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This seminar focuses on key emerging legal issues in Africa. A number of topical questions ranging from human
rights, sustainability governance, regional integration, constitutionalism and comparative law will be discussed
in light of epistemological and decolonial approaches from the Global South.
The seminar is designed to be also attended by students without previous knowledge in the individual problem
areas and students in younger semesters. The seminar takes place as a block seminar with three main days
over zoom.

Assignment of topics: 22 March 2021 at 12.00
Kick-off Day: 16 April 2021, 08.30-16.00
Intermediate meeting: 19 May 2021
Submission of papers: 14 June 2021, 12.00
Final presentation: 02 July 2021, 08.30-17.00

Topics and Announcement

Please register by sending us your name, semester, matriculation number and your desired topic to:
africanlegalstudies@uni-bayreuth.de. However, the final topic allocation will take place at the preliminary
meeting.