Bridging the Gap Between Socio-Economic Rights and Development in Africa: The Case of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution

Emmaculate Tsitsi Ngwerume
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Emmaculate Tsitsi Ngwerume: PhD Student (Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance, Africa University, Zimbabwe) Lecturer (Peace and Governance Department, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe)

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 6, 122-129

Abstract: It is the aim of this paper to explore the inextricable link between human rights and development in Africa, using the Zimbabwean 2013 Constitution as the prime case study. Comparisons were also drawn from different selected countries regionally as well as globally. Qualitative research through extensive desk research, involving the application of critical content analysis was the adopted methodology. Despite the widespread recognition and adoption of human rights-based approaches to development, including the Right To Development (RTD) in most developing states, a huge gap exists between principle and practice. More so, the RTD in particular, is a very much contested concept, both locally and internationally. However, for sustainable development to be achieved in Africa and other developing parts of the world, there is need to make human rights, and particularly, socio-economic rights, an integral component of the development process.

Date: 2022
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