The Social, Economic and Cultural Rights of Children in Africa - (Paperback)

About the Book

At the African regional level, the African Children's Charter marks 34 years in July 2024 since it was adopted and 25 years in November 2024 since it came into force. This book therefore is a recognition of these milestones as it spotlights selected Social, Economic and Cultural Rights of Children protected in the African Children's Charter.

Book Synopsis

September 2024 marks 100 years since the first internationally recognised reference to children's rights was drafted. The then League of Nations adopted the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child in September 1924. The Declaration articulates that everyone owes children the right to: means for their development; special help in times of need; priority for relief; economic freedom and protection from exploitation; and an upbringing that instils social consciousness and duty.

At the African regional level, the African Children's Charter marks 34 years in July 2024 since it was adopted and 25 years in November 2024 since it came into force. This book therefore is a recognition of these milestones as it spotlights selected social, economic and cultural rights of children protected in the African Children's Charter. The book is a collection of chapters written for policymakers, practioners, advocates, activists, postgraduate students and academics aimed at promoting and protecting children's social cultural and economic rights in Africa. The book contains valuable scientific information about contemporary children's socio-economic and cultural rights developments in Africa and serves as an ideal resource for researchers, academics and legal practitioners. The book unquestionably is a thorough investigation and analysis of children's socio-economic rights in Africa. It is an essential contribution to the debate on children and the law.

About the Author

Elvis Fokala is a legal scholar and researcher specialising in child law and human rights. He holds a Ph.D. in Public International Law from Åbo Akademi University in Finland. He is the manager of the Children's Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. He has extensive and specialised knowledge in Child law, Family law and the Law of Persons.

Usang Maria Assim is a legal scholar and researcher for the Children's Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. She holds an LLD from the University of the Western Cape. She has written and published on various aspects of human and children's rights including the right to alternative care, child justice, and children's socio-economic rights.

Nkatha Murungi is the acting Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria. She holds an LLD from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. She is a researcher in human rights with a keen focus on the rights of vulnerable groups such as children, women, and persons with disabilities, as well as sexual and reproductive health rights.