Examining the link between economic development and the enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa: A case study of South Africa and Nigeria
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Date
2021
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
This year marks 57 years since Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year also marks 18 years since the African Union (AU) was formed on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. This year further marks 39 years since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter) was adopted on 27 June 1981 in Nairobi, Kenya. This was recorded as historic step towards the protection of human rights in Africa.
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Magister Legum - LLM
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Economic development, Human rights obligations, Intra-African trade, Nigeria, Poverty, Socio-economic rights