Solomon A Dersso
Biographic Data
| ID | 6298956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Solomon A Dersso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Solomon A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dersso |
| SIGNATURE | DERSSO S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5561-7444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Future of Human Rights and the African Human Rights System
In this contribution, I approach the question of the future of the African human rights system both by situating the issue within the broader context and by reference to the system's own institutional and political setting. To this end, I deploy the COVID-19 pandemic as a lens to discuss the existential questions facing human rights, drawing out the major issues the pandemic has brought out and the lessons we can take from these about the flaws a…
Africa’s Transitional Justice Policy Making
While Africa has rich experience in pursuing transitional justice, it is seen for the most part as a site for implementation of the mainstream model that draws on a liberal theory of peace and justice1 with its emphasis on liberal traditions of accountability.2 Indeed, despite the influence of South Africa’s approach to this field,3 the role of Africa in the production of knowledge with respect to the discourse on and practice of transitional jus…
The Status and Legitimacy of Popular Uprisings in the AU Norms on Democracy and Constitutional Governance
During the first decade of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, one significant political development in Africa has been the resort to popular protests or uprisings against tyrannical rule. These uprisings have been remarkable for their scale and extraordinary political ramifications, and succeeded in unseating longstanding authoritarian rulers. They presented serious challenges to the African Union's democratic and constit…
Defending Constitutional Rule as a Peacemaking Enterprise
The African Union (AU) norm relating to unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) distinguishes the African peace and security order from other regional and global peace and security orders. This norm assigns the regional organization an intrusive role unparalleled by other international organizations as far as the constitutional and democratic order of member states is concerned. The norm bans UCG and also provides for enforcement measures th…
A retrospective look at peace and security in Africa in 2012
Apart from existing conflicts in places such as Sudan and Somalia, in 2012 Africa witnessed the eruption of major armed conflicts involving rebel groups and a rise in emerging threats to security particularly terrorism and other forms of transnational threats. In providing an analytical review of these developments and their implications for the peace and security trends of Africa, this article points out that while the number and persistence of …
The adequacy of the African Peace and Security Architecture to deal with serious democratic deficits
The popular uprisings and ensuing political developments in North Africa entail serious implications for Africa and its emerging peace and security regime, otherwise known as the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Notably, they triggered questions on the adequacy of the normative and policy frameworks of the APSA to provide clear guidelines on how the African Union (AU) may pursue a principled response to similar events. Most importa…
The African Union's mandating authority and processes for deploying an ASF mission
Currently, the African Union is in the process of operationalising the various components of the African Peace and Security Architecture. One of these is the African Standby Force (ASF). Once the ASF becomes operationally ready, it will be used by the AU and regional economic communities for undertaking peace support operations as chief means of conflict management and resolution. In the discussion on this subject, one issue that received very li…
Constitutional Accommodation of Ethnocultural Diversity in Thepost-Colonial African State
The issue of minorities or the question of the accommodation of ethnic diversity is a longstanding dilemmas that has continued to trouble the post-colonial African state. Despite more than four decades of nation-building, most African states lack national cohesion and suffer from problems of ethnic conflicts. This article submits that this is largely attributable to the nature of Africa's post-colonial nation-building process. The first and main …
T he role of courts in the development of the common law unders 39(2)
Although the decision in Masiya v Director of Public Prosecutions (Pretoria) dealt with several issues, this note addresses only the question of how the constitutional court framed and resolved the tension between its constitutional obligation to promote the spirit, purport and object of the Bill of Rights and the doctrine of separation of powers
Defending Constitutional Rule as a Peacemaking Enterprise
The African Union (AU) norm relating to unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) distinguishes the African peace and security order from other regional and global peace and security orders. This norm assigns the regional organization an intrusive role unparalleled by other international organizations as far as the constitutional and democratic order of member states is concerned. The norm bans UCG and also provides for enforcement measures th…
The Future of Human Rights and the African Human Rights System
In this contribution, I approach the question of the future of the African human rights system both by situating the issue within the broader context and by reference to the system's own institutional and political setting. To this end, I deploy the COVID-19 pandemic as a lens to discuss the existential questions facing human rights, drawing out the major issues the pandemic has brought out and the lessons we can take from these about the flaws a…
The adequacy of the African Peace and Security Architecture to deal with serious democratic deficits
The popular uprisings and ensuing political developments in North Africa entail serious implications for Africa and its emerging peace and security regime, otherwise known as the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Notably, they triggered questions on the adequacy of the normative and policy frameworks of the APSA to provide clear guidelines on how the African Union (AU) may pursue a principled response to similar events. Most importa…
Constitutional Accommodation of Ethnocultural Diversity in Thepost-Colonial African State
The issue of minorities or the question of the accommodation of ethnic diversity is a longstanding dilemmas that has continued to trouble the post-colonial African state. Despite more than four decades of nation-building, most African states lack national cohesion and suffer from problems of ethnic conflicts. This article submits that this is largely attributable to the nature of Africa's post-colonial nation-building process. The first and main …
T he role of courts in the development of the common law unders 39(2)
Although the decision in Masiya v Director of Public Prosecutions (Pretoria) dealt with several issues, this note addresses only the question of how the constitutional court framed and resolved the tension between its constitutional obligation to promote the spirit, purport and object of the Bill of Rights and the doctrine of separation of powers
Constitutional Accommodation of Ethnocultural Diversity in Thepost-Colonial African State
The issue of minorities or the question of the accommodation of ethnic diversity is a longstanding dilemmas that has continued to trouble the post-colonial African state. Despite more than four decades of nation-building, most African states lack national cohesion and suffer from problems of ethnic conflicts. This article submits that this is largely attributable to the nature of Africa's post-colonial nation-building process. The first and main …
The African Union's mandating authority and processes for deploying an ASF mission
Currently, the African Union is in the process of operationalising the various components of the African Peace and Security Architecture. One of these is the African Standby Force (ASF). Once the ASF becomes operationally ready, it will be used by the AU and regional economic communities for undertaking peace support operations as chief means of conflict management and resolution. In the discussion on this subject, one issue that received very li…
The adequacy of the African Peace and Security Architecture to deal with serious democratic deficits
The popular uprisings and ensuing political developments in North Africa entail serious implications for Africa and its emerging peace and security regime, otherwise known as the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Notably, they triggered questions on the adequacy of the normative and policy frameworks of the APSA to provide clear guidelines on how the African Union (AU) may pursue a principled response to similar events. Most importa…
A retrospective look at peace and security in Africa in 2012
Apart from existing conflicts in places such as Sudan and Somalia, in 2012 Africa witnessed the eruption of major armed conflicts involving rebel groups and a rise in emerging threats to security particularly terrorism and other forms of transnational threats. In providing an analytical review of these developments and their implications for the peace and security trends of Africa, this article points out that while the number and persistence of …
Defending Constitutional Rule as a Peacemaking Enterprise
The African Union (AU) norm relating to unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) distinguishes the African peace and security order from other regional and global peace and security orders. This norm assigns the regional organization an intrusive role unparalleled by other international organizations as far as the constitutional and democratic order of member states is concerned. The norm bans UCG and also provides for enforcement measures th…
The Status and Legitimacy of Popular Uprisings in the AU Norms on Democracy and Constitutional Governance
During the first decade of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, one significant political development in Africa has been the resort to popular protests or uprisings against tyrannical rule. These uprisings have been remarkable for their scale and extraordinary political ramifications, and succeeded in unseating longstanding authoritarian rulers. They presented serious challenges to the African Union's democratic and constit…
Africa’s Transitional Justice Policy Making
While Africa has rich experience in pursuing transitional justice, it is seen for the most part as a site for implementation of the mainstream model that draws on a liberal theory of peace and justice1 with its emphasis on liberal traditions of accountability.2 Indeed, despite the influence of South Africa’s approach to this field,3 the role of Africa in the production of knowledge with respect to the discourse on and practice of transitional jus…
The Future of Human Rights and the African Human Rights System
In this contribution, I approach the question of the future of the African human rights system both by situating the issue within the broader context and by reference to the system's own institutional and political setting. To this end, I deploy the COVID-19 pandemic as a lens to discuss the existential questions facing human rights, drawing out the major issues the pandemic has brought out and the lessons we can take from these about the flaws a…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)