This book has been in the pipeline for over two years. It started with an idea that was included in the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria’s project proposal under the Pan Africa State Accountability Project, coordinated by Plan International African Union Liaison Office.
The chapters in the collection where first submitted in 2022 and since several internal reviews and updated versions have been submitted culminating in the collection of chapters in this book. We would like to thank the authors for their patience, contribution, dedication and enthusiasm in responding to several demands from the editors.
We would like to express gratitude to the editorial team at Brill, the peer reviewers who provided excellent substantive comments on the chapters to improve the quality, and to Prof. Sandra Liebenberg (Distinguished Professor & hf Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University; Former Member and Vice Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) for writing the foreword of the book.
We are also indebted to Ms Kate Saint-Yves Painting for her meticulous copy-editing and indexing. We have worked with Kate on several book projects and every time, she is called to duty she delivers. Her relentless efforts have significantly enhanced the quality of this publication.