African Bar Association to hold annual conference from August 7-11, 2022

The African Bar Association has fixed August 7th to 11th, 2022 to hold its annual Bar conference at the Bingu International Conference Center in Malawi.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Instituting an enduring Legacy of Transparent and Accountable Governance in Africa: Basic Issues and Road Map.”

Focus of Conference
“One of the key challenges to African development is the accountability of its Leaders and Citizens even as expectations and clamour for the transformation of the Continent increases, the quest to hold African Leaders and Citizens accountable also increases. The lack of accountability has led most directly to the proliferation of criminal gangs and conflicts on the Continent. In addition to poor economic performance, poverty, insecurity, and instability including the resurgence of Military Coup d’etat, a present threat to democratic rule, the need for practical solutions and steps has become very urgent.”

“In the light of these, the 2022 Annual Conference of the AfricanBar Association will seek to discuss the issues arising from and connected with accountability in Africa as a prelude to developing a clear road map for improvement, institution stability, and creating strong institutions.”

Additionally, the Association has called for academic articles and paper proposals on more than 20 topics relating to the conference theme.

The areas are;

(1) Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence in Criminal Justice response to Banditry and Terrorism.

(2) Terrorism and Insecurity in the African Continent: International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights in Peace Keeping and Asymmetric Warfare.

(3) Legal strategies for combating Terror and Banditry in Africa, Practical steps.

(4) Armed Forces and Security: Modern-day Challenges V. Modern-day Solutions.

(5) Pollution and Environmental issues.

(6) The Rule of Law.

(7) Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

(8) Transparent Elections

(9) Enforcement of Judgements of Regional and Continental Courts:Issues and solutions

(10) Challenges of returning looted African Artefacts: Strategies and the future of recovered artefacts.

(11) Improving Legal Practice and Legal Education in Africa- Crossboarderpractice, Ethics and other issues.

(12) Challenges of Good Governance and resurgence of Military Coupd’etat: Issues and Solutions.

(13) International Criminal Law & Justice V. Municipal Law

(14) Expanding the Frontiers of Maritime Law and the Extractiveindustriesto enhance Africa’s growth opportunities.

(15) Setting Global Standard for the African Aviation and Transportation Sector – improving flight connections in Africa.

(16) Prospects and Limitations of the AfCFTA V. African Integration and Co-operation

(17) Privacy Rules in Africa: Any Privacy?

(18) Alternative Dispute Resolution vs. Regular Courts. Where is Africa? Any Success?

(19) Taxation Law and Project Financing: Challenges in Africa. Comparing Global trend.

(20) Media, Sports and Entertainment Law.

(21) Taming the Corruption Monster: Institutional Framework and Tools

(22) Oil & Gas Law, Gas flaring, Exploitation or Exploration.

(23) Capital Market – Lawyers’