Protecting the right to life during assemblies : legal and jurisprudential developments in the African human rights system

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dc.contributor.author Orao, Beryl
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-14T09:28:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-14T09:28:44Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description.abstract The right of peaceful assembly has been recognised as a critical component of democracy. In Africa it played a significant role in the liberation of states from colonial oppression, and continues to be used to express dissent. The actual exercise of this right, however, faces significant challenges. Too often, police officers use excessive or indiscriminate force during assemblies, leading to violations not only of the right of peaceful assembly but also, in some cases, of the right to life. Alive to the reality of the threat to life and limb posed by the unlawful use of force by the police during assemblies, over the past decades the African human rights system has developed standards for the use of force during assemblies. This article analyses the legal and jurisprudential developments around the protection of the right to life during assemblies and enquires as to whether they are consistent with international standards and whether they are adequate. It finds that despite progressive legal development on the protection of the right to life in law enforcement, in general, there is limited jurisprudence on the specific protection of the right to life in the context of the policing of assemblies. Consequently, the standards expressed in various instruments and resolutions are yet to be adequately interpreted and reinforced. en_US
dc.description.department Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa en_US
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.ahrlj.up.ac.za en_US
dc.identifier.citation B Orao ‘Protecting the right to life during assemblies: Legal and jurisprudential developments in the African human rights system’ (2021) 21 African Human Rights Law Journal 728-750, http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a29. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1609-073X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1996-2096 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a29
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85825
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) en_US
dc.rights Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). en_US
dc.subject African Charter en_US
dc.subject African commission en_US
dc.subject Right to life en_US
dc.subject Right of peaceful assembly en_US
dc.subject Use of force en_US
dc.title Protecting the right to life during assemblies : legal and jurisprudential developments in the African human rights system en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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