Academic freedom in Africa : a case for the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights as providing protection for the human right to academic freedom

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University of Pretoria

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Examines the state of academic freedom in Africa and the extent to which it is protected. Focuses on how the African Commission can adopt an interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to encapsulating protection of the human right to academic freedom

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Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2006.
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Patrice Vahard of the Faculaty of Law, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

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UCTD, Centre for Human Rights University of Pretoria, Academic Freedom, African Charter Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Masingi, T 2006, Academic freedom in Africa : a case for the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights as providing protection for the human right to academic freedom, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14762>