of the Rules of Procedure to strengthen the African human rights system.

This book challenges the received scholarship on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation.

Introduction
The Origin of the African Human Rights System
The African Commission and the Re-writing of the African Charter
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Human Rights System
System Transformation through the African Commission's Rules of Procedure
The Fragmentation and Deepening of the African Human Rights System
The Future of the African Human Rights System