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The Ideology Of Human Rights, Makau Wa Mutua

Journal Articles

This piece argues that although human rights is an ideology although it presents itself as non-ideological, non-partisan, and universal. It contends that the human rights corpus, taken as a whole, as a document of ideals and values, particularly the positive law of human rights, requires the construction of states to reflect the structures and values of governance that derive from Western liberalism, especially the contemporary variations of liberal democracy practiced in Western democracies. Viewed from this perspective, the human rights regime has serious and dramatic implications for questions of cultural diversity, the sovereignty of states, and the universality of human …

Mathematical Modelling Of Radial And Non-Radial Rotary Sliding Vane Compressors, A. B. Tramschek, M. H. Mkumbwa

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.

Experimental Studies Of Non-Radial Vane Rotary Sliding Vane Air Compressors During Steady State Operation, A. B. Tramschek, M. H. Mkumbwa

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.

Selected Bibliography Of Theory And Criticism In Postcolonial Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek, Slaney Chadwick Ross

CLCWeb Library

No abstract provided.

Treatment Practices For Degedege, A Locally Recognized Febrile Illness, And Implications For Strategies To Decrease Mortality From Severe Malaria In Bagamoyo District, Tanzania, A.M. Makemba, P.J. Winch, V.M. Makame, G.L. Mehl, Zul Premji, J.N. Minjas, C.J. Shiff

Pathology, East Africa

Malaria remains one of the chief causes of mortality among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Verbal autopsies for cases of childhood mortality in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania demonstrated that degedege, a locally defined illness of children characterized by fever and convulsions, is frequently treated by traditional healers. To investigate this further, an ethnographic study was carried out in one village that included in-depth interviews with 14 traditional healers and 3 focus groups with parents. Parents and traditional healers were unanimous in their conviction that degedege requires traditional treatments, at least initially, and that these treatments are effective. While traditional healers do …

Brer Rabbit Is Dying: The Demise Of Traditional Morality Among The Kikuyu People Of Kenya And An Effort To Reclaim It, Dewey O. Huston

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

African Family And Kinship, Brian Siegel

Anthropology Publications

No abstract provided.

Application Of Multivariate Analysis In The Exploration For Tin In Granites: A Study Of Granites From Northwestern Tanzania Using Discriminant Function And Factor Analysis, J.R. Ikingura

Tanzania Journal of Science

Variations in major and trace element Composition of granites from Karagwe-Ankolean (NE Kibaran) belt in northwestern Tanzania have been investigated by factor analysis and discriminant function statistical methods, The variations are attributed to three main factors. Factor 1 is positively loaded with CaO, MgO, Fe₂O₃ (Fe total), TiO₂, MnO, Ba, Sr, Zr and Y, and negatively loaded with P₂O₅, SiO₂, B and Rb. Factor 2 is positively loaded with Na2O, P₂O₅ Mno, Sn, Li, Rb and Y, and negatively loaded with TiO₂, K_{2 …}

Uplift And Erosion Of The Livingstone Basin Rift Flanks, Malawi (Nyasa) Rift, East Africa: Apatite Fission Track Analysis, Mbede E. I

Tanzania Journal of Science

Apatite fission track (AFT) dating is a method applied in neotectonic studies of sedimentary basin and in constraining uplift histories of rift flanks. Dating of 20 AFT samples of basement rocks flanking the Livingstone (Karonga/Tukuyu) basin on the northern edge of the Malawi (Nyasa) rift is used to analyse the uplift and erosionofthe basin flanks. Results suggest that in the Livingstone basin, rift-related uplift and erosion of the flanks has modified the topographic patterns. The high elevation of the Livingstone Mountains is related to regionally distributed isostatic rebound, whereas the topography of the hanging wall flank has probably been severely …

Gravity Data Interpretation Of The Usangu Baisin Tanzania, I.M. Marobhe, E.I. Mbede

Tanzania Journal of Science

The shape and geometry of Rift of basins is best expressed by looking at the depth to basement maps. It is now an accepted idea that the Rift basins are spoon shaped bounded on one side by a border fault (BF) which is normally the side of maximum sediment deposition. Gravity data from Usangu Basin collected by Amoco in 1985 are here interpreted to decipher the shape and the geometry of the Basin. Results suggest that the Usangu basin shape is similar to the other Rift Basins within the East African Rift System (EARS). The basin, is however, traversed by …

Natural Zeolites For Pollution Control An Overview, M.M. Makweba

Tanzania Journal of Science

Natural zeolites are minerals characterized by a framework of alumino-silicate whose structure contains channels occupied by water and exchangeable cations. The common known zeolites which occur in sedimentary rocks of volcanic origin include analcime, clinoptilolite, heulandite laumontite, philipsite, chabazite, erionite and mordenite. The zeolites have been studied in detail on their physical and chemical propertied. The ability of zeolite minerals like clinoptilolite to remove Cs-137 and Sr-90 from radioactive waste waters and to remove ammonium ions from municipal waste waters has been a milestone for zeolites to be applicable in pollution control. In Tanzania, zeolites occurrences have been reported in …

Algal Stromatolites From The Late Permian Lacustrine Sediments Of Tanzania, C.Z. Kaaya

Tanzania Journal of Science

Thin bed of algal stromatolites and oolites occur within a distinct stratigraphic unit (60-120 m thick) in the Late Permian (Karoo) lacustrine sedimetns of the Ruhuhu Basin in SW Tanzania. The stromatolites vary from a few centimeters to 50 cm high and exhibit 4 morphotypes: 1) bulbous or domal 2) columnar. Branching and non-branching varieties are common in the two morphotypes. The other two are : 3) laminated mats and 4) oncolites. All four types may occur in one bed. Filamentous algae were responsible for the building up of the stromatolites in which there was more precipitation of calcite than …

Determination Of Tine In Geological Samples By Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence With A Secondary Target, J. M. J. Kahatano, M. Mwambeule

Tanzania Journal of Science

Tin has been determined in seven international geochemical reference samples with energy-dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence using an X-ray tube with a secondary target, after optimization of the working parameters and instrument settings. The tin values obtained in this work quite satisfactorily lie within ranges reported in the literature or recommended by the suppliers of the reference samples. The method can therefore be applied to supplement other analytical techniques in the elemental analysis of geochemical samples.

Physical Controls Of Mud Deposition In A Backbarrier System, Spiekeroog Island German Wadden Sea, N. Nyandwi

Tanzania Journal of Science

The areal distribution of the mean grain size of the sand fraction indicates presence of a shore-normal energy gradient with a shoreward fining from a mean grain size of 2.0 phi (0.25 mm) on Spiekeroog island to 3.5 phi (0.09) mm) near the dyke which forms the landward boundary of the tidal flat. This energy gradient is also reflected by the shoreward increase in the mud content of the sediment. Until recently, the relation of the mud distribution to the energy level variation in the Wadden Sea was not clearly known. Purely mud zones (˃ 50% mud) occur in the …

Stratigraphy And Tectonic Evolution Of The Palaeoproterozoic Usagaran Belt In South-Eastern Tanzania, A.H. Mruma

Tanzania Journal of Science

The palaeoproterzoic Usagaran Belt is bordered by the Archaean Tanzanian Craton to the NW and the Mozambique Belt to the east. It is made up of the following three stratigraphic units:- (i) The lithodemic sillimanite, kyanite and cordierite gneiss lithodemes and pyroxene-garnet amphibolite lithodemes (ii) The lithostratigraphic Konse Group : greenschist to lower amphibolite facies metasedimentary and metavolcanic formations. (iii) The metavolcanic Ndembera Group; a possible lateral equivalent of the konse. Furthermore, the belt contains a post-tectonic gabbro-granitoid suite. The mutual stratigraphic relationship of the konse and Isimani has been a matter of dispute. However, the field observations described in …

The Mozambique Of Eastern Tanzania: Evidence For Pan-African Reactivation Of Early Proterozoic Usagaran Basement, M.A.H. Maboko

Tanzania Journal of Science

The high grade metamorphic rocks of Eastern Tanzania belong to two distinct tectonothermal belts; the early Proterozoic Usagaran Belt and the late Proterozoic (Pan–African) Mozambique Belt. Rocks of the Usagaran Belt, which locally sow evidence of eclogite facies metamorphism, experienced peak metamorphic conditions at ⁓ 2000 Ma. Tectonic activity in the Usagaran added at ⁓ 1800 Ma with the emplacement of post-organic granites. In contrast, the Mozambique Belt, which is characterized by extensive granulite complexes, experienced peak metamorphic conditions at about 700 Ma. Due to the similarity of both structural trends and metamorphic grade, the boundary between the two belts …

Weathering On The Alkaline Rocks Of The Mbozi Gabbro Syenite Complex Sw–Tanzanian, East Africa, M.K.D. Mutakyahwa

Tanzania Journal of Science

The Mbozi gabbro syenite complex is about 800 Ma and is associated with the Bukoban tectonic episode. Tectonically it follows the regional strike direction of the Ubendian System, which is a part of the polycyclic Mozambique mobile belt. The complex is a typical ring structure with the central part down-faulted. Deep weathering profiles on the ring structure were developed on a peneplain and as a result of uplift intersected hilly landscape of early tertiary times. The truncated 5-15m thick weathering profiles occur on three rock types, olivine gabbro, pyroxenite and nepheline perthite syenite (pethoste). The chemical and mineralogical processes of …

Palynostratigraphy Of Cretaceous Sediments, Rufiji Basin, Tanzania, E. Msaky

Tanzania Journal of Science

Cretaceous sediments from Luhio - 1 borehole drilled in the Rufiji basin yielded a palynomorph assemblage of spromorphs and dinoflagellate cyst species. The age of the sediments penetrated ranges from Early Cretaceous (Albian) to Late Cretaceous (Senonian). The Early Cretaceous is characterized by presence of the following dinocyst key species: Litosphaeridium arundum, Dinopterygium tuberculatum, Florentinia Cooksoniae, Systematophora cretacea and Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimum. The Late Cretaceous (Senonian) is characterized by the presence of the following dinocyst key species: Cannosphaeropsis utinensis, Dionogymnium pustulicostatum, Florentinia ferox, Odontochitina porifera, Odontochitina operculata, Xenascus sarjeantii and Xiphophoridium asteriforme …

Book Review: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: The Dilemmas Of The Post-Colonial African State, Dr. Makau Wa Mutua

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Silica Spherules In Chrysoprase From Haneti-Itiso Area, Cental Tanzania, E.P. Malisa

Tanzania Journal of Science

Apple green gem quality chrysoprase from haneti-Itiso area, central Tanzania was studied. Under the microscope the chrysoprase shows highly disordered spherules which are concentric. Composed of bipyramidal quartz, chalcedony quartzite and opal-A. The spherules were classified into four main types according to the shell arrangement. The diameter of the spherules ranged from 40 μm 77 μm. Fluid inclusion types in bipyramidal quartz were monophasic low temperature type. Mineralogical properties indicated refractive indices to be 1.548 to 1.553 (±0.002), mean specific gravity 2.56, hardness about 7 on Moho’s scale, inert to ultraviolet radiation, green though Chelsea filter, and absorption in the …

Official Denounces France Influence In Zaire, Rwanda Crisis, Us Embassy Rwanda

David Rawson Collection on the Rwandan Genocide

Official Denounces France Influence in Zaire, Rwanda Crisis

Source: Paris AFP in French

Box 6, Folder 5

Roundup Of Financial Aid Agreements, Us Embassy Rwanda

David Rawson Collection on the Rwandan Genocide

Roundup of Financial Aid Agreements

Daily Eastern News: July 19, 1995, Eastern Illinois University

July

No abstract provided.

Power Ethnicized: The Pursuit Of Protection And Participation In Rwanda And Burundi, Linda Maguire

Buffalo Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, March 1, 1995

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: The Dilemmas Of The Post-Colonial African State (Review Essay), Makau Wa Mutua

Book Reviews

Reviewing Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority, I. William Zartman, ed.

Community-Based Aids Prevention And Care In Africa—Dissemination Of Phase I Findings: Report Of Five National Workshops, Population Council

HIV and AIDS

Given the constraints faced by the health care infrastructure in responding to the AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, and the limitations of traditional educational approaches in motivating people to modify their sexual behavior within the African context, community-based efforts at AIDS prevention, and care of those affected, are the first lines of defense against the disease. Thus, they deserve greater scrutiny, to learn from the experiences and to continue and expand their efforts. The “Community-Based AIDS Prevention and Care in Africa: Building on Local Initiatives” project is being carried out by the Population Council with support from Glaxo Wellcome. The …

Media Technology For Evangelization In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Kaduna Media Service Center, David R. Baka

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Concept Of Humanitarian Intervention Revisited, Yogesh K. Tyagi

Michigan Journal of International Law

Every case of humanitarian intervention gives rise to mixed feelings of hope and despair. Hope comes from the involvement of the international community, and despair comes from the fact that the state system is still too weak to meet its basic responsibility, namely, the protection of human dignity. Influenced by these mixed feelings, the present article attempts a new look at the concept of humanitarian intervention. In Part I, it examines the concept of humanitarian intervention. Part II analyzes the principal aspects of humanitarian intervention: the reasons for the intervention, the character of the target state, and the status of …

Why Redraw The Map Of Africa: A Moral And Legal Inquiry, Makau Wa Mutua

Michigan Journal of International Law

The author argues in this Article that the post-colonial state, the uncritical successor of the colonial state, is doomed because it lacks basic moral legitimacy. Its normative and territorial construction on the African colonial state, itself a legal and moral nullity, is the fundamental reason for its failure. The author argues that, at independence, the West decolonized the colonial state, not the African peoples subject to it. In other words, the right to self-determination was exercised not by the victims of colonization but their victimizers, the elites who control the international state system.