Africa and the shaping of international human rights / Derrick M. Nault.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191891977 (ebook) :Subject(s): Human rights -- Africa -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198859628DDC classification: 323.096 LOC classification: JC599Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Africa throughout its postcolonial history has been plagued by human rights abuses ranging from intolerance of political dissent to heinous crimes such as genocide. Yet this book argues that the continent has also been pivotal in helping shape contemporary human rights norms and practices.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Africa throughout its postcolonial history has been plagued by human rights abuses ranging from intolerance of political dissent to heinous crimes such as genocide. Yet this book argues that the continent has also been pivotal in helping shape contemporary human rights norms and practices.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 17, 2020).