This book explores the gravest threats to human security in Africa. Written by leading experts on its various themes, this is the first book of its kind tocombine legal and policy perspectives on the issues, making it an indispensable book for those who seeking to learn more about the real challenges facing Africans and African organizations. INDICE: Introduction; 1: Ademola Abass: An Introduction to Protecting Human Security in Africa; Part I - Threats to Human Security in Africa; 2: Opeoluwa Ogundokun: Food Security in Africa; 3: Ilias Bantekas: Environmental Security in Africa; 4: Kwesi Aning: Understanding the Nexus Between Human Securityand Small Arms in Africa: the case of Ghana; 5: Ben Chigara: The ILO and 'Human Security' of Sub-Saharan Africa Labour; 6: Abiodun Alao: Natural Resource Management and Human Security in Africa; 7: Efthymios Papastavridis: Piracy offSomalia: The 'Emperors and the Thieves of the Ocean' in the 21st Century; 8: Maria O'Sullivan: Human Security and the Protection of Refugees in Africa; 9: Manisuli Ssenyonjo: Human Rights of Women in Africa: A Prerequisite for Human Security; 10: Ebenezer Durojaye: Corruption as a Threat to Human Security in Africa; Part II - Regional Institutions and Mechanisms; 11: Ademola Abass: African Regional Organisations, African Peace and Security Architecture and the Protection of Human Security of Africans; 12: Gino J. Naldi: The Role of the Human and Peoples' Rights Section of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights; 13: Obiora Chinedu Okafor: The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights as a Collective Human Security Resource: Promise, Performance, and Prospects; 14: Rachel Murray: The Role of NGOs and Civil Society in Advancing Human Security in Africa; Conclusion; 15: Ademola Abass: The Future of Human Securityin Africa
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957898-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 23/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés