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African Journal of Legal Studies

JournalApril 2026

African Journal of Legal Studies

African Journal of Legal Studies

The African Journal of Legal Studies is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal, which was founded by Professor Charles Jalloh and the Africa Law Institute and ran by him for many years before it was brought under CILPA and is now published separately by Brill Nijhoff, focuses on human rights and rule of law issues in Africa, drawing analysis from lawyers, economists, political scientists and scholars from across the continent and beyond.

African Union LawHuman RightsGovernance and Rule of LawResearch and PublicationsAfrican Journal of Legal StudiesAJLS

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CILPA Report: First Three Years of Operations

ReportDecember 2023

CILPA Report: First Three Years of Operations

Center for International Law and Policy in Africa

This report documents CILPA’s first three years of operations, institutional development, programmes, partnerships and early contribution to international law and policy in Africa.

Legal Training and Capacity BuildingResearch and PublicationsInstitutional ReportFirst Three YearsCILPAAnnual Report

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Cover of Background on the ICC and African States’ Relationship by Sètondji Roland Adjovi

Occasional PaperSeptember 2023

Bringing the African Perspective to the ICC Reform Discussion

Sètondji Roland Adjovi

This occasional paper examines the relationship between the International Criminal Court and African States, providing background and legal-policy analysis as part of CILPA’s work on bringing African perspectives to the ICC reform discussion.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawGovernance and Rule of LawInternational Criminal CourtICC ReformAfrican States

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African Journal of Legal Studies

JournalApril 2026

African Journal of Legal Studies

African Journal of Legal Studies

The African Journal of Legal Studies is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal, which was founded by Professor Charles Jalloh and the Africa Law Institute and ran by him for many years before it was brought under CILPA and is now published separately by Brill Nijhoff, focuses on human rights and rule of law issues in Africa, drawing analysis from lawyers, economists, political scientists and scholars from across the continent and beyond.

African Union LawHuman RightsGovernance and Rule of LawResearch and PublicationsAfrican Journal of Legal StudiesAJLS

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CILPA Report: First Three Years of Operations

ReportDecember 2023

CILPA Report: First Three Years of Operations

Center for International Law and Policy in Africa

This report documents CILPA’s first three years of operations, institutional development, programmes, partnerships and early contribution to international law and policy in Africa.

Legal Training and Capacity BuildingResearch and PublicationsInstitutional ReportFirst Three YearsCILPAAnnual Report

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Cover of Background on the ICC and African States’ Relationship by Sètondji Roland Adjovi

Occasional PaperSeptember 2023

Bringing the African Perspective to the ICC Reform Discussion

Sètondji Roland Adjovi

This occasional paper examines the relationship between the International Criminal Court and African States, providing background and legal-policy analysis as part of CILPA’s work on bringing African perspectives to the ICC reform discussion.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawGovernance and Rule of LawInternational Criminal CourtICC ReformAfrican States

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Background on the ICC and African States’ Relationship

Occasional PaperSeptember 2023

Background on the ICC and African States’ Relationship

Sètondji Roland Adjovi

This occasional paper provides background on the relationship between the International Criminal Court and African States as part of CILPA’s broader work on African perspectives in the ICC reform discussion.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawAfrican Union LawGovernance and Rule of LawICCInternational Criminal Court

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Cover of Occasional Paper No. 2 on domestic legal frameworks in African States forming part of the ICC situational docket

Occasional PaperSeptember 2023

Examining the domestic legal framework in select African States that form part of the situational docket of the International Criminal Court

Dr. Geoffrey Kevins Lugano

Dr. Geoffrey Kevins Lugano’s paper examines the domestic legal framework in selected African States that form part of the situational docket of the International Criminal Court, with a focus on national implementation of the Rome Statute, cooperation gaps and structural issues affecting the fight against impunity for atrocity crimes.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawAfrican Union LawGovernance and Rule of LawInternational Criminal CourtICC

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Cover of Occasional Paper No. 3 on African States’ priorities and the Independent Expert Review of the ICC

Occasional PaperSeptember 2023

Heard Or Ignored: African States Priorities and the Independent Expert Review of the ICC

Lorraine Smith van Lin

Ms. Lorraine Smith van Lin’s paper considers African States’ priorities and the Independent Expert Review of the International Criminal Court, critically assessing whether African concerns were ignored or dismissed during the review process.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawAfrican Union LawHuman RightsGovernance and Rule of LawInternational Criminal Court

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African Journal of International Criminal Justice

JournalNovember 2014

African Journal of International Criminal Justice

Charles C. Jalloh

The African Journal of International Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary scholarly periodical providing a forum for international criminal law and transitional justice issues in Africa and the developing world.

International Criminal JusticeInternational LawHuman RightsGovernance and Rule of LawResearch and PublicationsAfrican Journal of International Criminal Justice

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