Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Protocol to the African Charter On Human and Peoples' Rights On the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ....................................... : ............................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATION ............................................................................................................ v

LIST OF INSTRUJ\1ENTS ............................................................................................................. vi

LIST OF CASES ............................................................................................................................ vii

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................ viii

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. !

INTRODUCTION ............................ :-............................................................................................. !

I.Ointroduction ................................................................................................................................. !

1.1 Back ground of the study .......................................................................................................... I

1.2 Problem statement .................................................................................................................... ! 0

1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................................... II

1.4.0 General Objectives of the Study .......................................................................................... II

1.4.1 Specific Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................... !!

1.4.2 Research questions .............................................................................................................. !!

1.5. Scope ofthe Study ................................................................................................................. l2

1.6. Significance of the Study ............ ~ ........................................................................................... 12

1.7. Limitations of the Study .......................................................................................................... 13

l.SLITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... I3

1.9 Chapterisation ......................................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER TW0 .......................................................................................................................... 16

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 16

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 16

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2.1 Current legal framework for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa .......... l6

2.2 Normative content .................................................................................................................... 19

2.3 Specific State Obligations ........................................................................................................ 22

2.5 Sexual and reproductive health procedures, technologies and services ................................... 25

2.6 Barriers to sexual and reproductive health rights ..................................................................... 26

CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... 28

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 28

3.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 28

3.1 African Union mechanisms for attaining peace ....................................................................... 28

3.1.2 The Afi·ican Standby Force ................................................................................................... 29

3 .1.3 Admissibility ......................................................................................................................... 29

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................ 36

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 36

4.0Introduction ................................... ~ ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

4.1 Challenges Facing the protocol to the African charter on human and peoples' rights on the

rights of women in Africa. (Maputo protocol) in implementing the responsibility to protect... .. 36

4.1.2lack of human resource ......................................................................................................... 36

4.1.3 Lack of Reliable Financial Resources .................................................................................. 37

4.1.3 outside Influence ................................................................................................................... 39

4.1.2 Security dilemma ................................................................................................................... 40

4.1.3 Political diversities .............................................................................................................. 41

4.1.4 Financial and logistical constraints ...................................................................................... .43

4.1.5 Lack of capacity building .......... : ........................................................................................... 44

CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 45

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 45

5.1 Summary of findings ................................................................................................................ 45

5.2. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 46

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5.3 Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 48

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 53