The African Commission On Human And Peoples' Rights And International Law Book

	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
	Table of Cases
1	Theoretical Issues	1
	Restraints of the Present Discourse	2
	Opposing Dichotomies	2
	The Scope of this Study	4
2	Evolution of the African Charter and Status of Ratification	9
	Contents of the African Charter	10
	The Role of the African Commission	11
	Functions of the African Commission	14
	An African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights	27
3	The Notion of the State	33
	Relevance of Notion of the State	33
	The Differences between Traditional and Western Structures	33
	The African State as a Mixture of Pre-colonial and Western Structures	35
	Impact of the Notion of the State on the Relationship between State and Individual	36
4	The Issue of Personality	49
	Preliminary Considerations	49
	The State	51
	The Individual in the African System	67
	The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in the African System	87
	Peoples in the African System	103
	The International Community	113
	Conclusion to the Issue of Personality	119
5	The Dichotomy of Laws Applicable in Times of War and Peace	123
	Introduction to the Approach of the African Commission	123
	The Lacuna in Internal Conflicts	127
	The Utility of a Closer Integration of Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws	131
	The Respective Protection Offered by Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws	135
	Enforcement Dependant on the Will of States or Community Action	137
	Enforcement of the Two Sets of Laws	142
	Reservations	146
	The Maintenance of an International Order	148
6	The Amicable/Judicial Dichotomy	153
	Settlement of Disputes in Other International Bodies	153
	The Features of Amicable and Judicial Approaches	155
	Effectiveness	184
	The Relationship between Amicable and Judicial: Opposing Dichotomies	189
7	Conclusion	199
	Appendixes	203
	Bibliography	281
	Index	309