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Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa: The Kampala Convention

Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa: The Kampala Convention

Name: Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa: The Kampala Convention
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9781138104150
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Author: Romola Adeola
ISBN: 9781138104150

By Romola Adeola

Routledge September 2020

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ISBN-13: 9781138104150
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: September 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Following independence, many African states embarked on large-scale development projects such as dams, urban renewal and extraction of natural resources and have had to grapple with how to protect displaced communities while implementing development projects. These projects were considered a panacea for Africa’s development and the economic interests of the majority were often considered over and above the interests of the minority of people who were displaced by these projects.

This book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development and the rights of displaced persons the within the context of the African Union Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (the Kampala Convention). Romola Adeola analyses the obligations that are placed on African states by the Kampala Convention, shows how institutions beyond the state also have significant roles to in fostering compliance and examines how these actors can be regulated.

Introduction; Definition of terms; Presentation of study; Structure of study; Part I – Rationale; 1. The international law of development-induced displacement; 2. Development projects as a displacement phenomenon in Africa; 3. The development of the Kampala Convention as a regional response; Part II – Responsibility of states; 4.
The Principle in article 10(1): 5.
Perquisite I: Participation: 6.
Perquisite II: Prior-impact assessments: 7.
Private actors: Part III – Role of institutions; 8.
National and sub-regional institutions: 9.
Regional and global institutions