RiA Recht in Afrika | Law in Africa | Droit en Afrique

Founded in 1973 in Heidelberg, Germany, the African Law Association has committed itself to the promotion of “African Law”, i.e. the various legal sources which were or are applicable on the African continent. The 200 members or the Association...

South African criminal law does not formally recognise a separate or distinct cultural defence despite the courts having had ample opportunity to consider doing so. A formal cultural defence could negate an accused’s liability for a so-called...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights recently published a general comment interpreting article 7(d) of the so-called Maputo Protocol. According to this article, the woman has a “right to an equitable sharing of the joint property...

The bank is a company with highly regulated conditions of creation and operation. Its creation is a legal process at two levels, including the creation of a commercial company first, and then the transformation of the company into a bank. The...

The glaring lack of employment opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to the conclusion of special employment contracts, including domestic work contracts. Today, there is a rapid development of labour contracts in Congolese...