Open AccessThe Arab Court of Human Rights and the Enforcement of the Arab Charter on Human Rights
Author(s) -
Ahmed Almutawa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
human rights law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.623
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-1021
pISSN - 1461-7781
DOI - 10.1093/hrlr/ngab008
Subject(s) - human rights , law , political science , statute , enforcement , charter , international human rights law
Under the League of Arab States’ human rights regime, Arab countries are governed by the Arab Charter of Human Rights 2004. The Charter, however, lacks an enforcement mechanism. The Statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights 2014 aims to fill this enforcement void. This article addresses the criticism that, because it fails to provide for a direct right of individual petition, the Statute is not fit for purpose. It is argued contrarily that, within the context of an Arab human rights system, the Court should be welcomed as an important step in the process of establishing an effective regime.