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Owning Justice And Reckoning With Its Complexity, Diane Orentlicher
Owning Justice And Reckoning With Its Complexity, Diane Orentlicher
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A series of developments, both doctrinal and political, seem to signify a retreat from earlier innovations in the law and practice of international justice. On closer examination, however, recent developments in international justice cannot be reduced to a single trend line. Even as various actors and processes continue to work out the ground rules for exercising jurisdiction in respect of human rights violations that international law condemns as criminal, and as international and national courts work through the inherently challenging project of redressing mass atrocities, states have increasingly internalized, owned and acted on the principle that they should ensure accountability …
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Union Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Union Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Stacy-Ann Elvy
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (“ADC”) recently entered into force on February 15, 2012. The main goal of the ADC is the encouragement and promotion of democracy and human rights on the African continent. The ADC is the first binding regional instrument adopted by member states of the African Union (“AU”) that attempts to comprehensively address all of the elements necessary for the establishment of liberal democracies. The ADC also contains a number of expansive provisions regarding unconstitutional changes of government. For instance, the ADC is the first legal instrument adopted by member states of the AU …