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NEWSFLASH #2 SEPTEMBER 2011

 Nous excusons de ne pas avoir des nouvelles en français    
                                                                     
  1. New Book on the Constitution of Lesotho
  2. Cadbury Fellowship Scheme and workshop
  3. Online publication: Legal grounds: reproduction and sexual rights in African Commonwealth Courts

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 CONSTITUTION OF LESOTHO- A TEXT OF COMPARATIVE RESEARCH STUDY by T.K Saha
 
The Book has been written by an ANCL member and has a Foreword by the Hon. Mr. Justice M.L Lehohla, Chief Justice of the High Court of Lesotho. The Book is research-based pioneering work on the Constitution of Lesotho. This is the first and only text book on the subject which is complete and comprehensive in coverage with 11 Chapters.The book is of immense importance to law academics and practitioners alike.
 
p.p. 333.(ISBN 978-81-909264-0-9).
Priced ZAR250
Available from the author(drtksaha@gmail.com).
                      

                               CADBURY FELLOWSHIP SCHEME AND WORKSHOP                                   

 
 
The Centre of West African Studies at the University of Birmingham (www.cwas.bham.ac.uk) invites applications for the 2012 Cadbury Fellowship Scheme, which, while taking note of the centenary year of the foundation of the African National Congress, will focus on issues in South Africanist research that resonate with African Studies more broadly.
 
Three visiting fellows from Africa will be appointed to participate in a ten-week schedule of seminars,  discussion groups, and other activities. One aim of the scheme is to assist new scholars to develop a research paper and bring it to publication, and the programme will culminate in an interdisciplinary workshop to be held at the University of Birmingham on 18-19 May 2012 at which the visiting fellows will present their papers alongside an international cast of both established and younger participants.
 
Fellowships will cover return air-fare, accommodation and living costs for a period of up to ten weeks. The deadline for applications for fellowships is 1 December 2011.
 
For more details please click HERE
 
 
                              

 
        
ONLINE PUBLICATION AVAILABLE
 
 The Center  for Reproductive Rights has recently published their second volume of " Legal grounds: reproduction and sexual rights in African Commonwealth Courts" Courts" 
 
 Legal Grounds II is a tool for organizations, individuals, and institutions of learning. Though the study of reproductive and sexual health as a human rights discipline on the African continent is still at a relatively young stage, a number of countries, including Nigeria and South Africa, are developing the discipline in their tertiary institutions. This publication is a compelling resource for students in this field.
 
In addition, it is a contribution towards a knowledge base for jurisprudence that bears directly or indirectly on reproductive and sexual health as human rights, and is conducive towards building and entrenching a human rights culture on the African continent.
 
 

 
 
 
 
AUGUST 2011

 

NB!! NB!! NB!! NB!! NB!! 
 
Bidding to host the next annual conference closes on the 1st SEPTEMBER
Access the forms HERE
 
Candidature pour accueillir la prochaine conférence annuelle se termine le 1er septembre
Accès aux formulaires ICI
     

                                                                        

                Prof Yash Ghai; Prof Cheryl de la Rey; Deputy Minister Andries Nel, Prof Erika de Wet and Prof Christof heyns                
CONSTITUTIONALISM IN AFRICA CONFERENCE                           
 
At the beginning of August, the ANCL combined  forces with the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in hosting a conference on Constitutionalism in Africa. Over three days, participants from 12 countries presented papers on the power of African executives, floor-crossing, religious and customary law and constitutional values, courts and judicial independence, among other things. Prof Yash Pal Ghai, former chairperson of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission was the keynote speaker. 
 
The final day of the conference focused on media law and participants from SADC countries discussed challenges facing the media in the region as well as problems with the legal framework under which the media operates in many jurisdictions. On Wednesday evening, the Konrad Adenauer Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa was launched.   
And for more information on the conference as well as conference papers go to: www.up.ac.za/icla          
 CONSTITUTIONNALISME EN AFRIQUE 
CONFERENCE
 
Au début du mois d'août, le RADC et l'Institut de droit international et comparé de l'Afrique à l'Université de Pretoria, Afrique du Sud, a organisé une conférence sur le constitutionnalisme en Afrique. Pendant trois jours, les participants provenant de 12 pays ont présenté des communications sur le pouvoir des dirigeants africains, d'allégeance, religieux et coutumier et les valeurs constitutionnelles, les tribunaux et l'indépendance judiciaire, entre autres choses. Professeur Yash Pal Ghai, ancien président de la Constitution du Kenya Review Commission a été le conférencier principal.

La dernière journée de la conférence a porté sur le droit des médias et des participants de pays de la SADC ont discuté des défis face à la presse dans la région ainsi que des problèmes avec le cadre juridique dans lequel fonctionnent les médias dans de nombreuses juridictions. Mercredi soir, la Konrad Adenauer Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa site web a été lancé. 
 
Pour plus d'informations sur la conférence ainsi que des documents de conférence allez à: www.up.ac.za/icla

                                                              
     
Proposed new working group /nouveau groupe de travail proposé
 
University-based legal aid clinics provide much-needed access to justice for the communities in which they operate as well as providing a rich learning experience for law students through the use of innovative and practical teaching methodologies. Several law clinics have been established in Africa over the last decade. 
  
 Cliniques d'aide juridique dans les universités fournissent tant besoin l'accès à la justice pour les communautés ainsi que fournir une expérience enrichissante pour les étudiants en droit grâce à l'utilisation de méthodes d'enseignement novatrices et pratiques. Plusieurs cliniques juridiques ont été établis en Afrique au cours de la dernière décennie
 
The working group would focus on regional integration of these clinics so that they can more effectively collaborate. It would assist prospective clinicians to establish clinics and clinical associations in their countries.  Through collaboration, clinics would then be able to explore possibilities for exchanges and partnerships in their work with an objective to deepen the culture of human rights and governance on the Continent. Should you be interested in joining this working group , please contact Meetali Jain at m.jainsa@gmail.com .

  
Le groupe de travail se concentrera sur l'intégration régionale de ces cliniques afin qu'ils puissent collaborer plus efficacement. Il serait d'aider les cliniciens à établir des cliniques prospectives et les associations cliniques dans leur pays. Grâce à la collaboration, les cliniques seraient alors en mesure d'explorer les possibilités d'échanges et de partenariats dans leur travail avec un objectif d'approfondir la culture des droits humains et la gouvernance sur le continent. Si vous êtes intéressés à joindre ce groupe de travail, s'il vous plaît contactez Meetali Jain m.jainsa@gmail.com                                                                                                                                             
 
 
                       
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ANCL Exchange Programme/RADC Programme d'échange
 
Judge Oagile Dingake, Botswana has been selected for the ANCL exchange programme in early 2012. This opportunity is open to all our Southern African members. The ANCL sponsors a 6 week visit to the Law Faculty at the University of Cape Town so that the incumbent can work on their own research interests as well as contribute to ANCL activities.
 
Juge Oagile Dingake (Botswana) a été sélectionné pour le programme d'échange RADC au début de 2012. Cette possibilité est ouverte à tous nos membres africains du Sud. Les commanditaires RADC une visite six semaines à la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Cape Town afin que le titulaire peut travailler sur leurs intérêts propres recherches ainsi que de contribuer aux activités RADC   

                                                      
 
 

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