Open AccessLegal Pluralism, Customary Law and Human Rights in Francophone African Countries
Author(s) -
Jacques Frémont
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v40i1.5383
Subject(s) - french , human rights , charter , political science , legal pluralism , colonialism , pluralism (philosophy) , law , publishing , perspective (graphical) , sociology , comparative law , geography , legal realism , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science
This article provides a perspective on human rights in sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on states colonised and influenced by the continental cultures of France and Belgium. The author examines what the Pacific can gain from the Francophone countries' understanding of human rights, with insights into the interface of cultures in post-colonial statehood. The article is one of four background papers which provide paradigms and challenges for a possible Pacific charter.