Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-390) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Future trends in human rights in Africa: the increased role of -- the OAU? -- Gino J. Naldi -- 2 The reporting mechanism of the African Charter on Human -- and Peoples' Rights -- Malcolm Evans, Tokunbo Ige and Rachel Murray -- 3 Admissibility under the African Charter -- Frans Viljoen -- 4 Evidence and fact-finding by the African Commission -- Rachel Murray -- 5 Civil and political rights in the African Charter -- ChristofHeyns -- 6 Implementing economic, social and cultural rights under -- the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Chidi Anselm Odinkalu -- 7 The challenge of culture for human rights in Africa: the African Charter in a comparative context -- N. Barney Pityana -- 8 Non-governmental organisations in the African system -- Ahmed Motala -- 9 The Special Rapporteurs in the African system -- Malcolm Evans and Rachel Murray -- 10 The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Julia Harrington -- 11 The promotional role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Victor Dankwa -- Appendix 1 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix2 Protocol to theAfrican Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix 3 Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action.