This article examines how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can serve as an external
source of rents for governments that depend on foreign financing for state-building and …

How and under what conditions does the European Union (EU) shape processes of
institution building in other regional organizations? This book develops and tests a theory of …

At the start of the twenty-first century the story of Africa's engagement with international law
was one of marked commitment and meaningful contributions. Africa pioneered new areas …

Human Rights and the Judicialisation of African Politics shows readers how central
questions in African politics have entered courtrooms over the last three decades, and …

This paper looks at the interface between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
international criminal justice, within the broader context of transitional justice (TJ). The …

In recent years, there have been significant debates about the legitimacy of the ICC, in
particular in countries which are, as 'situation countries', subject to investigative or …

Informality in international judicial selection practices has been acknowledged but rarely
systematically researched. Described as “design innovations” that are hard to grasp …

The story of Africa is a ghost story with two plots. One is foreign or imported and the other
indigenous or local. The foreign plot has its origin in colonial history. The indigenous plot is …

As regional economic communities within Africa expanded into courts to resolve economic
disputes and these courts further metamorphosed into human rights courts, scholars of …

Africa is home to a high number of international courts exercising supranational jurisdiction
in diverse fields of law, including human rights and economic integration. This Special Issue …