A teleological approach to interpreting socio-economic rights in the African Charter: Appropriateness and methodology

SUMMARY The incorporation of socio-economic rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights should be considered a vital move towards transformation conditions people continent. However, envisaged depends largely how these are interpreted. It is task supervisory organs to develop scope content their related obligations through interpretation. To achieve this interpretative objective, interpretive process guided by an appropriate approach interpretation that applied coherently. This article argues teleological treaty interpreting Charter. develops methodology for application which may effectively Key words: rights; Charter; effective interpretation;