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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung mourns the loss of Helmut Kohl

On the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and former President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, writes:

International Criminal Justice in Africa, 2016

This is the 4th edition of the International Criminal Justice in Africa report that is authored by members of KAS' African Group of Experts on International Criminal Justice. It covers a broad range of subjects relevant to the prosecution of international and transnational crimes in Africa and offers a uniquely African perspective on issues, challenges and prospects facing international criminal law in Africa.

KAS Law Study Library Volume 02/2017

KAS African Law Study Library is a journal which publishes articles written by young scholars from the African continent. The journal deals with practical aspects important for the development of the Rule of Law in an African context.https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6262-2017-2/kas-african-law-study-library-jahrgang-4-2017-heft-2

BILATERAL TALKS

KAS' Rule of Law Program team visit to Arusha, Tanzania

THE RULE OF LAW IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa are organising a conference on the theme, “The rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Promises, progress, pitfalls and prospects.” This will take place in Pretoria on 29 and 30 June 2017 at the University of Pretoria.

KAS Law Study Library Volume 01/2017

KAS African Law Study Library is a journal which publishes articles written by young scholars from the African continent. The journal deals with practical aspects important for the development of the Rule of Law in an African context.https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6262-2017-1/kas-african-law-study-library-jahrgang-4-2017-heft-1

KAS Law Study Library Volume 04/2016

KAS African Law Study Library is a journal which publishes articles written by young scholars from the African continent. The journal deals with practical aspects important for the development of the Rule of Law in an African context. Available online: http://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6262-2016-4/kas-african-law-study-library-jahrgang-3-2016-heft-4

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

This book endeavours to identify obstacles to constitutional implementation in Africa and, on the basis of good practice, assess how this could be overcome. This study represents a first attempt to draw attention to the issue, and hopes to open a serious debate about it and pave the way for making this issue an integral consideration in constitution-building in the future. The variety of perspectives in this volume should make it appealing to academics, practitioners, policy makers and postgraduate research students interested in the intricacies of comparative African constitutional law.

Publication: KAS African Law Study Library Vol. 3/2016

This e-book is comprised of several papers following our forth regional conference in Nairobi in Kenya in Autumn 2016. The authors are young legal researchers and experts, providing in several chapters their insights into the issue of: "Requirements for an independent and effective judiciary in Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda – current problems in criminal and civil proceedings". Link to the e-book: http://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6262-2016-3/kas-african-law-study-library-jahrgang-3-2016-heft-3

Book Publication: Gender Equality and Political Processes in Kenya

The publication "Gender Equality and Political Processes in Kenya: Challenges and Prospects" (ed. Japhet Biegon) was launched during the Annual Law Conference of the International Commission of Jurists, Kenyan Section in November 2016. This book addresses and summarizes the issue of the Jurists' Conference of 2015, which was implemented in cooperation with the KAS Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa, ICJ Kenya and the National Gender and Equality Commission. The e-book can be downloaded here.