The Right to Social Protection in Africa: From CCCCDFPRTs to CLSPPPs

Stephen Devereux

doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-11

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- 1–2 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–2
- 3–111 Abhandlungen • Articles • Articles 3–111
  - 3–10 Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law Markus Kaltenborn Markus Kaltenborn 3–10
  - 11–32 The Right to Social Protection in Africa: From CCCCDFPRTs to CLSPPPs Stephen Devereux Stephen Devereux 11–32
  - 33–57 Social Protection Law in the Republic of South Africa Letlhokwa George Mpedi Letlhokwa George Mpedi 33–57
  - 58–73 Traditional Forms of Social Protection in Africa: Selected Examples from Ethiopian and Eritrean Societies Hatem Elliesie Hatem Elliesie 58–73
  - 74–92 Loi BURUNDAISE du 15 mai 2014 portant suppression du pourvoi en cassation devant la Cour suprême et attribution de compétence aux Cours d’appel pour les affaires relatives aux terres rurales : Lacunes, icohérences normatives et fragmentation de régime. Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru 74–92
  - 93–111 The Maputo Protocol and the Eradication of the Cultural Woes of African Women: A Critical Analysis Rabiatu Ibrahim Danpullo Rabiatu Ibrahim Danpullo 93–111
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The Right to Social Protection in Africa: From CCCCDFPRTs to CLSPPPs

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Stephen Devereux

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-11
- ISSN: 1435-0963
- ISSN online: 2363-6270
Abstract

The right to social protection has been enshrined in international law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, but only an estimated one in four people in the world, and less than one in ten in Africa, have effectively realised this right. A review of global declarations, covenants and conventions reveals that, while most countries have ratified these instruments, there are substantial gaps between ratification and implementation. Often this is explained by ‘progressive realisation’ and ‘variable geometry’, but there are other reasons why international law is rarely domesticated. In Africa, where many Constitutions include socio-economic rights, these are often not justiciable, because unaccountable international agencies drive and finance the social protection agenda, and because governments are resistant to rights-based approaches. Realising the right to social protection in Africa requires building a social contract between accountable states and citizens and residents, and an activist civil society to ensure compliance with national and international law.
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