This edited volume examines the development and challenges of governance, democracy, and human rights in Africa. It analyzes the emerging challenges for strengthening good governance in the region and explores issues related to civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights highlighting group rights including women, girls, and other minority groups. The project presents a useful study of the democratization processes and normative developments in Africa exploring challenges in the form of corruption, conflict, political violence, and their subsequent impact on populations. The contributors appraise the implementation gap between law and practice and the need for institutional reform to build strong and robust mechanisms at the domestic, regional, and international levels. Michael Addaney is Scholar at the Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan, China. Michael Gyan Nyarko is Litigation Coordinator and Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Elsabé Boshoff is Technical Assistant/Legal Officer at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Secretariat in Banjul, The Gambia.

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Michael Addaney is Scholar at the Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan, China.
Michael Gyan Nyarko is Litigation Coordinator and Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
**Elsabé Boshoff** is Technical Assistant/Legal Officer at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Secretariat in Banjul, The Gambia.

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1. Chapter 1: Historical Context of Governance and Human Rights in AfricaMichael Gyan Nyarko, Michael Addaney and Elsabe Boshoff
   Part I: Governance and Human Rights in the African Union
2. Chapter 2: Towards an Effective African Human Rights System: The Nature and Implications of the Relationship between the African Union Policy Organs and Human Rights Bodies
   Tilahun Adamu Zewudie*
   
   3. Chapter 3: Reflection on the African Governance Architecture: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
   Kennedy Kariseb and Chairman Okoloise*Part II: Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Human Rights
   
   • 4. Chapter 4: Interdependence versus Checks and Balances of Power: A Reflection on the Role of the Constitutional Court in South Africa
     Ademola Oluborode Jegede and Sidogi Tendani*
3. Chapter 5: The Golden Jubilee of the Mauritian Bill of Rights: A Milestone to Celebrate or Time for Reflection?Ashwanee Budoo and Roopanand Amar Mahadew
4. Chapter 6: Transcending Dualism in Domesticating Ghana's Treaty Obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' RightsGodwin Dzah
5. Chapter 7: Human Rights-based Reform of Criminal Law in Africa Emma Charlene Lubaale
   Part II: Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Human Rights
6. Chapter 8: Advancing the Right to Demonstrate in Kenya through Negotiated Management
   Mariam Kamunyu and Edward Kahuthia Murimi
7. Chapter 9: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in a Chaotic Democracy: An Analysis of Nigerian LawBamisaye Olutola
8. Chapter 10: The Role of the Judiciary in Safeguarding the Right To Assembly And Public Protest in GhanaMichael Gyan Nyarko
9. Chapter 11: The Role of Election Management Bodies in Advancing Democracy in GhanaBright Sefah
   Part IV: Emerging Challenges in Governance and Human Rights Inafrica
10. Chapter 12: Balancing National Security and Human Rights in the Fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria
    Chairman Okoloise
11. Chapter 13: The Legal Challenges of Offering Protection to Climate Refugees in AfricaMichael Addaney
12. Chapter 14: The Best Interest of the Child in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation in AfricaElsabe Boshoff
13. Chapter 15: Protecting Environmental Rights in the Context of Oil Extraction in AfricaMichael Addaney, Bamisaye Olutola and Charlotte Kabaseke