La Subsidiarité dans le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique


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L'édifice de la paix et de la sécurité internationales repose sur le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies et des organisations régionales, ses auxiliaires. Pourtant, si l'on reconnaît l'implication de ces dernières, il convient néanmoins de relever que leur relation avec l'organisation mondiale est très souvent disharmonieuse. C'est notamment le cas de la relation ONU/Union africaine dans leurs efforts de promotion et de protection de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique. En effet, s'il est vrai que la subsidiarité est le principe qui encadre les rapports entre ces deux institutions, il n'en demeure pas moins que ceux-ci sont construits sur des antagonismes soulevant des préoccupations relatives à l'implémentation de ce principe. S'intéresser à la subsidiarité dans le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité en Afrique conduit, à cet effet, à analyser le cadre d'action du CSNU et du Conseil de paix et de sécurité de l'Union africaine. Cette vision passe aussi bien par la déclinaison de l'essence du principe de subsidiarité dans leurs interactions que par l'apport de la relation entre ces deux organisations dans l'ordre sécuritaire africain. Face au succès relatif de l'architecture internationale de paix et de sécurité, cette étude dévoile une relation entre ses acteurs pleine d'ambivalences, remettant en cause la centralité du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies. Décryptant les échecs et les facteurs de réussite, les divergences de vues et d'objectifs entre l'ONU et l'UA dans la pacification du continent, l'auteur use d'un regard critique et lucide et ouvre de nouvelles pistes de réflexion pour de nécessaires réformes de l'arbitrage international.





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International Human Rights Law in Africa


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This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa. It examines the institutions, norms, and processes for human rights realization provided for under the United Nations system, the African Union, and sub-regional economic communitites in Africa, and explores their relationship with the national legal systems of African states. Since the establishment of the African Union in 2001, there has been a proliferation of regional institutions that are relevant to human rights in Africa. These include the Pan African Parliament, the Peace and Security Council, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council and the African Peer Review Mechanism of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. This book discusses the links between these institutions. It further examines the case law stemming from Africa' most important human rights instrument, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which entered into force on 21 October 1986. This new edition contains a new chapter on the African Children's Rights Committee as well as full coverage of new developments and instruments, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Convention on Enforced Disappearances, and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Three cross-cutting themes are explored throughout the book: national implementation and enforcement of international human rights law; legal and other forms of integration; and the role of human rights in the eradication of poverty. The book also provides an introduction to the relevant human rights concepts.




Planning, Connecting, and Financing Cities — Now


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"This report was written by a team led by Somik V. Lall"--P. xi.




Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World


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Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of decentralization and its outcomes - most of which suggest an underperformance of governance reforms - and explores the viability of different governance instruments in the context of weak governance and expanding commercial pressures over forests. Findings are grouped into two thematic areas: decentralization, livelihoods and sustainable forest management; and international trade, finance and forest sector governance reforms. The authors examine diverse forces shaping the forest sector, including the theory and practice of decentralization, usurpation of authority, corruption and illegality, inequitable patterns of benefits capture and expansion of international trade in timber and carbon credits, and discuss related outcomes on livelihoods, forest condition and equity. The book builds on earlier volumes exploring different dimensions of decentralization and perspectives from other world regions, and distills dimensions of forest governance that are both unique to Africa and representative of broader global patterns. The authors ground their analysis in relevant theory while drawing out implications of their findings for policy and practice.




European Constitutionalism


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This book provides a new understanding of the European constitution as a multidimensional process of constitutionalization, constantly interacting with Member State constitutions.




Actes Du ... Congrès Annuel


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Concerted Development of Social Cohesion Indicators


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This publication contains guidance on developing a methodological framework for social cohesion indicators which can be applied at local, regional, national and European levels, covering the conceptual approach used and its practical application. It sets out the results of the main applications and trials carried out in 2003 and 2004 and how they tie in with devising a framework of action.




Patterns of Commoning


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What accounts for the persistence and spread of "commoning," the irrepressible desire of people to collaborate and share to meet everyday needs? How are the more successful projects governed? And why are so many people embracing the commons as a powerful strategy for building a fair, humane and Earth-respecting social order? In more than fifty original essays, Patterns of Commoning addresses these questions and probes the inner complexities of this timeless social paradigm. The book surveys some of the most notable, inspiring commons around the world, from alternative currencies and open design and manufacturing, to centuries-old community forests and co-learning commons - and dozens of others. David Bollier (www.bollier.org) is an American author, activist and independent scholar who has studied the commons for nearly twenty years. Silke Helfrich (commonsblog.wordpress.com) is a German author and independent activist of the commons who blogs at www.commonsblog.de, and cofounder of the Commons-Institut in Germany. With Michel Bauwens, Bollier and Helfrich are cofounders of the Common Strategies Group. For more information, go to the book's website, Patterns of Commoning (www.patternsofcommoning.org)




Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism


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This book provides an up to date review of subnational and multicultural issues in Western multinational states.