Introduction Welcome to the Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa blog symposium where the africanlegalstudies.blog and the Law and Development Conversations Blog join forces! This symposium emerged from the…
Author: Merlin Mitschker
Merlin Mitschker, Maître en Droit International (Bordeaux) and Wirtschaftsjurist (University of Bayreuth) is a doctoral researcher and research assistant at the Chair of African Legal Studies, University of Bayreuth. His academic training spans Bayreuth, Bordeaux and Poznań, with a focus on international law, fundamental rights and an additional qualification in international economics. Since 2023, he has managed and edited the African Legal Studies Blog and previously contributed to the Institute of African Studies in Bayreuth, including editing its Working Paper Series.
Introduction This interview was conducted during a conference hosted by the Chair of African Legal Studies (26 – 28 November 2025) at the University of Bayreuth, marking the culmination of…
Introduction It is not every day that a conference opens with a work of art, but the African Legal Studies conference in Bayreuth chose to do precisely that. Marking the…
Introduction This interview was conducted by Merlin Mitschker during the “Law and Belonging” conference in Bayreuth. The conversation features Dr Godswill Agbaitoro, lecturer in International Energy and Environmental Law at…
Introduction What happens when the laws meant to help people do not quite work in practice? Dr. Cyprian Kambili from Malawi explores this in a conversation with Merlin Mitschker and…
Introduction On June 10, 2024, the Chair of African Legal Studies (ALS) at the University of Bayreuth had the unique opportunity to host two distinguished representatives from the African Court…
Introduction On June 10, 2024, the Chair of African Legal Studies (ALS) at the University of Bayreuth had the unique opportunity to host two distinguished representatives from the African Court…
Introduction During his research stay at the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth and the visit of the Judges from the African Court on Human and…
Introduction In the vibrant tapestry of African legal and political developments in 2023, the African Legal Studies Blog has captured critical developments, weaving together the diverse threads of historical and…
COMMENT Merlin Mitschker 19 March 2021 Climate change affects everyone and everything, including human beings. Throughout the world, we can see various developments and the forms of climate change materialization…