Human Rights and State Collapse in Africa
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Human Rights and State Collapse in Africa

  1. 281 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Human Rights and State Collapse in Africa

About this book

This book examines the various factors responsible for the phenomenon of State collapse in Africa. The author demonstrates that the role of human rights violations is critical to understanding the phenomenon of State collapse. Sierra Leone and Somalia are used as case studies to examine the impact human rights violations have in the processes that lead to collapse due to the absence of effective State authorities. The analysis shows that the difference in success of international action is due to the huge attention paid to accountability for human rights violations in Sierra Leone, but which has been absent in Somalia. The author concludes that given the role that human rights violations play in State collapse, human rights protection must have primacy in State rebuilding efforts. There is a need to build a human rights culture, which should include accountability efforts to address gross violations of human rights that have occurred in the past in order to lay a solid foundation for the future. Contemporary international law needs to come to terms with the phenomenon of State collapse, including an unambiguous outlining of the responsibility of non-State actors, who become the main actors in situations of total anarchy and chaos.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Table of Treaties and Other International Documents
  5. Table of National Legislation
  6. Table of Cases
  7. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  8. Introduction
  9. CHAPTER I The African State Challenge
  10. CHAPTER II State Collapse in Africa
  11. CHAPTER III Two Case Studies: Sierra Leone and Somalia
  12. CHAPTER IV Contemporary International Law and Collapsed States
  13. CHAPTER V Alternative Responses and Proposals: Protecting Human Rights in Africa’s Collapsed States
  14. Bibliography