LEADER 04703nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910781880603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-21223-4 010 $a9786613212238 010 $a0-8122-0451-4 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812204513 035 $a(CKB)2550000000051201 035 $a(OCoLC)759158167 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491879 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000649002 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11417840 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000649002 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10601778 035 $a(PQKB)11762792 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8325 035 $a(DE-B1597)449302 035 $a(OCoLC)748533448 035 $a(OCoLC)979684609 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812204513 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441422 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491879 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL321223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441422 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000051201 100 $a20031114d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHuman rights, the rule of law, and development in Africa$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Philip J. McConnaughay 210 $aPhiladelphia [Pa.] $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 225 1 $aPennsylvania studies in human rights 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-3783-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Universalism and relativism in human rights discourse -- pt. 2. The economic and political dimensions of human rights -- pt. 3. NGOs and struggles for human rights. 330 $aChanges 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. 410 0$aPennsylvania studies in human rights. 606 $aHuman rights$zAfrica 606 $aDemocratization$zAfrica 610 $aAfrican Studies. 610 $aAfrican-American Studies. 610 $aAsian Studies. 610 $aBusiness. 610 $aEconomics. 610 $aHuman Rights. 610 $aLaw. 610 $aMiddle Eastern Studies. 615 0$aHuman rights 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a323/.096 701 $aZeleza$b Tiyambe$f1955-$01508709 701 $aMcConnaughay$b Philip J$01575516 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781880603321 996 $aHuman rights, the rule of law, and development in Africa$93852545 997 $aUNINA