FUNDING
The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) has benefited from the generosity of various philanthropic organizations. To date, CILPA has received funding from various branches of the Open Society Foundations (which provided the seed grant for the establishment of the think tank); the Foundation for International Law for the Environment and the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund. We remain grateful for their continued support. Some of our funded projects are described below.
Scientific Evidence on Climate Change Clinic in Africa
May 2023 - April 2025- Project grant for providing localized scientific evidence on climate change to support African States in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate change advisory proceedings.
International Law, Accountability, and Justice
October 2023-October 2025Project grant to facilitate academic research and workshop on an international law framework for reparations for historic injustices suffered by people of African descent.
The International Criminal Court in Africa Project
November 2021-March 2024Project grant to facilitate academic research and workshops on Bringing the African Perspective to the ICC Review Process.
The Establishment of CILPA Project
July 2020-December 2023General support grant to establish the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa.
As a growing organization with limited resources, CILPA is seeking additional seed and project funding to carry out the ambitious research and other programs envisaged on this website. We are therefore actively soliciting donations from individuals, governments, foundations, law firms as well as private companies, and other donors. Should you wish to discuss our funding requirements, or make a donation, we strongly encourage you to get in touch by e-mail at [email protected].
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.