Breaking new ground : the need for a protocol to the African Charter on the abolition of the death penalty in Africa
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2005
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African Human Rights Law Journal
Abstract
The 1980s saw the drafting and adoption of international treaties on the abolition of the death penalty. In the European and Inter-American human rights systems, steps have been taken to abolish the death penalty by means of the adoption of protocols to their respective human rights treaties. Therefore, the African continent is the only region with a human rights treaty that does not have a protocol on the abolition of the death penalty. Human rights systems need to be constantly adapted to match changing conditions. Accordingly, in view of the international human rights developments and trends towards the abolition of the death penalty, this article addresses the need for a protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the question of the abolition of the death penalty in Africa.
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Abolition of the death penalty, Protocol, African Charter, Human rights
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Chenwi, L. (2005). 'Breaking new ground : the need for a protocol to the African Charter on the abolition of the death penalty in Africa'. African Human Rights Law Journal, 5(1): 89 - 104