Endogenous and Exogenous Limits of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

• Authors: Wasiński Marek Jan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article analyses the capacity of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance to counteract the democratic governance shortfall. It argues that the tangible impact of the treaty on the states’ practice has been limited by various endogenous and exogenous factors. The former are identifed as directly linked to content of the document and refer to the accuracy of the drafting. The latter are rooted outside the text and beyond the character of the Charter and include issues relating to the states’ reluctance to ratify the document, certain constitutional constraints undermining implementation on the national level, and the weak international guarantees of enforcement.

Keywords

EN

The African Charter on Democracy; elections and governance; rule of law; interpretation of treaties

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Yearbook of International Law
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 38
• Pages: 29-57

Dates

published

2019-09-01

Contributors

author

Wasiński Marek Jan

• School of Law and Administration, University of Łódź

Identifiers

DOI

10.24425/pyil.2019.129605