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NEWS: 7.15.2021

The News and Events published every week include conferences, major developments in the field of International Economic Law in Africa at the national, sub-regional and regional levels as well as relevant case law.

AfIELN 2021 Biennial Colloquium (Virtual): Covid-19 and International Economic Law: Africa's Experiences and Responses, July 23-24, Free Registration Open

July 15, 2021

The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN), the regional network of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL), welcomes you to the 2021 virtual colloquium in collaboration with Afronomicslaw Blog.

The theme of this year’s event is "COVID-19 and International Economic Law: Africa's Experiences and Responses" and will be held from the 23rd - 24th July 2021.

Afronomicslaw.org Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series: An Introduction to Chinese Law and African Interests

July 14, 2021

The Afronomicslaw.org Academic Forum invites you to join their guest lecture series.

Title: An Introduction to Chinese Law and African Interests

Date: Saturday July 17, 2021

Time: 16:00 CAT, 17:00 EAT.

Zoom Registration here.

Guest Speaker:

July 2021 Newsletter of the African International Economic Law Network: Forthcoming AfIELN Virtual Colloquium, Keynote Speaker & More

July 12, 2021

 

The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) executive team would like to share with you the AfIELN Newsletter, July Issue.

Highlights in this edition include:

1. The forthcoming AfIELN Virtual Colloquium – COVID-19 and International Economic Law: Africa’s Experiences and Responses;

Twenty Fifth Sovereign Debt News Update: African Sovereign Debts amidst Thresholds and Policy Standards

The African Sovereign Debt Justice Network brings to you an update of African sovereign debt news and updates on events and happenings on and about Africa that reveal how sovereign debt issues are engaged by the various stakeholders.

African Legal Fellowship Program in Tobacco Control Law and Policy - Invitation to Apply

July 11, 2021

The International Legal Consortium (ILC) at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids seeks six early or mid-career lawyers based in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in the African Legal Fellowship Program.

The Fellowship Program is developed and provided in association with:

First Impressions on the First Negotiations for the First-Ever EU Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement

When the EU and Angola announced the first round of the first-ever ‘Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement’, development experts must have asked themselves, like I did, which aspect of this Agreement will induce many foreign firms to plough their capital into the resource-rich Southwestern African nation.

Webinar: Teaching and Researching International Economic Law in Africa, Strategies for Overcoming Publishing Challenges

July 2, 2021

International economic law is an emerging area of teaching, research, and practice in Africa. The area, which is a sub-field of international law, is concerned with the regulation of economic relations between states as well as the conduct of private parties involved in cross-border economic and business transactions.