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The Arab Court of Human Rights and the Enforcement of the Arab Charter on Human Rights

Almutawa, Ahmed

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Abstract

Under the League of Arab States’ human rights regime, Arab countries are governed by the Arab Charter of Human Rights 2004. The Charter, however, lacks an enforcement mechanism. The Statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights 2014 aims to fill this enforcement void. This article addresses the criticism that, because it fails to provide for a direct right of individual petition, the Statute is not fit for purpose. It is argued contrarily that, within the context of an Arab human rights system, the Court should be welcomed as an important step in the process of establishing an effective regime.

Citation

Almutawa, A. (2021). The Arab Court of Human Rights and the Enforcement of the Arab Charter on Human Rights. Human Rights Law Review, 21(3), 506-532. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngab008

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 17, 2021
Online Publication Date May 5, 2021
Publication Date 2021-09
Deposit Date Nov 11, 2024
Journal Human Rights Law Review
Print ISSN 1461-7781
Electronic ISSN 1744-1021
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 3
Pages 506-532
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngab008
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3091319