Law in Africa, a journal established 1998 by the African Law Association, is an information and discussion forum for the various and diverse forms of law on the African continent, whether of multinational, governmental, informal, or traditional nature. Particular attention is given to topics regarding current legal developments.Law in Africa publishes detailed articles on Africa relating to legal issues, shorter reports on ongoing research projects, current events and academic conferences as well as book reviews. Law in Africa invites everyone interested in legal developments in Africa, from scientists to practitioners, from lecturers to students, from Africa, Europe or other parts of the world, to contribute as authors and readers and to exchange views on legal activities in AfricaLaw in Africa is published online twice a year and includes contributions in German, English and French.
The paper focuses on constitution making as part of broader Rule of Law (RoL) frames in emerging South Sudan where negotiations on the mode of statehood are on-going by multiple actors with different claims of authority. The RoL comes with the...
Labour law in Tanzania, deriving their legitimacy from the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania 1977 which prohibits gender based discrimination and guarantees equality between men and women, provides for well lettered women’s rights....
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, in acronym EMCA, was born in replacement of the Custom and Economic Union of Central Africa (CEUAC), from a treaty signed on 16 March 1994 in Ndjamena, Chad, by the heads of states and...
This article examines the management of internal displacement in Nigeria using the Kampala Convention as a guide and defines key concepts for a better understanding of the issues under consideration. This paper also examines the history and causes...
Our study deals with the carrying out of the medical contract in the maternity of the Jason Sendwe General Hospital in Lubumbashi. The enforcement of the medical contract conveys a notable discrepancy between what is in reality and what should come...
Kenya is a former British colony that attained internal self- rule on 1st June, 1963 following negotiations between Kenyan leaders and the then British colonial government at Lancaster House. Negotiations had taken place for a period of three years,...