Introduction According to the 2024 Afrobarometer survey “Democracy at Risk – The People’s Perspective”, Africans continue to overwhelmingly reject one-party rule and prefer democracy to any other form of government.…
Introduction In Africa, governments are rapidly expanding their digital surveillance capabilities, investing in advanced technologies such as spyware, biometric databases, and real-time tracking systems. These tools, mostly imported from foreign…
Introduction Some time ago, I took a close look at the concept of Energy Justice. In my article , I was critical, arguing that Energy Justice is too operational –…
Prelude to the AUCEVAWG UN Women reports that in 2023, approximately 51,100 women and girls worldwide were murdered by an intimate partner or family member.[1] The highest in any region,…
GBV is on the rise in South Africa On April 11 2025, the Non-Profit Organisation Women for Change[1], which is dedicated to ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country,…
Introduction Foreign investment has long been an important policy tool for countries seeking to transform their economies. The international investment regime—comprising treaties and institutions—has supported this objective by creating…
Introduction On 12 February 2025, the Finance Minister of Zimbabwe announced that the government of Zimbabwe intends to compensate 94 former farmers who were affected by the ‘Fast Track Land…
Introduction It is not every day that a conference opens with a work of art, but the African Legal Studies conference in Bayreuth chose to do precisely that. Marking the…
Introduction This interview was conducted by Merlin Mitschker during the “Law and Belonging” conference in Bayreuth. The conversation features Dr Godswill Agbaitoro, lecturer in International Energy and Environmental Law at…
Introduction Kenyan legal scholar and social justice advocate Milka Wahu caught up with Aristid Banyurwahe while visiting Bayreuth. She was in town for Law and Belonging as a Relational Practice,…