interview with PhD Fatsah Ouguergouz
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION: SEEKING AN AFRICAN PATH
Shortly after being reelected as a judge on the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, Dr. Fatsah Ouguergouz granted the Amadeus Institute’s Analysis and Publications Center an exclusive interview. During the interview, Dr. Ouguergouz shed light on the system for human rights protection within the African Union, which has changed dramatically over the past several years. In this interview, Dr. Ouguergouz explains the court’s jurisdiction and how it functions, along with its limitations. The interview goes on to examine, in-depth, the manner in which human rights are protected in Africa, along with the numerous institutions involved. Ultimately, the interview with Dr. Ouguergouz puts into perspective the practices of the African Court in comparison to American and European human rights courts.
The African Court on Human and People’s Rights is the institution which imposes sanctions for the violation of human rights among signatories of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.He then provides us with details about the African Court of Justice, which was created by a constitutional act of the African Union. This new institution should absorb the current court on which Dr. Ouguergouz sits.
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Interview conducted by Germain Le Toullec
researcher at Analises and publication Center, Amadeus Institute
