Human Rights, Regionalism and the Dilemmas of Democracy in Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9782869781924)

It has often been argued that the concept of human rights is an artefact of modern Western civilisation, that human rights in the South are privileges conferred. These approaches have taken little cognisance of the place accorded to the societal rights held in such esteem as complementary to individual rights in traditional African society. In contrast, this study argues that human rights in Africa are as much about the dignity of Africans as about the commitments of others towards them. It argues for a critical defence of universal human rights within a multicultural framework. From historical perspectives, it illustrates how the slave trade, and then colonialism undermined the traditional balance of individual and societal rights.

Author: Lennart Wohlgemuth
ISBN-10: 286978192X
ISBN-13: 9782869781924
Publisher: Codesria
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2006
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d