Africa’s Participation in International Economic Law in the 21st Century: An Introduction

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D.; Omiunu, Ohio; Vanni, Amaka; Simo, Regis Y.; Dirar, Luwam

Africa’s Participation in International Economic Law in the 21st Century: An Introduction

Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Volume 17, Issue 1: 1-9, 2020, Special Issue of the 4th African International Economic Law Network Conference.

9 Pages Posted: 22 May 2020 Last revised: 16 Apr 2021

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Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law

Regis Y. Simo

Queen's University Belfast - School of Law

Luwam Dirar

Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law

Date Written: April 25, 2020

Abstract

This is the introduction to the Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Symposium Issue based on selected papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference of the African International Economic Law Network at Strathmore Law School, Nairobi, Kenya in July 2019. The introduction also reflects on four important spaces for the consolidation of the scholarship, teaching and research, practice and policy relating to international economic law in Africa.

Keywords: Africa, International Economic Law, Research, Teaching, Practice of IEL.

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D. and Omiunu, Ohio and Vanni, Amaka and Simo, Regis Y. and Dirar, Luwam, Africa’s Participation in International Economic Law in the 21st Century: An Introduction (April 25, 2020). Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Volume 17, Issue 1: 1-9, 2020, Special Issue of the 4th African International Economic Law Network Conference., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3585253