International dispute settlement in Africa: Dispute Settlement and Conflict Resolution under the Organization of African Unity, the African Union, and African Traditional Practices: A Critical Assessment

  • Aranzazu Pagoaga Ruiz de la Illa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/aahdh-3-2006pp57-92
Keywords: Africa, AU, OAU, conflict management, conflict resolution mechanisms, peaceful settlement of disputes, enforcement

Abstract

The proliferation of conflicts of different scope and nature in the African continent has been identified as one of the factors hindering the development of the continent, leading to efforts to create due mechanisms to tackle them. This essay examines both the OAU and AU mechanisms, compares them and assesses their adequacy for the settlement of African disputes. Once these shortcomings are identified, this dissertation looks into the common characteristics of traditional dispute settlement and conflict management to discuss whether they can somehow contribute to the improvement of modern institutional mechanisms.

Published online: 11 December 2017

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Author Biography

Aranzazu Pagoaga Ruiz de la Illa
Master in Public International Law, is currently working as Research Fellow for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. She obtained her Law Degree from Deusto University in 2003.
Published
2017-12-11
How to Cite
Pagoaga Ruiz de la Illa, Aranzazu. 2017. “International Dispute Settlement in Africa: Dispute Settlement and Conflict Resolution under the Organization of African Unity, the African Union, and African Traditional Practices: A Critical Assessment”. Deusto Journal of Human Rights, no. 3 (December), 57-92. https://doi.org/10.18543/aahdh-3-2006pp57-92.
Issue
No. 3 (2006)
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Articles

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