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Machine generated contents note: ch. I The origins and evolution of Pan-Africanism

A. The origins of Pan-Africanism in the diaspora

B. Pan-Africanism in independent Africa: fighting for total decolonization

C. Pan-Africanism under the African Union: fostering democratization and development

ch. II Pan-Africanism and the jus publicum Europaeum

A. International law and the jus publicum Europaeum

B. The jus publicum Europaeum and the colonization of Africa

C. Early signs of collision between Pan-Africanism and the jus publicum Europaeum

ch. III Pan-Africanism and the emergence of African States as subjects of international law

A. Concerted action to effect change in international law

B. Rejection or resistance to certain rules and principles

C. Ambivalence and eclecticism towards other rules.

D. A desire to reform old rules and influence the emergence of new rules

1. The right of peoples to self-determination

2. The legality of assistance to liberation movements and the use of armed force in colonial situations

3. The succession of States to treaties

4. The formulation of the concept of an Exclusive Economic Zone in the law of the sea

ch. IV The institutional and normative evolution of Pan-Africanism: from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union

A. Rekindling the African peoples' aspirations for stronger unity and solidarity

B. Eliminating the scourge of internal conflicts

C. Protecting human and peoples' rights and promoting good governance and the rule of law

D. Building partnerships between Governments and civil society

ch. V Pan-Africanism and the African public law: fostering innovative rules and principles

A. The innovative principles of the AU Constitutive Act: some illustrative examples.

1. The right of the Union to intervene in a Member State

2. Prohibition of unconstitutional changes of government

3. Respect for democratic principles and good governance

B. Other innovative binding instruments: the Kampala Convention

C. Introducing collective rights into positive law: the right to development

ch. VI The African public law and international law: broadening the scope of application of international rules

A. The specificities of the African Convention on Refugees

B. The added value of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

C. The supplementary character of the African Protocol on the Rights of Women

D. Broadening the scope of environmental protection: the Bamako Convention

ch. VII Final observations.

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