How international human rights law influences domestic law in Africa

dc.contributor.authorKillander, Magnus
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-06T09:17:58Z
dc.date.available2014-06-06T09:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractInternational law plays an important role in framing the content of national law. This is evident with regard to norms of environmental law, crime prevention and human rights, to name just a few areas where norms adopted by global and regional organisations influence, and to a certain extent harmonise, national legal and policy frameworks. The focus of this article is on how international human rights law influences the content of national law whether, for example, through direct application of international human rights law by national courts or through inspiring new national legislation based on international instruments. It also considers the impact of "international expert" made law, such as, the decisions of regional and UN quasi-judicial bodies and courts. The article provides an overview of these issues in relation to Africa highlighting pertinent examples from national case law and legislation illustrating particular points.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.ldd.org.za/en_US
dc.identifier.citationKillander, M 2013, 'How international human rights law influences domestic law in Africa', Law, Democracy and Development , vol.. 17, no. sp 1, pp. 378-392.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1028-1053 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2077-4907 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4314/ldd.v17i1.18
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40044
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Western Capeen_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectInternational lawen_US
dc.subjectNational lawen_US
dc.subjectHuman rights lawen_US
dc.subjectDomestic lawen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleHow international human rights law influences domestic law in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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