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Author Adjei, William, author.

Title The protection of freedom of expression in Africa : problems of application and interpretation of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights / William Edward Adjei ; with a foreword by Peter Duff
Published Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (2 volumes (viii, 990 pages))
Contents Volume 1. Introduction -- Do human rights have a history in Africa? Linking the past to the present : law, colonialism, democracy, and freedom of expression -- The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : innovative and flawed -- Freedom of expression in Africa : case-law concerning Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- volume 2. Criteria for assessing and challenging the "legality" and "legitimacy" of the interference with freedom of expression : a measure of legal protection against the acts of arbitrary and oppressive governments -- Do traditional African culture and values conflict with freedom of expression : individual rights versus group protection -- General conclusions and perspective
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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SUBJECT African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981 June 27)
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981 June 27) fast
Subject Human rights -- Africa
Freedom of expression -- Africa
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
Human rights
Freedom of expression
Africa
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780779980376
0779980379