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Book SynopsisWhile the world and especially developing countries continue to grapple on the one hand, with the range of development challenges of a socio-economic and cultural nature, which are directly linked to livelihood concerns about human well-being and declining living standards, there is on the other hand, a human right to development which, although is said to have been recognised universally, remains largely unimplemented. In the face of succeeding global development initiatives seeking to remedy the somewhat defiant development challenges, it has become relevant to ask what the universal recognition of the right to development implies if it cannot practically translate into improved well-being for the impoverished peoples around the world.
The contributions in this volume depart from the starting point that the setbacks to development, which impact adversely and continue to impoverish the poor is deeply rooted in the failure to implement the right to development, which by nature guarantees equality of opportunities and equitable redistribution of the resources that are supposed to contribute to better living standards. This book looks at the policy and practical measures (or the lack thereof) relating to the implementation of the right to development. It explores questions responded to with practical suggestions relating to the imperative to make the right to development a reality for everyone and for all peoples.
Table of ContentsForeword
Acronyms and Abbreviations
1. Introduction – Policy and Practical Dimensions of the Right to Development, Carol Chi Ngang and Serges Djoyou Kamga
Part I: Relating to Implementing the Right to Development at National Level
2. Human Rights and Development in Ethiopia: Taking the Constitutional Right to Development Seriously, Yonas Tesfa Sisay
3. Polemics in Advancing the Right to Development Amidst a Complex Macro-Policy Framework: A South African Case Study, Mofihli Teleki
4. Implementing the Right to Development in Kenya Through Public Participation, Anthony Wambugu Munene
5. Making the Right to Development a Reality in Nigeria: Policies, Priorities and Challenges, Eric Ojo
Part II: Relating to Specific Vulnerable Groups
6. Right to Development for Indigenous Peoples in Africa: A Quest for the Adoption of Resource Control Mechanisms for Effective Protection, Abiodun Jacob Osutongun
7. Access to Justice as a Right to Development Paradigm for Indigenous Peoples in Cameroon, Esther Effundem Njieassam
8. Right to Development and Food Security in Africa: Why Women’s Access to Information is Crucial, Aaron Olaniyi Salau
9. Comparative Appraisal of Women’s Right to Cultural Development in Selected African Countries, Olayinka Adeniyi And Pearl Atuhaire
Part III: Relating to Particular Aspects of Development
10. Developing Narrative on the Right to Development in Africa, Robert K Home
11. Contemporary International Law and the Realisation of the Right to Development, Serges Djoyou Kamga
12. Complexity in Balancing the Pursuit of FDI with the Obligation to Achieve the Right to Development in Africa: A Focus on China-Africa Relations, Carol Chi Ngang
13. Development as Freedom: An Analysis of the Freedoms in the Implementation of the Right to Water in Zimbabwe, Paidamwoyo Mukumbiri
Part IV: Relating to the Sustainable Development Goals
14. Gender Justice and Sustainable Development in Africa: Developing Appropriate Responses to SDG, Rita Nkiruka Ozoemena
15. Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa: A Key to Realising the Right to Sustainable Development, Ebenezer Durojaye
16. Right to Development Critique of the Sustainable Development Goals, Yuri Ramkissoon
About the Contributors
Bibliography
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