Challenges to the Rule of Law in Africa: Workshop Report

This workshop Report on ‘Challenges to the Rule of Law in Africa’ discusses the challenges embedded in the exercise of securing the rule of law and to validate actions and strategies that would be essential for rule of law promotion across the continent. 

It contains policy recommendations focusing on several topics, including Rule of Law and State Legitimacy; Primacy of the Constitution and Law; Implementation of Regional Norms and Standards; Respect for Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Challenges of Poverty and Exclusion; Shrinking Civic Spaces; and Judicial Democracy & the Rule of Law.