Africa and the Responsibility to Protect

Dan Kuwali is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South AfricaFrans Viljoen is a Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

• Part 1: Introduction Foreword, Justice Richard Goldstone Introduction, Dan Kuwali and Frans Viljoen Part 2: Conceptual Issues 1. The Rationale of Article 4(h), Dan Kuwali 2.What is ‘intervention’ under Article 4(h)?, Dan Kuwali 3. Calibrating the Conceptual Contours of Article 4(h), Ademola Abass 4. The Role of the UN Security Council in the Implementation of Article 4(h), Martin Kunschak 5. The International Crimes that Trigger Article 4(h)-intervention, Martin Kunschak 6. Interpreting and Implementing Article 4(h) from Ethical Perspectives, Brian D. Lepard 7. Article 4(h) and the Citizen's Right to be Protected, Jan Mutton 8. Article 4(h) Intervention: Prospects and problems, Francis Kofi Abiew Part 3: Institutional Perspectives 9. Article 4(h): A Supernational perspective, Babatunde Fagbayibo 10. The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture in Implementation of Article 4(h), Tim Murithi 11. The Role of the African Union Continental Early Warning System in Preventing Mass Atrocities, John Mark Iyi 12. The Role of the African Standby Force in Implementing Article 4(h), Charles T. Hunt Part 4. Preventing Mechanisms 13. The Role of the African Human Rights System in Preventing Mass Atrocities, Solomon A. Dersso 14. The role of the African Peer Review Mechanism in preventing mass atrocities, Thembani Mbadlanyana 15. Article 4(h): Advancing the states' capacity to protect and prevent atrocities, Rachel Gerber 16. The Role of the Special Procedures and Other Measures of the UN Human Rights Council in Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa, Christine Evans and Jane Connors Part 5. Operationalization 17. Drawing Lessons from ECOWAS for Implementing Article 4(h) Intervention, Bright Nkrumah and Frans Viljoen 18. Multilateral Intervention: The AMISOM Experience, Gilbert Mittawa and Fred Mugisha 19. Article 4(h): Translating Politcal Commitment into Collective Action, Frank Okyere, Kwesi Aning and Susan Nelson 20. Mobilizing the Political Will for Article 4(h)-Intervention, Madalisto Z. Phiri and Blaise G. Saenda 21. Article 4(h): Generating the Capability to Protect Populations from Mass Atrocities in Africa, Henry L. Odillo 22. Ensuring Responsibility While Implementing Article 4(h), Noel M. Morada 23. Supporting African Solutions to African Problems: IBSA and the implementation of Article 4(h), Naomi Kikoker Part 6: Conclusions 24. Conclusion, Dan Kuwali and Frans Viljoen 25. The Pretoria Principles: A Commentary, Dan Kuwali and Frans Viljoen

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