Book Review I of The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: The Development of a Rules-Based Trading Order - The Problem of Protectionism in Africa

This paper explores the persistence of protectionist trade policies across Africa and their implications for economic development, regional integration, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (Af...

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Book Review II of The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: The Development of a Rules-Based Trading Order

The AfCFTA, which aims at setting up a single market for goods and services ‘from Cairo to Cape Town’, is the subject of the eloquent monograph written by Professor Kufuor. The author, a well-known sc...

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Book Review III of The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: The Development of a Rules-Based Trading Order

While much has been written about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), very few studies address the social, political and cultural implications of this new regional bloc from the perspect...

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Preferred in Principle, Penalised in Practice: Afreximbank and the Politics of Preferred Creditor Status*

This paper examines the contested claim that the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) enjoys Preferred Creditor Status (PCS), particularly in the context of its recent downgrade by Fitch to BBB-. ...

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Book Review Symposium Introduction: Asymmetric Power Relations and International Trade Law: A Legal Analysis of Economic Partnership Agreements, Inebu C. Agbo-Ejeh (Routledge, 2025)

May 13, 2025

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Invitation: Afronomicslaw Quarterly Report Launch: Sovereign Debt as Subordination to Global Finance

Join us for the launch of Afronomics Law's latest quarterly report, "Sovereign Debt as Subordination to Global Finance", by Prof. James Gathii and Dr. Harrison Mbori.

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Perpetuating the Inequality between Foreign and Domestic Investors through Crisis-Driven Legislation: Insights from Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation Act

The national policy outlined in the Economic Transformation Act No. 45 of 2024 (the Act or the ET Act ) identifies promoting foreign investment as a key driver in Sri Lanka’s economic transformation. ...

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34th Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series - The Racialized Epistemology of International Law: From White Ignorance to Black Dignity

April 14, 202534th Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture SeriesThe Racialized Epistemology of International Law: From White Ignorance to Black DignityZoom Link Registration hereDate: 19th April 2...

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AJIL Board of Editors Spotlight: Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

YouTube video by Cambridge University Press

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Invitation - Afronomicslaw Quarterly Report Launch: The Impact of IMF - Recommended Consumption Tax Policy on Africa's Rising Public Debt Levels

Join us for the launch of Afronomicslaw’s latest quarterly report, "The Impact of IMF Recommended Consumption Tax Policy on Africa’s Rising Public Debt Levels" by Marie-Louise Aren. This report critic...

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International Law and Double Standards: A Symposium

While each post focuses on distinct contexts and frameworks, several overarching themes emerge. First, the posts reveal divergent conceptualizations and applications of the concepts of double standard...

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Victors’ Justice, Double Standards, and the Civil Society Tribunals of the Late Cold War

International criminal justice is, by common consent, to at least some degree, victors’ justice. Some have argued, however, that victors’ justice might be giving way, over time, to a more universal ju...

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Victors’ Justice, Double Standards, and the Civil Society Tribunals of the Late Cold War

International criminal justice is, by common consent, to at least some degree, victors’ justice. Some have argued, however, that victors’ justice might be giving way, over time, to a more universal ju...

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Some Reflections on Recent Developments on Double Standards and Selectivity in International Criminal Law

Discrepancies between the aspiration to apply ICL indiscriminately and the reality of its application described above drive perceptions of double standards. In this blog post, I will sketch the origin...

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Nigeria launches review of bilateral investment treaties | ALB Article

The state’s trade policies will be updated over the coming months by a nine-member committee.

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Call for Papers by the Academic Forum on ISDS: ISDS Reform: Past, Present, and Future

The Academic Forum on ISDS is delighted to announce their next Plenary Conference entitled "ISDS Reform: Past, Present, and Future", which will take place at the European University Institute (EUI) in...

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Kenya terminates Bilateral Investment Treaty with the Netherlands - SOMO

The government of Kenya has officially terminated its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the Netherlands, marking a significant win for economic justice and environmental protection. Kenya’s decis...

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One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Sovereign Debt News Update: Zimbabwe Inches Towards Commitments Under its Arrears Clearance Program

The African Sovereign Debt Justice Network, (AfSDJN), is a coalition of citizens, scholars, civil society actors and church groups committed to exposing the adverse impact of unsustainable levels of A...

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One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Sovereign Debt News Update: The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International and others [2024]: The Responsibilities of Advisory Banks in Sovereign Debt Procuremen...

Between 2013 and 2016, three Mozambican government-controlled enterprises discreetly borrowed $2 billion from major international banks to buy a tuna-fishing fleet and surveillance vessels. Mozambique...

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Gender Mainstreaming in African Regional Trade Agreements

Gender equality is the cornerstone of sustainable development. It is an important aspect of all social and economic undertakings at a personal, national, and international level. Sustainable developme...

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Another blow to ECOWAS’ regional governance architecture….?

As has previously been noted, unconstitutional change of government by other means have led the bloc - and the African Union - to where we are today by undermining both continental and regional govern...

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The Proposed Multilateral Investment Court: A Missing Issue of Importance to Africa

Most in the International Investment Law community would be aware of the ongoing work by the United Nations Commission on Transnational Trade Law’s (UNCITRAL’s) Working Group III on reforming the Inve...

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Project-Affected Local Communities, Africa and the Multilateral Investment Court

This essay discusses the opportunity the proposed multilateral investment court (‘MIC’) presents for states to holistically address the imbalances in international investment law by granting local com...

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