Full Description
This book offers a comprehensive assessment of Mauritius's engagement with the African human rights system. Based on the premise that Mauritius has not fully leveraged this relationship, it first outlines the opportunities the system presents for promoting and protecting human rights within the country. It then examines the rationale, role, and effectiveness of regional human rights mechanisms in the Mauritian context. The book assesses the extent to which Mauritius has implemented African Union human rights treaties it has ratified, analyzing the country's constitutional, legal, and institutional frameworks, relevant jurisprudence, and its participation in the procedures of the African human rights system.
Drawing on these insights, the book provides practical recommendations to strengthen Mauritius's interaction with the African human rights system.
Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Introductory aspects regarding human rights law in Mauritius.- 3. The role and impact of African regionalism on the protection and promotion of human rights in Mauritius.- 4. Civil and Political Rights.- 5. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.- 6. The right to environment.- 7. Women's rights.- 8. Children's rights in Mauritius.- 9. Rights of elder persons, persons with disabilities and sexual minorities.- 10. The contribution of the judicial and quasi-judicial institutions of the African Union to human rights law in Mauritius - Prospects for advancing interactions between Mauritian and African human rights law.
