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Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland
Read more: Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of ScotlandRobin Jackson explores the life and extraordinary range of work of 20th century German artist Hermann Gross
Digital Humanities research in Africa
by Emmanuel Ngué Um The main challenge facing Digital Humanities research in Africa is the race to catch up with a global trend, where digitization is increasingly present at the intersection of knowledge and society. This race is taking place…
Fatou Bensouda: beyond the symbols, what can we learn nine years later?
By Gbandi Benjamin DARE and Elisée Judicaël TIEHI Elected by consensus on 12 December 2011 by the Assembly of States Parties, Fatou Bensouda will officially step down as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 15 June 2021. The…
Three ways that human rights impact assessment can improve consistency between economic law and human rights law
By Caroline Dommen It is perplexing to observe how often States ignore their international legal commitments in one area of law when making rules in another. An area in which this is repeatedly plays out is trade policy – as…
Commercial Agriculture and Law Reform in Nigeria
My article “Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria Through a Reform of the Legal and Institutional Frameworks” in African Journal of International and Comparative Law examines the efficacy of the extant legal and institutional frameworks in addressing the challenges that have stifled the…
Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Perspective
Meghan Campbell Despite a renewed global commitment to reduce extreme poverty and achieve gender equality, women throughout the world continue to disproportionately live in poverty. While the causes of women’s poverty are complex and inter-locking, the role of patriarchal cultural…
Guest Blog – SPS Standards and TBT regulations in Intra-African Trade
Dr. Onsando Osiemo is currently a legal practioner and researcher in Nairobi, Kenya. His areas of research are in international trade law and regional integration in Africa. He obtained his LLM and PhD degrees in international Law from the University…
“Spotlight on” … African Journal of International and Comparative Law
African Journal of International and Comparative Law is a tri-annual published in February, June and October of each year. It provides invaluable refereed material on public or private international and comparative law on a pan-African basis. The Journal recommenced publication…