ABSTRACT

Enlightenment ideas since the end of the Second World War, coupled with the breakdown of the Soviet Empire, have fuelled a synergic drive towards the recognition of human rights as universal values. Indeed, the UN has taken the position that international human rights are indivisible and interdependent.1 Arguable though that proposition may be,2 the universal dissemination of information on human rights, coupled with the globalisation of world markets and the formation of megablocs,3 have put tremendous pressure on all governments to meet the legitimate expectations of its citizenry. In other words, meeting the demands of the rule of law has become a compelling necessity in today’s world.