TY - BOOK AU - Viljoen,Frans TI - International human rights law in Africa SN - 9780199218585 (hbk.) PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights KW - African Union KW - African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights KW - Human rights KW - Africa KW - International agencies N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-645) and index; An introduction to international human rights law -- The role of United Nations organs and agencies in realizing human rights in Africa -- The United Nations treaty-based human rights system and Africa -- The African regional architecture and human rights -- The African Union and human rights -- Substantive human rights norms in the African national system -- The African Commission: an introduction -- The African Commission: protective mandate -- The African Commission: promotional mandate -- The African Commission: an assessment -- The African Court on Human and Peoples' rights -- The realization of human rights in Africa through subregional institutions -- Domestication of international human rights law -- Justiciability of socio-economic rights at the domestic level -- Lack of a human rights-based approach to HIV and AIDS ER -