Welcome to the website of the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa.
– Dr. Charles C. Jalloh
ABOUT CILPA
The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) is an independent and non-profit think tank that aims to shape discourse and build bridges between research, policy and practice on issues of international law and regional law in Africa. It is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee under Sierra Leonean law in accordance with the Companies Act No. 5 2009 (as amended).
CILPA’s work will focus on critical issues of public and private international law of particular relevance to the continent of Africa. As a research center, we are dedicated to the scientific study of and promotion of knowledge of international law and regional law especially African Union law and their role as vehicles to advance peace, stability, security as well as social and economic development.
CILPA is a recipient of seed funding from the Africa Regional Office of the Open Society Foundations.
Climate Change Symposium
Building on the success of the all-day high-level hybrid symposium on African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law co-organised by the Center for International Law & Policy in Africa (CILPA), the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape at Harvard Law School on 29 March 2024, CILPA is in the process of organising a second symposium on the topic on the African continent, to further address the distinctive challenges African States and societies face in the global effort to address climate change including in relation to equitable access to financial resources, technology transfer, infrastructure for adaptation, mitigation and research, and representation and influence in decision-making processes. The date is to be confirmed. If you are interested in collaborating with us on this symposium please reach out to Prof. Charles Jalloh at [email protected].
ICC Colloquium
On 29 March 2021, CILPA launched the International Criminal Court Colloquium – a series dedicated specifically to advancing the scholarly debate on the work of the world’s only permanent international penal tribunal with responsibility to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. The series, which is part of our Africa-ICC Research Project, and co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, seeks to highlight issues of particular relevance to the future success of the ICC, especially from an African perspective. Three ICC Colloquium sessions were hosted in 2021, and two in 2022. We hope to relaunch the Colloquium this year.