Das südliche Afrika am Scheideweg

Prof. Dr. Manfred Hinz
Universität Windhoek / Namibia

Freitag, 6. Oktober 2006 um 19:30 Uhr
Lämmerstraße 3, 80335 München

Zum Thema:

Entwicklungs- und friedenspolitische Hoffnungen richten sich auf das Südliche Afrika. Namibia und Südafrika stehen dabei im Mittelpunkt. Wie steht es um den südlchen Teil des Kontinents Afrika, den viele bereits abgeschrieben haben, nach 16 Jahren unabhängigem Namibia und über 10 Jahren demokratischer Wendung in Südafrika?

Der Vortrag versucht ein politisch-soziologisches Fazit zu ziehen und dabei einige der zentralen Problemfelder Namibias und Südafrikas, wie Menschenrechte, Landverteilung, Dezentralisierung und traditionelle Herrschaft näher zu betrachten.

Zur Person:

Manfred Hinz studied law and philosophy at the University of Mainz (Germany) where he graduated in 1960. He did his legal practitioner examination in 1964, the year in which he also obtained his doctor degree in law from the University of Mainz. After studying sociology, anthropology and African languages at the same university, he was appointed full professor at the University of Bremen (Germany) in 1971. This appointment completed his studies for the higher doctorate (Habilitation).

In 1975, he founded the Centre for African Studies at the University of Bremen, from which he started co-operating first with SWAPO and later with the United Nations Institute for Namibia, Lusaka.

In 1989, he went to Namibia where he, after independence, assisted the Ministry of Justice. He was later seconded to the office of the now Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia to help build up UNAM'S Faculty of Law. He joined the Faculty as professor with its inception and was Deputy Dean and Dean of the Faculty for several years.

When Prof WJ Kamba, the first incumbent of the UNECO Chair: Human Rights and Democracy in the Faculty of Law of the University of Namibia returned to his home country Zimbabwe, Prof Hinz acted for the chair from 1 January 2000 to 31 March 2001. Since 1 April 2001, Prof Hinz holds the chair in his own rights.

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