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The Right to Political Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa by Heyns, Christof; Fombad, Charles; Tlakula, Pansy; Kainja, Jimmy is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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The effective realisation of the right to political participation is essential for the legitimacy of political systems and for enabling the people to shape, and assume responsibility for, their lives. Although the right to political participation is recognised in article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as in other international treaties, its realisation in practice is often partial, it depends on the extent to which numerous interrelated rights, such as those to freedom of expression, access to information and peaceful protest, have been secured. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this article examines the right to political participation as set out in national constitutions and in the instruments of the United Nations, the African Union and sub-regional bodies. It also considers the role of social media in this context. The article concludes by suggesting how this crucial right could be implemented more effectively in Africa.

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Author

Heyns, Christof; Fombad, Charles; Tlakula, Pansy; Kainja, Jimmy

Publisher

Brill (ISSN 2211-9051)

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences