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Glossary of Terms
accession: 1. acceptance of a treaty by a state that did not participate in its negotiation
or drafting. 2. the act of coming to or attaining (a throne, power, etc.).
Acholi: an ethnic group in northern Uganda, a landlocked country of East Africa. adoption: a process by which a state agrees to international law; with regard to
treaties, adoption usually refers to the initial diplomatic stage at which a treaty is accepted; in order to become effective, after adoption a treaty usually must be ratified by the legislature.
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (adopted 1981; entered into force 1986): establishes human rights standards and protections for the African
region; notable for addressing community and group rights and duties.
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: institutional body
primarily responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. nationalist organization founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa as a social democratic force. and the surrounding region located in central Mesopotamia (about 50 miles from the center of modern Baghdad, Iraq).
African National Congress (ANC): the South African political party and black
Akkadian: the extinct language of an empire that was centered in the city of Akkad
American Convention on Human Rights (adopted in 1969; entered into force 1978): establishes human rights standards and protections for the Americas;
creates the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
G lossary of Terms
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (1965): nonbinding
declaration of regional human rights standards; it has evolved into an influential document, as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has given it value. from the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, reviewing and reaffirming women’s human rights in all aspects of life;
accession: 1. acceptance of a treaty by a state that did not participate in its negotiation
or drafting. 2. the act of coming to or attaining (a throne, power, etc.).
Acholi: an ethnic group in northern Uganda, a landlocked country of East Africa. adoption: a process by which a state agrees to international law; with regard to
treaties, adoption usually refers to the initial diplomatic stage at which a treaty is accepted; in order to become effective, after adoption a treaty usually must be ratified by the legislature.
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (adopted 1981; entered into force 1986): establishes human rights standards and protections for the African
region; notable for addressing community and group rights and duties.
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: institutional body
primarily responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. nationalist organization founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa as a social democratic force. and the surrounding region located in central Mesopotamia (about 50 miles from the center of modern Baghdad, Iraq).
African National Congress (ANC): the South African political party and black
Akkadian: the extinct language of an empire that was centered in the city of Akkad
American Convention on Human Rights (adopted in 1969; entered into force 1978): establishes human rights standards and protections for the Americas;
creates the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
G lossary of Terms
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (1965): nonbinding
declaration of regional human rights standards; it has evolved into an influential document, as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has given it value. from the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, reviewing and reaffirming women’s human rights in all aspects of life;