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  • Index

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp 1125-1168
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  • Preface

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp xix-xxii
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  • 1 - Introduction

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp 1-54
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  • Summary

    In June 2014, at its summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government (“Assembly”) of the African Union adopted the Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (the “Malabo Protocol”). This chapter provides an overview of the journey that led to the adoption of the Protocol and the structure of the envisaged African court. The role that the African Court may play as a transitional justice mechanism in Africa and some of its innovative aspects including, corporate criminal responsibility, immunity and range of crimes are also canvassed. Finally, some reflections are proffered on the potential challenges the African Court might be faced with once it becomes operational.

  • Contents

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp v-x
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  • Contributors

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp xi-xviii
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  • Abbreviations

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp xxiii-xxx
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  • B - Institutional and Procedural Issues

  • from Part II - The Criminal Law Jurisdiction of the African Court
  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp 643-740
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  • A - The Crimes

  • from Part II - The Criminal Law Jurisdiction of the African Court
  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp 223-642
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  • Copyright page

  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University, Kamari M. Clarke, University of California, Los Angeles, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Book: The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019, pp iv-iv
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The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context
  • Development and Challenges
  • Edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Kamari M. Clarke, Vincent O. Nmehielle
  • Published online: 02 May 2019
  • Print publication: 16 May 2019
  • The treaty creating the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights, if and when it comes into force, contains innovative elements that have potentially significant implications for current substantive and procedural approaches to regional and international dispute settlements. Bringing together leading authorities in international criminal law, human rights and transitional justice, this volume provides the first comprehensive analysis of the 'Malabo Protocol' while situating it within the wider fields of international law and international relations. The book, edited by Professors Jalloh, Clarke and Nmehielle, offers scholarly, empirical, critically engaged and practical analyses of some of its most challenging provisions. Breaking new ground on the African Court, but also treating old concepts in a novel and relevant way, The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights in Context is for anyone interested in international law, including international criminal law and international human rights law. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

  • Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Adult Spine Operations

  • Ambar Haleem, Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Ravindhar Vodela, Andrew Behan, Jean M. Pottinger, Joseph Smucker, Jeremy D. Greenlee, Charles Clark, Loreen A. Herwaldt
  • Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 37 / Issue 12 / December 2016
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 August 2016, pp. 1458-1467
  • Print publication: December 2016
  • OBJECTIVE

    To identify risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) after spine operations.

    DESIGN

    Case-control study of SSIs among patients undergoing spine operations.

    SETTING

    An academic health center.

    PATIENTS

    We studied patients undergoing spinal fusions or laminectomies at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from January 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009. We included patients who acquired SSIs meeting the National Healthcare Safety Network definition. We randomly selected controls among patients who had spine operations during the study period and did not meet the SSI definition.

    RESULTS

    In total, 54 patients acquired SSIs after 2,309 spine operations (2.3 per 100 procedures). SSIs were identified a median of 20 days after spinal fusions and 17 days after laminectomies; 90.7% were identified after discharge and 72.2% were deep incisional or organ-space infections. Staphylococcus aureus caused 53.7% of SSIs. Of patients with SSIs, 64.9% (fusion) and 70.6% (laminectomy) were readmitted and 59.5% (fusion) and 64.7% (laminectomy) underwent reoperation. By multivariable analysis, increased body mass index, Surgical Department A, fusion of 4–8 vertebrae, and operation at a thoracic or lumbar/sacral level were significant risk factors for SSIs after spinal fusions. Lack of private insurance and hypertension were significant risk factors for SSIs after laminectomies. Surgeons from Department A were more likely to use nafcillin or vancomycin for perioperative prophylaxis and to do more multilevel fusions than surgeons from Department B.

    CONCLUSIONS

    SSIs after spine operations significantly increase utilization of healthcare resources. Possible remediable risk factors include obesity, hypertension, and perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis.

    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1458–1467

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