The only document I found mentioning the interdependence is the Directive C/DIR.3/05/09 on harmonization of guiding principles and policies in the mining sector and I find it odd that the principle could only be recognized in this document.
The African Centre for Economic Transformation posits the interdependence as a matter of fact : see http://acetforafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Human_Rights_English.pdf. In fact, it is a very traditional formulation.
The expression "interdependent" is in fact the least disputed, most widely acclaimed characteristic of the body of human rights. It is part of the tripartite characterization that human rights are "indivisible, interrelated and interdependent". This trio is generally found in the legal and policy-oriented literature on human rights. Indeed, when used to describe the qualities or characteristics of human rights, the adjectives "indivisible," "interrelated," and "interdependent" usually come as a package (along with "universal"), or the separate words are used interchangeably. This is widely reflected in the scholarly literature, writings of human rights advocates and practitioners, and authoritative interpretations especially surrounding the content and obligations of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
"Interdependence" predominates. To say that rights are "interdependent" signifies that the enjoyment of any right or group of rights is possible if and only if the other rights are enjoyed as well —which may or may not be part of the same category. For example, freedom of movement (a civil right) is a necessary precondition for the exercise of other civil rights (such as freedom of assembly), political rights (e.g., the right to vote), economic rights (the right to work, for example), and so forth. The expression "interdependency" includes the concept of division and categorisation and does not seek to overcome or ameliorate it. It takes rights as they are categorised. "Interdependency" is, in this sense, transcendent of categories. Because of the fact that these relationships are actually dependent, we still speak of interdependency..
Dear Jaap Verraes, thank tou for your long answer and the link you gave.
I totaly agree with your presentation of interdenpency of human rights but in the particular case of ecowas, i can't understand why it was only assert in document relating to economy and not in document concerning human right in general.
Best regards
interesting question, indeed: Why only there? I can only hypothesize: The obvious is not stated; the knowledge is incomplete; the subject is not well understood. The latter is not unusual: Independent interdependent inalienable rights for citizens, i.e. State subjects and concomitant obligations for States to guarantee the exercise of these rights is a tall order for e.g. political scientists. Je n'ai pas illusions comment cela se traduit dans le chef des fonctionnaires pressés. Bàt Jaap
Interesting hypothesis, it reminds me that real politik exists much more than I would like it does.
as an alternative you can call it "human issues": Des fonctionnaires fonctionnent, and are used by whatever political hotshot comes around. Issues are incompletely understood by both parties and in the communication more gets lost. ECOWAS has good officials but their centre of interest is not fundamental rights. They copy from friends and acquaintances and present it as the real thing, and explain the policy bonus that the hierarchy has to comprehend. La politique c'est l'art du possible, humainement. J.
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