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Book SynopsisThis book argues that we must look beyond the traditional criteria of compliance and effectiveness to judge the performance of Africa's international courts. It demonstrates how these courts are important venues for activists and opposition parties to wage political, social, environmental, and legal struggles on the international stage.
Table of ContentsJames Gathii: Introduction 1: James Gathii: International Courts as Coordination Devices for Opposition Parties: The Case of the East Court of Justice 2: Andrew Heinrich: Sub-Regional Courts as Transitional Justice Mechanisms: The Case of the East African Court of Justice in Burundi 3: Obiora C. Okafor and Okechukwu J. Effoduh: The ECOWAS Court as a (Promising) Resource for Pro-Poor Activist Forces: Sovereign Hurdles, Brainy Relays, and "Flipped Strategic Social Constructivism" 4: Olabisi Akinkugbe: Towards an Analysis of the Mega-Political Jurisprudence of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice 5: Solomon Eboborah and Victor Lando: African Sub-regional Courts as Back-Up Custodians of Constitutional Justice: Beyond the Compliance Question 6: James Gathii and Jacquelene Mwangi: The African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights as an Opportunity Structure 7: Karen Alter, James Gathii, and Laurence Helfer: Backlash Against International Courts in West, East and Southern Africa: Causes and Consequences 8: James Gathii and Harrison Otieno: Reference Guide to Africa's International Courts
