How does international law impact the behavior of states? This book designed for students
in multiple disciplines offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the'law of …

Many studies on regional actorness have sought to compare the structures of regional actors
with those of state or non-state actors, international regimes, and international organizations …

In December 2009, a UN Commission of Inquiry found that the killings, torture, rape,
imprisonment, and persecution of civilians by the Guinean government in response to the …

The protocol establishing the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AUPSC
Protocol) will likely come into force in 2004 and will serve as the continent's first continent …

The role of international law in Africa-and Africa's contribution to international law's
development-has been the subject of scholarly debate in the decades since the first wave of …

Africa is becoming more" international law-friendly"; 1 the initial hostility or ambivalence of
the post-colonial towards international law2 is giving way to increased participation in …

* Senior Lecturer & Ag. Head, Department of Jurisprudence and International Law,
University of Lagos, Nigeria; LL. M., LL. B.(Lagos); Member of the Nigerian Bar. E-mail …

[C] omprehensive development cannot be fully achieved until the impoverished have gained
access to the essential attributes of dignity; a goal that can be achieved only by combatting …

This paper examines African conflicts and the roles of the African Union (AU) in conflict
resolution, focusing on the recent Zimbabwe and Kenya conflicts. Two conflict and conflict …

All over the world, the spirit of human rights is moving-as the waters cover the sea. Human
rights language has become universal, spoken both by political leaders and ordinary …