Category: Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa

A legitimacy critique of the usage of IFC Performance Standards (2012) in relation to human rights by development financiers and agencies

This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…

Global tug of war in international negotiations: Global South and North standpoints on victimhood in the draft legally binding instrument

This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…

Revisiting ICC Convictions as a Manifestation of Power Asymmetries in Public International Law in 2026?

This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…

A case for African perspectives in Law and Anthropology: beyond data and disciplinary boundaries  

This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…

Moving Beyond Positivism and Western-Centric Thinking in Francophone Legal Academia

This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…

Symposium Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa: Setting the stage     

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…