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Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Namibia

2nd Edition, with a Foreword by Norbert Lammert

Also available in Deutsch

The publication focuses on major aspects and the current condition of the management of the rule of law and the observance of basic human rights in Namibia, and attempts to critically analyse the sucesses and failures.

Cover: Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Namibia
Contributors
5
Foreword
Peter Shivute		 9
Foreword to the 2nd edition (2009)
Norbert Lammert		 10
List of abbreviations
11
Introduction
Nico Horn and Anton Boesl		 13
The rule of law in Namibia
Sam K Amoo and Isabella Skeffers		 17
The constitutional jurisprudential development in Namibia since 1985
Sam K Amoo		 39
Traditional governance and African customary law: Comparative observations from a Namibian perspective
Manfred O Hinz		 59
The justiciability of social, economic and cultural rights in Namibia and the role of the non-governmental organisations
John Nakuta		 89
Third-generation human rights and the protection of the environment in Namibia
Oliver C Ruppel		 101
The protection and promotion of human rights in Namibia: The constitutional mandate of the Ombudsman
John Walters		 121
The Human Rights and Documentation Centre at UNAM
Oliver C Ruppel		 131
International human rights norms and standards: The development of Namibian case and statutory law
Nico Horn		 141
The implementation of international and regional human rights instruments in the Namibian legal framework
Francois-Xavier Bangamwabo		 165
The universality of human rights: Challenges for Namibia
Salome M Chomba		 187
The rule of law in sub-Saharan Africa – An overview
Peter Shivute		 213
Appendix
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia		 221

Authors

Dr. Dr. Anton Bösl, Nico Horn

published

Namibia, March 10, 2009

ISBN

9789991609157