1st Edition

The Right to Development in the African Human Rights System

By Serges Djoyou Kamga Copyright 2018
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The right to development (RTD) seeks to address global inequities hidden in world politics and global institutions through the game of influences played by powerful actors. The negative impacts of the Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, and the subjugation of Africa through globalisation and its institutions are key factors that have caused Africa and African people claiming their RTD. This... Read more

1. Introduction



2. Unpacking the right development



3. The implementation of the right to development



4. The right to development in the African human rights architecture



5. The African Commission and the realisation of the right to development



6. The African Union governance institutions and the right to development



7. The way forward for the realisation of the right to development in Africa

Biography

Serges Djoyou Kamga is Associate Professor at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa.