Protecting Human Security in Africa

Edited by Ademola Abass

First book to comprehensively examine all the issues undermining human security in Africa, with a specific focus on issues which are little known and under-analyzed, such as piracy and small arms
Interdisciplinary approach ensures all aspects of the threats to security are covered
Provides innovative insight on the current situation in Africa, relevant both to scholars and to practitioners and policy workers in the field

Protecting Human Security in Africa

Edited by Ademola Abass

Description

This book discusses some of the most potent threats to human security in Africa. It deals especially with those threats to the security of African people which are least understood or explored. In themes varying from the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, multidimensional consequences of the using of girls as soldiers in wars, food security, the devastation of internal displacement in Africa, the policy conundrums of HIV/AIDS, the link between natural resources and human security, to the problems of forced labour, threats to women's security, and environmental security, the book examines the legal and policy challenges of protecting human security in Africa.

This work also analyses the role of NGOs and the civil society in advocating human security issues in Africa. It considers the role of regional human rights mechanisms and judicial bodies, such as the African Commission for Human Rights and the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights, in seeking to guarantee human security in Africa. Finally, with particular reference to the Somalia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Darfur crises, the book studies the role of African regional organizations, especially the African Union, in protecting the human security of Africans.

Written by leading experts on its various themes, this is an indispensable book for all those seeking to learn more about the real challenges facing Africans and African organizations.

Protecting Human Security in Africa

Edited by Ademola Abass

Introduction
1. An Introduction to Protecting Human Security in Africa, Ademola Abass
Part I Threats to Human Security in Africa
2. Food Security in Africa, Opeoluwa Ogundokun
3. Environmental Security in Africa, Ilias Bantekas
4. Understanding the Nexus Between Human Security and Small Arms in Africa: the Case of Ghana, Kwesi Aning
5. The ILO, Harbinger and Chief Protagonist for the Recognition and Promotion of the Inherent Dignity of Sub-Saharan Africa Labour, Ben Chigara
6. Natural Resource Management and Human Security in Africa, Abiodun Alao
7. Piracy of Somalia: The 'Emperors and the Thieves of the Ocean' in the 21st Century, Efthymios Papastavridis
8. Human Security and the Protection of Refugees in Africa, Maria O'Sullivan
9. Gendering the Insecurity of Girl Soldiers in Africa within the Human Security Framework, Shilan Shah-Davies
10. Africa and HIV/AIDS Policy Conundrum: What Are the Challenges?, Martin Rupiya and Anne Mbewe Anamela
11. Human Rights of Women in Africa: A Prerequisite for Human Security, Manisuli Ssenyonjo
Part II African Regional Mechanisms and Human Security Protection
12. African Regional Organisations, the African Peace and Security Architecture and the Protection of Human Security, Ademola Abass
13. The Role of the Human and Peoples' Rights Section of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, Gino Naldi
14. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights as a Collective Human Security Resource: Promise, Performance, and Prospects, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
15. The Role of NGOs and Civil Society in Advancing Human Security in Africa, Rachel Murray
Conclusion
The Future of Human Security Protection in Africa, Ademola Abass

Protecting Human Security in Africa

Edited by Ademola Abass

Author Information

Ademola Abass is a Professor of International Law & Organizations at Brunel University, West London and Associate of the Conflict, Security Development Group (CSDG), King's College, London. He previously taught at the Universities of Reading, Nottingham and the West of England, as well as the European Masters in Human Rights and Democracy, University of Seville, Spain. He is a regular guest lecturer at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), among others. He was Africa Union's First Expert on Regional Mechanisms and had served as a consultant to many organizations including the European Commission and the UNAIDs. He was the Lead Expert Report Writer for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Ademola teaches and researches broadly in public international law, with particular interest in Collective Security Law, International Criminal Law, International Organisations, and Peace and Security.

Contributors:

Ademola Abass, Brunel University
Abiodun Alao, King's College London
Kwesi Aning, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre
Ilias Bantekas, Brunel University
Ben Chigara, Brunel University
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Ebenezer Durojaye, University of the Free State in South Africa
Rachel Murray, University of Bristol
Gino Naldi, University of East Anglia
Marian O' Sullivan, Monash University
Opeoluwa Ogundokun, Matrix Solicitors
Efthymios Papastavridis, University College London
Manisuli Ssenyonjo, Brunel University