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Everyone's Human Rights Vol. 2 #01
2022-10-26
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. For the first session we have invited Habiba Osman, Chief Executive Officer from the Human Rights Commission in Malawi. She presents on “Understanding Efforts to Address Child Labour in the Post Pandemic Era” and gives insights into
– the Malawi Human Rights Commission
– Child Labour Distribution in Malawi
– National Responses Programmes against Child Labour.
Watch it here.

6th Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talks
2022-11-02
On 2nd November 2022, the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth in collaboration with the Heidelberg Centre Latin America (HCLA), conducted the sixth Chilean German-Tanzanian Legal Talk. The central theme of the Talk was: ‘Corporate social responsibility & Responsible business conduct’.
PART 1 Dr. Daniel Shayo (Head of Department and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economic Law, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) about ‘The corporate responsibility to respect human rights: A case study of Tanzania’s perspective’.
PART 2 Prof. Dr. Judith Schönsteiner (Human Rights Centre, Law Faculty, University Diego Portales, Chile) about ‘Chilean initiatives for obligatory standards of Human Rights for Enterprises’.
PART 3 Dr. Christian Ullmann, LL.M. (Cornell) (Institute for comparative law, conflict of laws and international business law, Heidelberg University) about ‘Corporate Social Responsibility in Germany and the US – Fundamentals and Recent Trends’.
PART 4 Veronika Thalhammer, PhD Candidate, Research Associate at the Chair of Public Law, International and European Law University of Bayreuth) about ‘Corporate Social Responsibility in German Company Law – due diligence and reporting obligations under the Supply Chain Act’.
Watch the full event here.

Everyone's Human Rights Vol 2 #02
2022-11-03
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. For the second session we have invited Desmond Mhango, Executive Director of the Centre of Youth and Children’s Affairs, Malawi. He presents on “Child Labour Impacting on the future of Malawi Society” and gives insights into
– the current state of protection against Child Labour in Malawi
– the lived realities of children
– what more needs to be done to enhance protection beyond the existing legal and institutional frameworks.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights Vol 2 #4
2022-11-18
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. For the fourth session we have invited Richard Obenan Iroanaya, Professor of Security and Strategic Studies from the University of Namibia. He presents on “Human Trafficking in South Africa: Patterns, Protection and Wayforward” and gives insights into
– Different forms of human trafficking in South Africa
– Victim Protection in South Africa
-What needs to be done to enhance protection beyond legislation.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights Vol 2 #05
2022-11-23
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. For the fifth session we have invited Dr. Stella Bosire, Co-Executive Director of UHAI East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative. She presents on the situation of gender minorities in Kenya and gives insights into
– Discrimination of gender minorities
– Criminalization and sexual gender based violence
– Protection, potential of the law and its limits.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights Vol 2 #06
2022-11-30
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. For the last session we have invited Pamela Adie, Executive Director, Equality Hub Nigeria. She presents on “Storytelling – A tool for Social Change – How can storytelling bridge the gab between law and society?” and gives insights into
– Prohibition of Same-Sex Marriage and Human Rights Violations
– Social Perception Study
– More social inclusion through movies, documentaries or campaigns.
Watch it here.

Roundtable Session: Science and the Law: From UNFCCC to Paris Agreement and Beyond
2024-05-08 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Berlin)

Visitation by Officers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the University of Bayreuth
2024-06-10 10:40
On 10th June 2024, the Chair of African Legal Studies shall be hosting Dr. Robert Eno and Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, the Registrar and Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights respectively. The African Court is a continental court established by African States to ensure protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa. Our guests shall present at the Human Rights in Africa seminar on the topic: Special protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa: Case of children, women’s rights and environment. Thereafter, the guests shall, jointly with other faculty members and experts, present in a moderated roundtable session on the topic: Role of comparative human rights law and jurisprudence in regional human rights systems and regimes. Both events shall take place at K3 in RWI, at the University of Bayreuth main campus. A small overview of the events are on the poster.

If you cannot come to Bayreuth in person, be sure to catch all our exciting sessions via zoom
https://uni-bayreuth.zoom.us/j/67280484185?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 672 8048 4185
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