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African Transitional Justice Hub

The African Transitional Justice Hub is an initiative of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and documents best practices in African transitional justice. There are four databases covering the following topics: Transitional justice processes, truth commissions, peace agreements and truth seeking and sexual violence. Material includes case studies, agreements and details of reparations of transitional justice processes.

African Transitional Justice Hub

The African Transitional Justice Hub is an initiative of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and documents best practices in African transitional justice. There are four databases covering the following topics: Transitional justice processes, truth commissions, peace agreements and truth seeking and sexual violence. Material includes case studies, agreements and details of reparations of transitional justice processes.

Africa Institute of Environmental Law

Website of the Africa Institute of Environmental Law (AIEL) which is the research arm of the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA). AIEL conducts research, training, analysis and legal drafting covering environmental law, sustainable development, natural resource governance and biodiversity. Policy briefs and research papers can be viewed on the site with recent topics covered including Zimbabwe's lithium Industry, the tourism sector in Namibia and the oil and gas situation in southern Africa.

African Coalition for Corporate Accountability

The African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) supports civil society organisations working for African communities whose human rights are adversely impacted by corporations. The focus is on environmental and natural resources rights, land acquisition, tenure and property rights with ACCA using policy advocacy, evidence-based research, capacity-building and technical support to promote community rights. Reports and policy briefs can be downloaded from the site.

AfricLaw

Blog created jointly in 2012 by the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights and its Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa. Covers all areas of law relating to Africa, international, regional and national. Contributors include academics, practitioners and students.

Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)

ICLA was founded in 2011 at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. Its website details past and ongoing research projects and makes available their publications and data. It also has an African Constitutions section, providing the constitutions of over thirty African states, country reports, information about a number of books on African constitutional law, and the reports of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA).

African Institute of International Law

The African Institute of International Law (AIIL) promotes the dissemination of international law in Africa and seeks to enhance the rule of law in Africa. Its website gives details of AIIL workshops, summer schools, capacity-building projects and other events. It also makes available the African Law Series: compilations of African legal instruments including AU/OAU treaties, declarations and resolutions (see Media Center – Resources).

Afronomicslaw

Blog covering international economic law and public international law as they relate to Africa and the Global South. The site also hosts the African Journal of International Economic Law and the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network, as well as a repository of cases and other documents.

Laws.Africa

Laws.Africa is a non-profit organisation working with African governments to make African legislation and cases available for free online. Its website provides technical information and an API developer guide; it also offers case studies, best practice guidance for publishing legal documentation online and information about naming conventions for documents.

Pan-African Parliament (PAP)

Website of the Pan-African Parliament, the legislative arm of the African Union. The PAP was established in 2004 by the Constitutive Act of the African Union and includes representatives from all 55 member states. The site gives details of MPs and the permanent committees and sets out the objectives of the Parliament which includes formulating model laws that member states can adopt.  The site can be viewed in English and French. 

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