The ghost of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) haunts Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNdagire, Josephine
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-27T18:57:56Z
dc.date.available2023-01-27T18:57:56Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the compatibility of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Banjul Charter) and the Constitutive Act of the African Union. It posits that the atmosphere that inspired the Banjul Charter in the 1970s and 1980s including the ideology of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is past. The change in the aspirations of the African peoples ushered in a new political entity—the African Union (AU) which in principle, fundamentally differs from the OAU. At the heart of the Constitutive Act of the AU is a commitment to protect human rights—a sharp contrast with the OAU Charter. The result is a political document aspiring to protect human rights more than a human rights treaty. Much as the OAU is no more, its ‘ghost’ curtails efforts to protect human rights in the contemporary context. It is on this basis that I argue that perhaps, it is time to align the Banjul Charter with the Constitutive Acten_US
dc.identifier.citationNdagire, J. (2011). The ghost of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) haunts Africa. East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights, 17, 1.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7364
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEast African Journal of Peace & Human Rightsen_US
dc.titleThe ghost of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) haunts Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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