The main function of the Advisory Council will be to provide pro bono expertise and advise to the Founder of the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA). The Council members, comprised of leading scholars and practitioners of international law drawn from Africa and around the world, will serve as a brain tank for CILPA research programming. The goal is to harness their diverse expertise in various areas of public and private international law for the benefit of CILPA, its projects, stakeholders, and beneficiaries. In addition to the above, the Founder, in developing research and other strategic partnerships, may engage members of the Council to assist in other ways deemed necessary to advance the overall aims and objectives of CILPA.