Human Rights

This is an interdisciplinary platform for exciting insights, opinions, reviews, and critical analyses of human rights issues in Africa. A cross-section of contributors shares and cover human rights issues related to policy, advocacy, practice, and awareness. The insights shared unveil a wide spectrum where human rights principles and theories interface with lived realities of people and communities in Africa.

Besides the blog contributions, the africanlegalstudies.blog and the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth are constantly developing new initiatives to exchange and engage with scholars and practitioners. These include research projects such as “Intractable Human Rights Issues” or debate series (e.g. “Everyone’s human rights”).

Law and Literature: Existentialist Views on Legal Pluralisms in Algeria

Josephine AstfalkMay 23, 20257 min read
Law and Literature: Existentialist Views on Legal Pluralisms in Algeria

At the Chair of African Legal Studies, we recently discussed socio-legal approaches to law, talking about what, in the end, is legally binding. On this…

Breaking Barriers: Advancing the Right of Women Farmers for  Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria

Chinweze Abraham ChineduMay 10, 20257 min read
Breaking Barriers: Advancing the Right of Women Farmers for  Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria

Introduction Being the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, agriculture employs 70% of the population. The majority of this labour force consists of women. However, in Nigeria, where…

Red Sea Dreams: Ethiopia’s Challenges and Hopes Amid International Law and Geopolitics

Jara Samuel TuraMay 2, 202513 min read
Red Sea Dreams: Ethiopia’s Challenges and Hopes Amid International Law and Geopolitics

Introduction Ethiopia is the second-most populous landlocked country in Africa, following Nigeria.[1] Historically, Ethiopia had access to the Red Sea for an extended period, iuntil…

AI’s Next Frontier Could Supercharge Tax Havens. Here’s Why That Matters

Dr Scott TimckeApr 25, 20254 min read
AI’s Next Frontier Could Supercharge Tax Havens. Here’s Why That Matters

Introduction The quiet revolution in AI isn’t just changing how we work and live. It’s about to transform how wealth moves around the globe -…

Energy Transition Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessment of Nigerian Legal Framework and its Justice Outcomes

Opeyemi Esther AdegburinApr 11, 202510 min read
Energy Transition Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessment of Nigerian Legal Framework and its Justice Outcomes

Introduction As the largest oil producer in Africa, Nigeria has been typified by regulatory hurdles and socioeconomic disparities that encumber its energy transition efforts. Despite…

Talking to Justice Prof. Dennis Dominic Adjei: Insights into his Work as Judge of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights

Merlin MitschkerMar 21, 20259 min read
Talking to Justice Prof. Dennis Dominic Adjei: Insights into his Work as Judge of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights

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…