A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT AND AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE

The establishment of African Human Rights Court had long been overdue. This was not because the European and Inter-American human rights systems had, over many decades ago, established Human Rights Court in their respective Continents; but because Africa has been known for its egregious violation of human rights; a continent some times called human richts grave yard! However, that Human Rights Court under the African human rights system is established at the 24th hour does not depict that the idea of establishing the Court is novel. In fact, it is over four decades now (precisely1961), that the idea was sold at the Lagos Conference of Jurists, but was flatly turned down. Then it was felt Africa — a Continent comprising of States that had just started fledging because of the effect of colonialism, was not matured to establish such Court.