Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe.

Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (309 pages) - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series . - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction The Struggle for Human Rights in Mrica -- Part I: Universalism and Relativism in Human Rights Discourse -- Chapter 1. Restraining Universalism: Mricanist Perspectives on Cultural Relativism in the Human Rights Discourse -- Chapter 2. Toward a Theory of Applied Cultural Relativism in Human Rights -- Chapter 3. Globalization and Some Linguistic Dimensions of Human Rights in Mrica -- Chapter 4. The Rule of Law and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Mrica -- Chapter 5. Human Rights and Minorities: A Theoretical Overview -- Chapter 6. Globalization and Narrowing the Scope of Democracy in Mrica -- Part II: The Economic and Political Dimensions of Human Rights -- Chapter 7. Human Rights and Development -- Chapter 8. Human Rights, Economic Development, and the Corruption Factor -- Chapter 9. The Regional Protection of Human Rights in Mrica: An Overview and Evaluation -- Chapter 10. Securing Human Rights Through the Rule of Law in Tanzania -- Chapter 11. The Human Rights Situation in Egypt -- Chapter 12. A Sustainable U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Mrica: Promoting Human Rights, Development, and the Rule of Law -- Part III: NGOs and Struggles for Human Rights -- Chapter 13. Mrican Human Rights Organizations: Questions of Context and Legitimacy -- Chapter 14. Human Rights and Development in Mrica: NGOs -- Chapter 15. NGOs and the Promotion of Human Rights in South Mrica -- Chapter 16. Civil Society and the Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in Zambia -- Chapter 17. The Compromised Brokers: NGOs and Displaced Populations in East Mrica -- Notes -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development in Africa.

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Human rights-Africa.
Democratization-Africa.


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