Conference: The Georgetown Law Center on Inclusive Trade and Development: Rethinking World Trade 2023
CITD is proud to announce its first annual signature conference, Rethinking World Trade 2023 on the margins of the World Bank/IMF meetings.
Socio-Economic Development
Inaugural Sovereign Debt Academy of the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network
Welcome to the inaugural Sovereign Debt Academy convened by the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network (AfSDJN). AfSDJN is a coalition of citizens, scholars, civil society actors and church groups committed to exposing the adverse impact of unsustainable levels of African sovereign debt on the lives of ordinary citizens.
Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series: Development Opportunities in the wake of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Afronomcislaw.org Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series.
Official launch of the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network
January 21, 2021
Afronomicslaw.org invites you to the official launch of the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network
Register to attend by clicking on this link: Zoom Registration
Date: January 26th, 2021
Review III: Energy Poverty and Access Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Regionalism
The role of the international community in achieving adequate access to energy and reducing energy poverty, particularly at the regional level, is the central theme of Dr Victoria R Nalule’s book under this review.
A Tale of the Tended Garden: AfCFTA’s Nudge to Look Inward
On March 9 2018, the African Union Ministers of Trade approved the Declaration establishing the Agreement establishing African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA); a move that marked the creation of the largest Free Trade Area in the World. The Agreement seeks to create a single market for goods, services and movement of persons and investment among African countries thereby fostering intra-African trade, facilitating structural transformation of African economies and promoting sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development across the African continent. Whether this would turn out to be a significant positive development within the continent may largely depend on whether the broader issue is addressed- The continuous inclination of African States to explore the forest rather than tend the garden.
Climate Change, Land, and the UNIDROIT Legal Guide on Agricultural Investments
Treating climate change as a small subset of environmental issues which are then treated as if they can be balanced against economic or social concerns is highly problematic in a time of climate crisis. It is to be hoped that the final text of the ALIC Zero Draft will endeavour to more seriously grapple with the implications of climate crisis for agricultural land investment contracts, and pay close attention to the findings of the IPCC CCLR.