African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - Response to the Situation in Libya

Abstract:     
This Insight highlights the relationships, dynamics, and cooperation that led to the African Human Rights Court’s Order against Libya in the case African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. In particular, it emphasizes the complex relationship between the African Union, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (“African Human Rights Commission”), the African Human Rights Court, and non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”).

Number of Pages in PDF File: 6

Keywords: Libya, African Human Rights Court, NGOs, provisional measures

JEL Classification: K33, K41

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