Sustainable Development and the African Union Legal Order
Book chapter
Authors | Ekhator, Eghosa |
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Abstract | Sustainable development has been at the centre of discourse in the African Union (AU) and its Member States in recent times. Over time, the AU has developed mechanisms on sustainable development including conventions and different policies and programmes. This chapter critically analyses these mechanisms and their possible implications on the development of |
Keywords | AU Law; Sustainable Development; SDGs; Regional Courts; African Charter; African Commission; African Court |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN | 9780198862154 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/626152 |
hdl:10545/626152 | |
File | File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | 21 Oct 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Dec 2021, 11:54 |
Accepted | Sep 2021 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/95485/sustainable-development-and-the-african-union-legal-order
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