Universal human rights vs cultural & religious variations: an African perspective

Abuse of human rights in Africa seems to be commonplace under the guise of culture and religion. This research explored the intersection between human rights and culture in the context of the universal human rights regime. Perceptions of differences in the interpretation of human rights were assesse...

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Autor principal:	Nsama Jonathan Simuziya
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	democracy diversity globalization rule of law sovereignty Fine Arts N Arts in general NX1-820 General Works A History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:31af139dcef04ffb95552c5545729d1e2021-11-26T11:19:50ZUniversal human rights vs cultural & religious variations: an African perspective2331-198310.1080/23311983.2021.1988385https://doaj.org/article/31af139dcef04ffb95552c5545729d1e2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1988385https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1983Abuse of human rights in Africa seems to be commonplace under the guise of culture and religion. This research explored the intersection between human rights and culture in the context of the universal human rights regime. Perceptions of differences in the interpretation of human rights were assessed with a view to finding an interface with the universal regime. The study builds on secondary data analysis using academic journals, books, and online publications. In contemporary international relations, the key question on human rights seems to be whether it is the individual rights or collective rights that should have primacy in polity governance. What is striking is that most African domestic constitutions recognize the rights of individuals. However, the non-application of this has led to discrepancies between theory and practice and this paradox is a source of bad governance. The paper concludes that the best radar to ensure protection of citizens’ rights would be the implementation of universal rights in Africa.Nsama Jonathan SimuziyaTaylor & Francis Grouparticledemocracydiversityglobalizationrule of lawsovereigntyFine ArtsNArts in generalNX1-820General WorksAHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999ENCogent Arts & Humanities, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	Abuse of human rights in Africa seems to be commonplace under the guise of culture and religion. This research explored the intersection between human rights and culture in the context of the universal human rights regime. Perceptions of differences in the interpretation of human rights were assessed with a view to finding an interface with the universal regime. The study builds on secondary data analysis using academic journals, books, and online publications. In contemporary international relations, the key question on human rights seems to be whether it is the individual rights or collective rights that should have primacy in polity governance. What is striking is that most African domestic constitutions recognize the rights of individuals. However, the non-application of this has led to discrepancies between theory and practice and this paradox is a source of bad governance. The paper concludes that the best radar to ensure protection of citizens’ rights would be the implementation of universal rights in Africa.
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Universal human rights vs cultural & religious variations: an African perspective

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