Romola Adeola
Biographic Data
| ID | 3087143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Romola Adeola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Romola |
| FAMILY NAME | Adeola |
| SIGNATURE | ADEOLA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9442-3773 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa
National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
A Commentary on the African Commission's General Comment on the Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence under Article 12(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
In 2019, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopted General Comment No 5 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence (Article 12(1)). In this general comment, the commission elaborated on the right to freedom of movement and residence within state borders. This issue, while explicit in international human rights law, is a challenge within various jurisdictions, including in …
The Protection of Internally Displaced Children in Africa
This article considers the protection of, and assistance for, internally displaced children (IDCs) in Africa. Internal displacement has become one of Africa's most pressing human rights challenges. Over the last decade, millions of persons have been internally displaced on the continent by conflict, disaster and other causes. Children are one of the most affected categories of persons, given the implications of displacement for them. Article 23(4…
The Normative Influence of the UN Guiding Principles on the Kampala Convention in the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
Over the last several decades, states have demonstrated significant political commitment towards advancing protection and assistance for internally displaced persons. A notable form in which this commitment has been reflected is in the emergence of normative standards, with the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (UNGP) as the guiding text. The fact that the UNGP framework has found expression in the landscape on internal displacement …
Introduction
On 10 September 2019, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (OAU Refugee Convention) turned 50, while on 23 October 2019 the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) turned 10. It is against this backdrop that the designation by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government of 2019 as t…
The Kampala Convention and the Protection of Persons Internally Displaced by Harmful Practices in Africa
Arguably the least discussed root cause of internal displacement, harmful practices are a prevalent concern in many African societies. The explicit mention of harmful practices is one of the many innovations of the Kampala Convention and reinforce its forward-looking, context-specific focus on Africa. This article argues that the convention has an absolute prohibition of harmful practices. This is an important starting point from which to discuss…
Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa
Within the context of the 2009 Kampala Convention, this book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development projects and the rights of persons likely to be displaced in Africa. Following independence, many African states embarked on large-scale development projects such as dams, urban renewal and extraction of natural resources and have had to grapple with how to protect displaced communities while implementing develop…
The United Nations Guiding Principles on internal displacement
This chapter examines the international legal corpus on internal displacement: United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (Guiding Principles). This chapter considers the provision of this instrument across four pertinent areas: prevention, protection, humanitarian assistance and durable solutions. Moreover, this chapter examines the right not to be arbitrarily displaced which incorporates the corpus of legal protection for intern…
The Internally Displaced Person in International Law
The Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons under the Kampala Convention
The Kampala Convention has emerged as a significant regional framework for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. Over the last decade, the importance of this framework has been reflected at various levels of governance. However, one gap in the literature relates to the institutional arrangements surrounding the Kampala Convention, even as it moves beyond the first decade and has been ratified by nearly tw…
Xenophobia and internal displacement in Africa
Over the last decade, the issue of xenophobia has emerged as a pertinent concern in many parts of the African continent. While significant scholarly literature on the issue of xenophobia has notably considered the subject from various dimensions including human rights, an evident gap relates to situations of internal displacement. The aim of this article is to examine the issue of xenophobia from the perspective of internal displacement in Africa…
The Art of Human Rights
Climate Change, Development Projects and Internal Displacement In Africa
Given the need for legislation to protect internally displaced persons, African Heads of State and Government adopted the Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa in Kampala in October 2009. The convention, which entered into force on 6 December 2012, is an important binding instrument on internal displacement. Article 10 of the convention requires states to prevent displacement caused by development p…
The right not to be arbitrarily displaced under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Globally, the issue of internal displacement has over the years emerged as one of the most pressing human rights concerns.For many years, millions of people have been displaced for various reasons, including conflicts, natural disasters and development projects.Recognising the need to address the issue of internal displacement, the United Nations developed a set of Guiding Principles in 1998.One significant provision of the Guiding Principles is …
Preventing Xenophobia in Africa
The issue of xenophobia has, for many years, been one of the pressing challenges in Africa. While South Africa currently appears as a poster-child of this problem in Africa, the issue of xenophobia is not solely a South African problem. Traces of these attacks have long existed since the 1960s with countries such as Ghana and Nigeria raising agitations against each other and occasioning displacements of millions of people. Similar to the South Af…
The right not to be arbitrarily displaced under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Globally, the issue of internal displacement has over the years emerged as one of the most pressing human rights concerns.For many years, millions of people have been displaced for various reasons, including conflicts, natural disasters and development projects.Recognising the need to address the issue of internal displacement, the United Nations developed a set of Guiding Principles in 1998.One significant provision of the Guiding Principles is …
The Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons under the Kampala Convention
The Kampala Convention has emerged as a significant regional framework for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. Over the last decade, the importance of this framework has been reflected at various levels of governance. However, one gap in the literature relates to the institutional arrangements surrounding the Kampala Convention, even as it moves beyond the first decade and has been ratified by nearly tw…
Preventing Xenophobia in Africa
The issue of xenophobia has, for many years, been one of the pressing challenges in Africa. While South Africa currently appears as a poster-child of this problem in Africa, the issue of xenophobia is not solely a South African problem. Traces of these attacks have long existed since the 1960s with countries such as Ghana and Nigeria raising agitations against each other and occasioning displacements of millions of people. Similar to the South Af…
The right not to be arbitrarily displaced under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Globally, the issue of internal displacement has over the years emerged as one of the most pressing human rights concerns.For many years, millions of people have been displaced for various reasons, including conflicts, natural disasters and development projects.Recognising the need to address the issue of internal displacement, the United Nations developed a set of Guiding Principles in 1998.One significant provision of the Guiding Principles is …
Climate Change, Development Projects and Internal Displacement In Africa
Given the need for legislation to protect internally displaced persons, African Heads of State and Government adopted the Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa in Kampala in October 2009. The convention, which entered into force on 6 December 2012, is an important binding instrument on internal displacement. Article 10 of the convention requires states to prevent displacement caused by development p…
The Art of Human Rights
Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa
Within the context of the 2009 Kampala Convention, this book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development projects and the rights of persons likely to be displaced in Africa. Following independence, many African states embarked on large-scale development projects such as dams, urban renewal and extraction of natural resources and have had to grapple with how to protect displaced communities while implementing develop…
The United Nations Guiding Principles on internal displacement
This chapter examines the international legal corpus on internal displacement: United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (Guiding Principles). This chapter considers the provision of this instrument across four pertinent areas: prevention, protection, humanitarian assistance and durable solutions. Moreover, this chapter examines the right not to be arbitrarily displaced which incorporates the corpus of legal protection for intern…
The Internally Displaced Person in International Law
The Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons under the Kampala Convention
The Kampala Convention has emerged as a significant regional framework for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. Over the last decade, the importance of this framework has been reflected at various levels of governance. However, one gap in the literature relates to the institutional arrangements surrounding the Kampala Convention, even as it moves beyond the first decade and has been ratified by nearly tw…
Xenophobia and internal displacement in Africa
Over the last decade, the issue of xenophobia has emerged as a pertinent concern in many parts of the African continent. While significant scholarly literature on the issue of xenophobia has notably considered the subject from various dimensions including human rights, an evident gap relates to situations of internal displacement. The aim of this article is to examine the issue of xenophobia from the perspective of internal displacement in Africa…
National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
A Commentary on the African Commission's General Comment on the Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence under Article 12(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
In 2019, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopted General Comment No 5 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence (Article 12(1)). In this general comment, the commission elaborated on the right to freedom of movement and residence within state borders. This issue, while explicit in international human rights law, is a challenge within various jurisdictions, including in …
The Protection of Internally Displaced Children in Africa
This article considers the protection of, and assistance for, internally displaced children (IDCs) in Africa. Internal displacement has become one of Africa's most pressing human rights challenges. Over the last decade, millions of persons have been internally displaced on the continent by conflict, disaster and other causes. Children are one of the most affected categories of persons, given the implications of displacement for them. Article 23(4…
The Normative Influence of the UN Guiding Principles on the Kampala Convention in the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
Over the last several decades, states have demonstrated significant political commitment towards advancing protection and assistance for internally displaced persons. A notable form in which this commitment has been reflected is in the emergence of normative standards, with the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (UNGP) as the guiding text. The fact that the UNGP framework has found expression in the landscape on internal displacement …
Introduction
On 10 September 2019, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (OAU Refugee Convention) turned 50, while on 23 October 2019 the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) turned 10. It is against this backdrop that the designation by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government of 2019 as t…
The Kampala Convention and the Protection of Persons Internally Displaced by Harmful Practices in Africa
Arguably the least discussed root cause of internal displacement, harmful practices are a prevalent concern in many African societies. The explicit mention of harmful practices is one of the many innovations of the Kampala Convention and reinforce its forward-looking, context-specific focus on Africa. This article argues that the convention has an absolute prohibition of harmful practices. This is an important starting point from which to discuss…
Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa
Political science (14 works) · Law (12 works) · Human Rights and Development (11 works) · Internally displaced person (11 works) · Refugee (11 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (7 works) · Convention (6 works) · Displaced person (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 works)