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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 still in their early semesters. The seminar takes place as a block seminar with three main days.

1. Assignment of topics: 07 April 2023
2. Kick-off Day: 21 April 2023
3. Intermediate meeting: 26 May 2023
3. Submission of papers: 30 June 2023
4. Final presentation: 21 July 2023

You can find all further information as well as the seminar topics here.

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 on the prescribed date for assignment of topics.