1st Edition

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Law in Africa

By Aderomola Adeola Copyright 2026
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa from a rights-based perspective. In recent years, technology has emerged as a significant disruptor, with AI, robotics and computer advancement in particular driving changes in societies around the world. There are evident and daunting implications across contexts and continents, and many countries are rapidly seeking to define patterns of... Read more

Preface

Acronyms

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: The Industrial Revolutions and Emergence of Artificial Intelligence      

Chapter Three: Artificial Intelligence and the Discipline of International Law

Chapter Four: Civil And Political Rights      

Chapter Five: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights      

Chapter Six: Collective Rights

Chapter Seven: Specific Groups      

Chapter Eight: Way Forward: Regionalizing Implementation of a Rights-Centered AI    

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Aderomola Adeola is an international legal scholar with expertise in human rights, artificial intelligence and migration law and policy. She holds a doctorate in law from the University of Pretoria and also has a masters in law from the Harvard Law School. She has taught extensively on AI governance to policymakers in Africa and currently leads a chapter of the International Law Association on Artificial Intelligence, New Technologies and International Law. She has consulted extensively for governments and international organizations including as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Law and Policy Expert/Advisor for the UNESCO Liaison Office to the African Union, UNECA and the government of Ethiopia.