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4th Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talks
2021-12-03
On 3rd December 2021, the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth in collaboration with the Heidelberg Centre Latin America (HCLA), conducted the fourth Chilean German-Tanzanian Legal Talk. The central theme of the Talk was: “Contested values and contradicting rights: Legal pluralism and human rights law.”

Legitimacy, Public International Law and Intractable Problems
2021-11-18
Welcome to the official stream of the Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dr. Thoko Kaime at the University of Bayreuth. The Lecture will start on Thursday, 18th November 2021 at 6:30 p.m. (CET). It will be held at the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics at the University of Bayreuth and will be streamed simultaneously. We are very much looking forward to your participation, be it at the Faculty or virtually.
Watch it here.

3rd Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talks
2021-06-09
On 9th June 2021, the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth in collaboration with the Heidelberg Centre Latin America (HCLA), conducted the third Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talk. The central theme of the Talk was: ‘Climate Litigation’.
PART 1 Prof Dr Eva Lohse (University of Bayreuth) about ‘Climate Change Litigation and National Litigation’
PART 2 Mai-Lan Tan (Heidelberg University) about ‘Civil Climate Change Litigation from a comparative law perspective’
PART 3 Cleophace K.K. Morris, PhD (University of Dar es Salaam)
PART 4 Dr Ezio Costa Cordella (University of Chile, FIMA) about ‘Climate Litigation in Latin America’.
Watch the full event here.

Gareth Prince about the communication Prince v South Africa
2021-05-03
Gareth Prince, the eponymous author of the communication Prince v South Africa has joined the class of the Human Rights in Africa course to discuss the journey of his case from South African Courts to the African Commission, the right to freedom of religion and legal developments in the aftermath of his case.
Watch it here.

Key Issues in African Law #03
2021-04-16
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with experts from around the globe who talk about Key Issues in African Law.
Enjoy the session in which expert Prof. Thoko Kaime, Chairholder of African Legal Studies and Project Leader of TGCL at the University of Bayreuth, lectures on “Colonialism’s enduring legacy”.
Watch it here.

Key Issues in African Law #02
2021-04-16
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with experts from around the globe who talk about Key Issues in African Law.
Enjoy the session in which expert Pacharo Kayira, Chief State Advocate at Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Malawi, lectures on “State party reports – a sufficient tool for human rights protection?”.
Watch it here.

Key Issues in African Law #01
2021-04-16
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with experts from around the globe who talk about Key Issues in African Law.
Enjoy the session in which expert Godswill Agbaitoro, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Essex, lectures on “Environmental Governance and Regulation in Africa: The Journey of Researching“.
Watch it here.

2nd Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talks
2021-01-13
On 13th January 2021, the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth in collaboration with the Heidelberg Centre Latin America (HCLA), conducted the second Chilean German-Tanzanian Legal Talk. The central theme of the Talk was: ‘Water Resources – Legal Protection and Conflicts’.
PART ONE Prof. Dr. Omondi Robert Owino, (Chair of Private Law Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology), ‘New Challenges in a Transboundary Watercourse; Retooling Cooperation in the Lake Victoria’.
PART TWO Simon Schaub (PhD Candidate, Institute of Political Sciences, University of Heidelberg) ‘Struggle over Sustainable Policy Solutions; The Case of Water Pollution by Contaminants of Emerging Concern’.
PART THREE Prof. Dr. Pilar Moraga, (Center for Environmental Law, University of Chile), ‘Environmental and Social Conflicts; The Chilean Glaciers’.
Watch the full event here.

Everyone's Human Rights #05
2020-10-14
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. Enjoy the final session in which Dr. Chikosa Silungwe, Attorney General of the Republic of Malawi, gives insights into
– Human Rights in Malawi
– The Challenge of the Elections in 2019
– The Right to Vote.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #06
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the final session from 12 October 2020 (14:00-14:45pm) in which Professor Oguge Nicholas Otienoh from the University of Nairobi lectures on “Key Issues on Climate Change and Climate Justice in the Global South”.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #05
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the fifth session from 12 October 2020 (13:15-14:00pm) in which Professor Patricia Kameri-Mbote from the University of Nairobi lectures on “Tackling Climate Change through international Law – Advocacy Litigation”.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #04
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the fourth session from 12 October 2020 (11: 30am-12:00pm) in which Professor Rosalind Malcolm from the University of Surrey lectures on “The Law, Lawyers and Environmental Problems”.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #03
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the third session from 12 October 2020 (10:45-11:30am) in which Professor Thoko Kaime from the University of Bayreuth and Chairholder of African Legal Studies lectures on “The African Union and Climate Change”.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #02
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the second session from 12 October 2020 (9:45-10:30am) in which Professor Philippe Cullet from the SOAS University of London lectures on “International Legal Frameworks on Climate Change”.
Watch it here.

Climate Justice in the Global South #01
2020-10-12
The chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a Kick-off event with leading experts from around the globe who talk about Climate Justice in the Global South.
Enjoy the first session from 12 October 2020 in which Prof. Stephen Turner from the University of Essex lectures on “International Institutional Arrangements on Climate Change”.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights #04
2020-10-07
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. Enjoy the fourth session in which Hon. Yvonne Dausab, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Namibia, gives insights into
– The Namibian Constitution
– Namibia’s Value System
– Social Justice.
Watch it here.

1st Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talks
2020-09-28
The Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth is launching together with the Heidelberg Center Latin America (HCLA) and the University of Chile a legal talk series. For our first legal session on 28th September 2020 we have invited three speakers to talk about human rights. The first speaker Dr. Jesse James (University of Dar es Salaam, School of Law) presents on “Synopsis of Tanzania Human Rights Legal Framework” He gives insights into:
– Protection of Human Rights
– Media Crime and Cyber Crime Act
– Tanzanian Constitution and Specialized Laws.
Watch the full event here.

Everyone's Human Rights #03
2020-09-09
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. Enjoy the third session from 9 September 2020 in which Dr. Melina Kalfelis gives insights into
– Violence and Security in Burkina Faso
– The Self-defense groups Koglweogos
– Hidden and undisguised Human Rights Violations
– Vigilantism as a political process.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights #02
2020-09-02
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. Enjoy the second session from 2 September 2020 in which Justice Professor Redson Kapindu gives insights into – freedom and dignity
– the relation between human rights and the concept of ubuntu
– human rights in the Malawian constitution.
Watch it here.

Everyone's Human Rights 2020 #01
2020-08-13
The Chair of African Legal Studies is hosting a series of debates on human rights in Africa. Enjoy the first session from 13 August 2020 in which Dr. Joan Nyanyuki gave insides on
– African Child Policy Forum
– broad meaning of child justice
– approaches on how to improve access to child friendly justice
– noting progress and challenges on the African continent
– application in criminal, civil and administrative justice, customary and traditional courts or other informal alternatives.
Watch it here.
