Garcimartín, Carmen2026-03-252026-03-252021GARCIMARTIN, Carmen. “Family as the leading figure of development. A comparative approach to African and European policies on the family”. En: M.Chrisitian GREEN, y Faith KABATA, Family, Law and Religion in Africa, pp. 67-88. Africa Sun Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1-991201-56-0. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.52779/9781991201577/05978-1-991201-56-0978-1-991201-56-0https://hdl.handle.net/2183/47796[Abstract] The aim of this chapter is to examine the idea of the family embodied in the main regional conventions on human rights in Africa and Europe: the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter, or ACHPR) and the European Convention on Human Rights (European Convention, or ECHR). Strictly speaking, this is not a study in comparative law, as it makes little sense to compare two documents, even of a similar kind, in isolation of other defining features of their respective societies, such as history, culture, traditions, and so on. The goal of this analysis is more limited: to study how the family is depicted and protected in these conventions, and to gain a better understanding of some of the family policies in the regions where they apply.engCopyright ©2021 ACLARSFamilyHuman rightsAfrican Charter on Human and People’s RightsEuropean Convention on Human RightsMarriagebook partembargoed access10.52779/9781991201577/05