The African Union (AU) has put in place a robust and comprehensive framework for the promotion and protection of Children’s rights in Africa. This was achieved in 1990 with the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children’s Charter). The African human rights system is the only regional system that has a child rights instrument. The African Children’s Charter addresses issues that are specific to the African child. The African Children’s Charter entered into force on 29 November 1999. As at the time of conducting this study, the African Children’s Charter had been ratified by 48 African states, whiles even others are yet to ratify same. The African states that are yet to ratify the Charter are: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kingdom of Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Republic of Somalia, Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Republic of South Sudan, and Republic of Tunisia.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Chapter one
- General introduction
- Background to the study
- Statement of the problem
- Research questions
- Literature review
- Methodology
- Limitations of the study
- Structure
- Clarification of terms
- Child
- Follow-up
- Implementation
- Compliance
- Communication
- Chapter two
- Introduction
- Case of the children of Nubian descent in Kenya
- Northern Uganda case
- The role of the ACERWC in promoting and protecting children's rights in Africa.
- The effectiveness of the Committee's follow-up mechanisms in ensuring the implementation of its decisions.
- Challenges and opportunities for the ACERWC in fulfilling its mandate to uphold children's rights in Africa.
- The significance of international human rights law in safeguarding children's rights.
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This dissertation investigates the role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in following up on its decisions regarding communications. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Committee's follow-up mechanisms and identify factors that may hinder or facilitate the implementation of its decisions.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter one provides a general introduction to the research, outlining its background, objectives, and methodology. It also clarifies key terms used throughout the study, such as “child,” “follow-up,” and “compliance.” Chapter two examines the jurisprudential contributions of the ACERWC’s decisions on communications. This chapter specifically analyzes the cases of the children of Nubian descent in Kenya and the situation in Northern Uganda.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This dissertation focuses on the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, follow-up mechanisms, communications, children’s rights, implementation, compliance, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and international human rights law.
- Quote paper
- Ulrike Kahbila Mbuton (Author), 2017, The role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in the follow-up of its decisions on communications, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/489790
