Introduction African realities require African solutions, and the Business and Human Rights (BHR) discourse is shifting from abstract theoretical frameworks to tangible enforcement mechanisms across the continent. While global BHR…
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Introduction Pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the EAC Treaty 1999, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) is the primary judicial organ of the East African Community (EAC or…
Setting the Stage The Business and Human Rights (BHR) field has long been dominated by frameworks emanating from the Global North, most notably the 2011 United Nations Guiding Principles on…
Introduction: Child Marriage in Contemporary Somalia In 2025, Somalia ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.[1] Ten years earlier, the country had also ratified the…
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…
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-…
Human trafficking is the illegal movement or coercion of people for exploitation mainly through forced labor or sexual exploitation using force, fraud or coercion. It includes types such as sex…
Introduction In 1971, Tanzania enacted the Law of Marriages Act (LMA).[1] The Act followed the Government’s Proposals on the Uniform Law of Marriage (Government’s Paper No. 1 of 1969), which…
Introduction The Federal Republic of Somalia, located in the Horn of Africa, bears the scars of a past marked by colonial rule, a brief period of independence, and a devastating…
I wrote the poem Robes Rob Us in a moment when my mind was clouded by the pressure of completing my PhD journey. It was during a conference on ‘Belonging…