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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...

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 by Emmanuel Opoku Awuku
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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...

Book Review II of The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: The Development of a Rules-Based Trading Order by Konstantinos D. Magliveras

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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...

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

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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-. ...

"Preferred in Principle, Penalised in Practice: Afreximbank and the Politics of Preferred Creditor Status*" By Victor Ojeah

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📸On May 20 & 21, I joined colleagues in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 to assess the first years of the implementation of the #AfCFTA.

I offered the #Keynote speech at the conf. & also participated in a High Level panel that reflected on Morocco’s efforts in implementing the AfCFTA../1
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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

📚Book Review Symposium

Book: Asymmetric Power Relations and International Trade Law: A Legal Analysis of Economic Partnership Agreements, (Routledge, 2025)

Author: Inebu C. Agbo-Ejeh

Read the Introduction by Dr. Agbo-Ejeh ⬇️

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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.

🔊🎥Invitation: Please join us for the launch of our latest quarterly report, "Sovereign Debt as Subordination to Global Finance", by James T. Gathii & Harrison Mbori.

Date: May 16, 2025

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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. ...

New Blog by Dilini Pathirana

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

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Global finance commodifies nature while absolving the Global North of its climate responsibility. Our hidden gem of the week rebukes the neocolonial extraction behind carbon markets.

By James T. Gathii at @afronomicslaw.bsky.social

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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...

Webinar Invitation:

34th Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series

"The Racialized Epistemology of International Law: From White Ignorance to Black Dignity"

Date: April 19, 2025

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#Webinar #Invitation:

The Canadian Yearbook of International Law is pleased to invite you to join their inaugural Webinar

- Theme: "International Economic System in a State of Flux: In Search of a Way Forward"

- Date: April 11, 2025

- Time: 9-10:30am (EST)

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YouTube video by Cambridge University Press AJIL Board of Editors Spotlight: Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

In this new video series, AJIL Spotlight, we highlight AJIL Board members and their personal journey to joining the Board. Watch Int'l Decisions Section Editor @akinkugbe.bsky.social discuss how he joined the Board and the importance of mentorship: youtu.be/rCTi1RJc9wk

Check out our new @ajil.bsky.social series to showcase members of our incredible board—starting with @akinkugbe.bsky.social.

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...

Webinar Invitation - #Afronomicslaw Quarterly Report Launch:

"The Impact of IMF - Recommended Consumption Tax Policy on Africa's Rising Public Debt Levels"

Date: Thursday April 3, 2025.

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My digital dossier; 2024 in writing, featuring

- Book review on Olakpe's book @afronomicslaw.bsky.social, bit.ly/3W1jrLz
- Book chapter as part of the Vulner research project bit.ly/4dDUlIX
- Article on TWAILR - GCM and labour #migration bit.ly/4htIboW

#InternationalLaw #AcademicChatter #TWAIL

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...

This week @afronomicslaw.bsky.social is hosting a symposium on 'double standards and international law' based on discussions at a workshop hosted by the Free University in Berlin (July 2024) www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana... Read David Hughes and my introductory post, where we outline...

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...

Peter Brett: Victors’ Justice, Double Standards, and the Civil Society Tribunals of the Late Cold War www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana... @afronomicslaw.bsky.social

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...

“The idea that universal justice might emerge from victors’ justice is not a specifically liberal form of idealism”

🖊️ @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social's Peter Brett writes for @afronomicslaw.bsky.social

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...

Double Standards in International Criminal Law - reflections on recent developments.

Curious to read more? I`m grateful to @afronomicslaw.bsky.social for publishing my blog as part of the symposium on double standards.

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I'm happy to share this call for papers for a workshop on "The Geopoliticization of #Trade Policy", organized within my ERC-funded project GEOTRADE (geotrade.sbg.ac.at). You can find a pdf version of the call here: lnkd.in/gfpgWXYi. Deadline: 24 November. #Polisky

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.

"The cmte aims to update its BIT regime to modernize existing agreements + discard treaties that have no further relevance to Nigeria’s trade environment."

Canada strong-armed Nigeria into signing a BIT/FIPA in 2013 after a single negotiating round.

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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...

🔊🔊Call for Papers: “ISDS Reform: Past, Present, and Future” by
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Key Dates:

•Abstract submission by 31 December 2024
•Speakers notified by 1 February 2025
•Completed papers due by 15 April 2025
•Conference to be held on 29 April 2025

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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...

"Kenya terminates Bilateral Investment Treaty with the Netherlands"

#ISDS #IIA #BITs #Kenya #Natherlands
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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...

"In conclusion, Zimbabwe's ongoing efforts to manage its escalating public debt of over USD$21 billion reflect a crucial phase in its economic recovery strategy. Steps taken towards the implementation of the Arrears Clearance, Debt Relief, ..."
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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...

NEW #AfSDJN BLOG: “More than a decade after the creation of the fraudulent debt, the ruling marks a pivotal step in Mozambique's pursuit of justice and its dedication to strengthening governance for the benefit of its citizens. economic stability....”
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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...

NEW BLOG: "How then have different RTAs and other economic formations approached gender mainstreaming, and are these approaches workable?" Rachel Gesare & Patrick Anam
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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...

"If ECOWAS really wants to be serious about governance going forward, ... instead focus on cleaning house, both by updating and refining its instruments and taking a firmer stand against all forms of unconstitutional changes of government." Nneka Okechuckwu. 
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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...

Our Symposium on the Proposed Multilateral Investment Court continues with Emmanuel T. Laryea’s post “argues that UNCITRAL has a unique opportunity to facilitate host state population’s access to the MIC as a solution to their lack of access to remedies.’
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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...

Christopher Nyinevi discusses the opportunity the proposed MIC presents for states to holistically address the imbalances in int'l investment law by granting local communities a binding int'l remedy for corporate HR violations and other investment-related harms.
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