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…

A Digital Pathway to Integration Beyond Legal Frameworks to Digital Reality

Introduction The region’s track towards integration has been long: legal frameworks have been established, the Customs Union has been formed,[1] the Common Market Protocol has been put in place,[2] and…

Decentering Legal Research: Decolonial Approaches, Normative Pluralism, and Epistemic Justice from the Congolese Context

Introduction On 3 April 2026, within the framework of the Séminaires Boussoles at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Université catholique de Louvain, Nina Bries Silva and I…

Are attacks on energy infrastructure in armed conflict compatible with international humanitarian law, given their environmental and humanitarian consequences?

Introduction The ongoing conflict between Iran and US/Israeli forces has proved to have a significant effect on the environment, while also raising serious issues regarding international humanitarian law. What began…

Red card to child labour: A Global moment of reflection?

Today’s International Day against Child Labour gives us yet another chance to assess our progress in addressing the ills that it is. It is both convenient and fit for purpose…

An Appraisal of the updated FMO/DEG/Proparco’s Independent Complaints Mechanism Policy: Assessing its Prospects and Potential Impact on Access to Remedy

Introduction The Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM) is a grievance mechanism of three leading European bilateral Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), namely Dutch Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO), German Deutsche Investitions-…