II Acquisitions
| Published date | 01 March 2009 |
| Date | 01 March 2009 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/016934410902700114 |
| Subject Matter | Part D: Documentation |
Netherlands Q uarterly of Human R ights, Vol. 27/1 (2009) 125
II aCQuIsITIOns
e African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights: the system in practice 1986–2006
/ Malcolm Evans and Rachel Murr ay (eds.). – 2nd ed. – Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2008. – x xv, 509 p.
ISBN: 978–0-521–88399–3
e Afr ican Charter of Human a nd Peoples’ Rights came into force in 1986, and is
unique in that it lacks a precedent. However, little schola rship exists analysing it as
an operational sy stem in practice. e success of t he rst edition of this book ha s led
to this updated second edition. Contr ibutors include ex perts who have been ac tively
involved in the implementation of the Charter – commissioners, NGOs and academics.
Oering a de tailed evaluation of t he Charter as a mechanism for the promotion and
protection of human rights i n Africa, the contributions cover the Cha rter’s reporting
system, the interpretation of dierent rights by the Commission, the prospects for the
African Cou rt on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the role of NGOs.
Due diligence and its application to protect women from violence / Carin Benninger-Budel
(ed.). – Leiden: Martinus Nijho, 2008. – xii, 296 p. – (Nijho law specials; vol. 73)
ISBN: 978–90–04–16293–8
Under international human rights law, States are required to exercise due diligence to
prevent, investigate, punish and provide redress for act s of violence aga inst women.
Accordingly, the due diligence standard presents a way to measure whether a State has
full led its obligations to prevent and respond to violence against women. Despite its
growing popularity as a tool for promoti ng greater State accountability for violence
against women by non-State actors, the content and scope of due diligence obligations
remain vague. Against the backdrop of contemporary issues that pose threats to
women’s r ights, the contributors to this volume examine how the due dil igence
standard and other strategies can be applied as useful mechanisms to combat violence
against women in var ious cultures worldwide.
Economic globalisation and human rights / Wolfgang B enedek, Koen De Feyter and
Fabrizio Marrella (eds.). – Cambridge: Cambridge University P ress, 2007. – xix, 329 p.
ISBN: 978–0-521–87886–9
Economic globalisation is one of the guiding paradigms of the 21st centur y. e
challenge it implies for human rights is fundamental, and key questions have up to
now received no satisfy ing answers. How can huma n rights protec t human d ignity
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