The Dawn of a New Era for Reparatory Justice? On 25 March 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic Declaration, designating the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime…
Category: Focus Month
Introduction Recent climate events illustrate the growing human impact of climate change.[1] However, the legal framework governing state responsibility remains fragmented. This short piece argues that while climate treaties provide…
Introduction The Federal Republic of Somalia, located in the Horn of Africa, bears the scars of a past marked by colonial rule, a brief period of independence, and a devastating…
Introduction Uganda’s pursuit of economic development through large-scale projects, such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), has raised significant concerns about land rights and environmental justice. While natural…
Introduction Migration in Africa is more than a journey; it’s a dynamic intersection of hope, challenges, and opportunities. It acts as a place of origin, a transit point, and a…
Introduction 2025 has begun and we are all witnessing the first developments and changes resulting from political decisions made last year. Recently, right-wing parties and news channels have been instrumentalizing…
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…
I. Background Ethiopia has constructed the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, some 14 kilometres east of its border with Sudan. This…
So, the Chair of African Legal Studies has just restructured a particular section of its library by stocking it with books that are predominantly on colonialism and racism. My first…
OPINION Sifa 16 September 2022 Beginning of Queer visibility In 2011, the Tunisian people overthrew the regime of the despotic ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his familial clan…