Book Review: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and international law / Rachel Murray.
| Published date | 01 June 2001 |
| Date | 01 June 2001 |
| DOI | 10.1177/092405190101900211 |
| Subject Matter | New Books |
Documentation
NEW BOOKS
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and international law /Rachel
Murray.
- Oxford: Hart, 2000. - xiii, 316 p.
ISBN: 1-84113-122-9
The AfricanCommissionon Humanand Peoples' Rights,established in 1987, was the third
regional instrument, after the European and American systems, for the promotion and
protection of human rights. This book, drawing on the jurisprudence and practice of the
Commission, challenges the applicability of international law to the African situation.
Following an examination of the evolution of the African Charter and the status of
ratification, Murray questions the opposingdichotomy approach
of
international law. Her
criticalanalysis coversthe notion of the State, the issueof personality and the application of
the international law distinctionsbetweenwar and peaceand judicial and amicable disputes.
The experience and approach of the African Commission is compared with that of other
regionaland international bodies, leadingto the conclusion that a more holistic approachto
international law is required if human rights are to be adequately protected.
Conclusions and recommendations
of
the UN Committee against Torture /ed. by Leif
Holmstrom, - TheHague: MartinusNijhoff,2000. - xiv, 304 p. - (Raoul WallenbergInstitute
series of intergovernmental human rights documentation; no. 2)
ISBN:90-411-1379-7
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment was adopted on 10 December 1984 by the General Assembly of the United
Nations.
It
enteredinto forceon26 June
1987.
At present, 118States have ratifiedor acceded
to this Convention. At its
II
th session,in 1993, the Committee decided that it would start
following the practice of some other UN human rights treaty bodies to adopt concluding
observations/comments at the endof theconsideration of eachState party's report and to use
a standard format for the presentation. The present volume contains all conclusions and
recommendations adopted by the Committee Against Torture at its
II
th to 22nd sessions
(1993-1999) on reports from 58 States parties in total.
Economic imperatives and ethical values in global business: the South African experience
and international codes today /S. Prakash Sethi and Oliver F. Williams. -Dordrecht:
Kluwer,2000. - xx, 423 p.
ISBN: 0-7923-7893-8
This book undertakes an in-depth study and a systematic analysis of the workings of the
SullivanPrinciples and their impact on: (a) the operations of the US corporation in South
Africa; (b) the process of the dismantling of apartheid and creation of a non-racial,
democraticgovernment in South Africa; and (c) the actions of multinational corporations
from other countriesand large South Africancorporations in emulating the behaviorof US
multinational corporations and thereby enlargingtheir impact through a multiplier effect.
European human rights law: text and materials /Mark W. Janis, Richard S. Kay and
AnthonyW. Bradley. 2nd edition.- Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press, 2000. -
xxxix,
561
p.
ISBN: 0-19-876569-X
This second edition of European Human Rights Law has been extensively updatedto cover
the major developments of recent years, including the reform of the European Court of
HumanRights,expansion of the system to centraland eastern Europe, and the incorporation
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