| Abstract: | The current economic, political and social setup of sub-Saharan Africa does not seem to ensure that constitutionalism, human rights and democracy are readily available for all to enjoy. For a variety of reasons, conventional judicial means of enforcing human rights have been found wanting. Judicial powerlessness to control human rights infringements effectively calls for a reconsideration of the means whereby human rights can be best protected. Alternative enforcement mechanisms have been introduced in some countries, such as public interest litigation in the United States and social action litigation in India. There has been an increase in vigilante action and other varieties of self-help mechanisms of law enforcement, including mob justice. Ultimately, it is the people themselves who have to be involved not only in identifying the problem but also in suggesting possible solutions, an approach which can perhaps best be called 'participatory human rights enforcement'. Ref., sum. (p. 135). |
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