Browsing by Subject "African Union"
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The AU/UN hybrid peace operation in Africa : a new approach to maintain international peace and security
(2012)The perpetual conflict in Darfur, Sudan, which started anew in 2003, had dire humanitarian consequences and threatened international peace and security. The UN Security Council, which has the primary responsibility for ... -
The challenges of an engagement between the African Union and the UN Security Council
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Since the 1960s and during the initial decades of the United Nations (UN) Africa has always had great representation inside the General Assembly. Besides the numerical advantage of Africa, the ties between the continent and ... -
Human rights as legal basis for increased access to renewable energy in Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Africa is rich in renewable resources and could benefit from an increased use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar energy. These energy sources offer a clean alternative to traditional sources of energy, particularly ... -
A human rights based approach to climate change adaptation in the AU
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)It is evident that climate change will not just have detrimental effects on millions of people of the world, but that these impacts will also have a substantial influence on the realisation and recognition of these ... -
Nuclear energy in Africa : a legal framework for sustainable energy access
(2014)The promotion of sustainable development is an objective shared by African Union (AU) member states and the pursuance thereof is expressly mandated by the Constitutive Act of the African Union, 2000 and the Treaty Establishing ... -
The pursuit of African continental governance: the stone that the builders "forgot"
(SAAPAM, 2014)The African Union is an inter-governmental arrangement aimed at fostering democratic ideals and development on the African continent. The metamorphosis of inter-governmental arrangements has led to the need for the inclusion ... -
Reincarnation of winds of change in Africa: an African Union impotence?
(North-West University, 2011)The emergence of African states as independent by 1970 had brought hope and expectations to nationals that the winds of change were to be equated with good life and freedom. Yet, no sooner had political freedom been gained ... -
The relationship between the proposed International Criminal Law Section of the African Court and the International Criminal Court
(2014)This dissertation presents an analytical literature study regarding the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the proposed International Criminal Law Section of the African Court. The realisation of the ... -
Renewable energy access : towards a modern legal African Union energy framework
(North-West University, 2019)The lack of access to energy, specifically modern energy, and the heavy reliance on traditional biomass (collectively referred to as energy poverty) is often blamed for negative health impacts and poor overall socio-economic ...
