Promoting human rights and constitutional literacy in Africa

A Guide to the Zambian Bill of Rights

Raising awareness among the citizens is not only one of the most effective ways of enhancing accountability and participation in governance affairs, but also, the best defence against gross human rights violations. A knowledgeable and empowered citizen is better placed to demand, question and seek appropriate remedies against rogue regimes and authorities and against any perpetrators. This simple-easy-reference booklet (for non-lawyers) summarises the Zambian Bill of Rights in English.

Promoting human rights and constitutional literacy in Africa

Langizo La Ufulu Wanu: Cikalata Caufulu Wa Zambia

Raising awareness among the citizens is not only one of the most effective ways of enhancing accountability and participation in governance affairs, but also, the best defence against gross human rights violations. A knowledgeable and empowered citizen is better placed to demand, question and seek appropriate remedies against rogue regimes and authorities and against any perpetrators. This simple-easy-reference booklet (for non-lawyers) summarises the Zambian Bill of Rights in Chinyanja.

Regulation of Communications Surveillance and Access to Internet in Selected African States

This joint publication of the International Commission of Jurists and KAS' Rule of Law Program for (Anglophone) Sub-Saharan Africa identifies the protection gaps that exist in laws in selected seven African States, which allow for the undermining of the enjoyment of freedom of expression, the right of access to information, the right to privacy and other related human rights.

CALL FOR BIDS

Call for a consultant to design a study on the independence of the judiciary covering eleven (11) countries from Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa with expert contributors from the countries or experts on the countries.

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA, 2020

The International Criminal Justice in Africa series is a collection of papers by members of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's African Group of Experts on International Criminal Justice. The book offers a uniquely African perspective on the issues, challenges and prospects facing the project of international criminal law in Africa. It is essential reading for students and scholars interested in the subject.

NINTH STELLENBOSCH ANNUAL SEMINAR ON CONSTITUTIONALISM IN AFRICA (SASCA 2022)

Call for Papers

The organisers of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA) are pleased to announce the call for papers for the Ninth Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA 2022) which will be held in Stellenbosch (South Africa) from 13- 16 September 2022. The theme for this seminar is "Constitutional Change and Constitutionalism in Africa". SASCA 2022 will be jointly organised by the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development (SARChI) at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, and the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Rule of law Programme Sub-Saharan Africa (Anglophone Countries), based in Nairobi.

China in Africa: Wielding Influence in the Age of Coronavirus

How the Chinese Communist Party Shapes Narratives and Builds Influence in Africa

Die neue Studie "Wielding Influence in the Age of Coronavirus" analysiert Chinas Reaktion auf das Coronavirus in Afrika.

Remaining in the Shadows: Parliament and Accountability in East Africa

In this book, Tundu Lissu traces historical journey from the early days of Parliamentarism during the time of colonialism to the current state of democracy in the three countries of East Africa namely, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

PODCAST “RULE OF LAW RULES”

Unser Podcast #RuleOfLawRules blickt dieses Mal in den Nahen Osten. Im Interview mit Nadim Gemayel sprechen wir über den Schutz von Daten im Nahen Osten und welche Rolle die DSGVO in der Region spielt.

Countering the Corrupt

This book pulls together the themes discussed at four conferences on the fight against corruption in Africa which were held between 2014 and 2018 and which were organised by the KAS' Rule of Law Program for Sub Saharan Africa and the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa. The book endeavours to share with the readers, the gist of those discussions in ‘a digestible and easily accessible format’.