African Conception Of Human Rights
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African Conception Of Human Rights
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Author : Gilbert Arhinful Aidoo
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-11-14
African Conception Of Human Rights written by Gilbert Arhinful Aidoo and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-14 with Law categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: A (8/10), University of Ghana, Legon (Department of Political Science), language: English, abstract: This essay's aim is to reconceptualize Human Rights from an African perspective. Many have argued that traditional African societies gave no room for the expression of individual rights. What rather existed was group rights - i.e. group rights competed with and suppressed individual entitlements in the traditional African settings. Arguably, it must be said that whiles modern conception of human rights is attributable to the modern western history, no culture can claim any historical glory. The idea of equal and inalienable human rights was missing not only in non-western traditions but also in western societies. For many Africanists, traditional mores gave better expression to human rights than the current neo-colonial states. The different worldview regarding cosmology, ontology and metaphysics, gave expression to their human rights conceptions. African societies are built on the principle of communitarianism manifest in the extended family systems. Thus, the stricter sense of individualism, which is at the core of modernism is inconceivable in Africa. Individual and group rights are entwined in a typical African setting. Collective rights, arguably, complement rather than compete with individual rights. The full enjoyment of individual rights is inseparably conditioned on the rights of the group to which one belongs. I delve into this debate to examine the nexus between communism and expression of human rights in Africa.
The Concept Of Human Rights In Africa
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Author : Issa G. Shivji
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 1989
The Concept Of Human Rights In Africa written by Issa G. Shivji and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Philosophy categories.
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African Conceptions Of Human Dignity
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Author : Brett G. Scharffs
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
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African Conceptions Of Human Dignity written by Brett G. Scharffs and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Political Science categories.
Contributors join together in this tenth ACLARS volume to propose a framing of human rights in terms of African conceptions of human dignity. Following on the signing of the Punta del Este and Botswana Declarations of Human Dignity for Everyone Everywhere in 2018 and 2023, contributors discuss human dignity as an African and indigenous concept grounded in relationship, community, and an overarching ethic of Ubuntu. Chapters further explore human dignity’s many meanings and relation to other rights in the African context, as well as human dignity’s connection to basic human needs, state obligations, religion and theology, gender and age, and the environment.
Human Rights In Africa
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Author : Abdullahi Ahmed An-naim
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2010-12-01
Human Rights In Africa written by Abdullahi Ahmed An-naim and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with Political Science categories.
This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights. Virginia A. Leary and Jack Donnelly discuss the Western cultural origins of international human rights; David Little, Bassam Tibi, and Ann Elizabeth Mayer explore Christian and Islamic perspectives on human rights; Rhoda E. Howard, Claude E. Welch, Jr., and James C. N. Paul examine human rights in the context of the African nation-state; Kwasi Wiredu, James Silk, and Francis M. Deng offer African cultural perspectives; and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and Richard D. Schwartz discuss prospects for a cross-cultural approach to human rights.
Human Rights In Africa
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Author : Anton Bösl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Human Rights In Africa written by Anton Bösl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Human rights categories.
Is There An African Concept Of Human Rights
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Author : Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Is There An African Concept Of Human Rights written by Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Civil rights categories.
Human Rights In Africa
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Author : Bonny Ibhawoh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-25
Human Rights In Africa written by Bonny Ibhawoh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-25 with History categories.
An interpretative history of human rights in Africa, exploring indigenous rights traditions, anti-slavery, anti-colonialism, post-colonial violations and pro-democracy movements.
Human Rights The Rule Of Law And Development In Africa
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Author : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2011-06-07
Human Rights The Rule Of Law And Development In Africa written by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-07 with Political Science categories.
Changes in human rights environments in Africa over the past decade have been facilitated by astounding political transformations: the rise of mass movements and revolts driven by democratic and developmentalist ideals, as well as mass murder and poverty perpetuated by desperate regimes and discredited global agencies. Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa seeks to make sense of human rights in Africa through the lens of its triumphs and tragedies, its uneven developments and complex demands. The volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development by interrogating the paradigms, politics, and practices of human rights in Africa. Throughout, the essays emphasize that democratic and human rights regimes are products of concrete social struggles, not simply textual or legal discourses. Including some of Africa's leading scholars, jurists, and human rights activists, contributors to the volume diverge from Western theories of African democratization by rejecting the continental view of an Africa blighted by failure, disease, and economic malaise. It argues instead that Africa has strengthened and shaped international law, such as the right to self-determination, inspired by the process of decolonization, and the definition of the refugee. Insisting on the holistic view that human rights are as much about economic and social rights as they are about civil and political rights, the contributors offer novel analyses of African conceptions, experiences, and aspirations of human rights which manifest themselves in complex global, regional, and local idioms. Further, they explore the varied constructions of human rights in African and Western discourses and the roles played by states and NGOs in promoting or subverting human rights. Combining academic analysis with social concern, intellectual discourse with civic engagement, and scholarly research with institution building, this is a compelling and original approach to the question whether externally inspired solutions to African human rights issues have validity in a postcolonial world.
Human Dignity In An African Context
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Author : Motsamai Molefe
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-11-07
Human Dignity In An African Context written by Motsamai Molefe and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-07 with Philosophy categories.
This book is a contribution to African philosophy, by philosophers focusing specifically on the concept of human dignity in ethical theory. The concept of ‘human dignity’ denotes the intrinsic and superlative worth associated with human beings in virtue of which we owe them utmost moral regard. Although dignity is a foundational concept for African philosophy, there remains scant literature in African philosophy dedicated to critical and systematic reflection on the concept of human dignity. This volume responds to this lacuna by bringing together chapters that offer philosophical exposition, defense (or even rejection) and application of the concept of human dignity in light of intellectual resources in African cultures, such as ubuntu, personhood, and serithi.
Human Rights In Southern Africa
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Author : Isaac Mutelo
language : en
Publisher: Domuni-Press
Release Date : 2024-01-24
Human Rights In Southern Africa written by Isaac Mutelo and has been published by Domuni-Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-24 with Political Science categories.
The interest, awareness and importance of human rights has continued to dominate public discourse. This is partly because human rights help us to recognise and respect our shared rights and responsibilities so that we may be able to co-exist while upholding the values and principles of democracy. This voluminous contribution provides a systematic and comprehensive reflection on the state of human rights in Southern Africa. The main aim is to deepen the understanding of human rights from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Contributors analyse how human rights are not only promoted and protected from possible violations, but also abused with reference to divergent contexts in Southern African. The wide-ranging themes, perspectives and theoretical frameworks in this work provides for a deeper and boarder understanding of human rights in the region.