Paper/Proposal Title
Realizing ESC rights through the AfCFTA- A Critical historical excursion from the OAU to the AU
Location
M2320
Start Date
11-2-2023 1:45 PM
End Date
11-2-2023 3:15 PM
Abstract
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is billed to be a game-changer for the African continent, to propel intra-African trade, boost economic growth and lift millions of Africans out of poverty. The AfCFTA has also been born in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 in keeping with global and regional human development aspirations. Since the wind of democratisation began blowing across Africa in the 1990s, there has been concerted advocacy to ensure that human development is done from a rights-based perspective. Accordingly, efforts have been made to mainstream the normative and institutional structures of the African human rights system as regards the promotion and protection of social, economic and cultural rights into continental developmental policies, albeit with limited success.
Realizing ESC rights through the AfCFTA- A Critical historical excursion from the OAU to the AU
M2320
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is billed to be a game-changer for the African continent, to propel intra-African trade, boost economic growth and lift millions of Africans out of poverty. The AfCFTA has also been born in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 in keeping with global and regional human development aspirations. Since the wind of democratisation began blowing across Africa in the 1990s, there has been concerted advocacy to ensure that human development is done from a rights-based perspective. Accordingly, efforts have been made to mainstream the normative and institutional structures of the African human rights system as regards the promotion and protection of social, economic and cultural rights into continental developmental policies, albeit with limited success.
