Governance, Human Rights, and Political Transformation in Africa

1. Chapter 1: Historical Context of Governance and Human Rights in AfricaMichael Gyan Nyarko, Michael Addaney and Elsabe Boshoff
Part I: Governance and Human Rights in the African Union
2. Chapter 2: Towards an Effective African Human Rights System: The Nature and Implications of the Relationship between the African Union Policy Organs and Human Rights Bodies
Tilahun Adamu Zewudie
3. Chapter 3: Reflection on the African Governance Architecture: Trends, Challenges and OpportunitiesKennedy Kariseb and Chairman Okoloise
Part II: Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Human Rights

4. Chapter 4: Interdependence versus Checks and Balances of Power: A Reflection on the Role of the Constitutional Court in South Africa
Ademola Oluborode Jegede and Sidogi Tendani
5. Chapter 5: The Golden Jubilee of the Mauritian Bill of Rights: A Milestone to Celebrate or Time for Reflection?Ashwanee Budoo and Roopanand Amar Mahadew
6. Chapter 6: Transcending Dualism in Domesticating Ghana's Treaty Obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' RightsGodwin Dzah
7. Chapter 7: Human Rights-based Reform of Criminal Law in Africa Emma Charlene Lubaale
Part II: Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Human Rights
8. Chapter 8: Advancing the Right to Demonstrate in Kenya through Negotiated Management
Mariam Kamunyu and Edward Kahuthia Murimi
9. Chapter 9: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in a Chaotic Democracy: An Analysis of Nigerian LawBamisaye Olutola
10. Chapter 10: The Role of the Judiciary in Safeguarding the Right To Assembly And Public Protest in GhanaMichael Gyan Nyarko
11. Chapter 11: The Role of Election Management Bodies in Advancing Democracy in GhanaBright Sefah
Part IV: Emerging Challenges in Governance and Human Rights Inafrica
12. Chapter 12: Balancing National Security and Human Rights in the Fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Chairman Okoloise
13. Chapter 13: The Legal Challenges of Offering Protection to Climate Refugees in AfricaMichael Addaney
14. Chapter 14: The Best Interest of the Child in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation in AfricaElsabe Boshoff  
15. Chapter 15: Protecting Environmental Rights in the Context of Oil Extraction in AfricaMichael Addaney, Bamisaye Olutola and Charlotte Kabaseke