The African Yearbook of International Law provides an intellectual forum for the systematic analysis and scientific dissection of issues of international law as they apply to Africa, as well as Africa’s contribution to the progressive development of international law. It contributes to the promotion, acceptance of and respect for the principles of international law, as well as to the encouragement of the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law in Africa. A clear articulation of Africa’s views on the various aspects of international law based on the present realities of the continent as well as on Africa’s civilization, culture, philosophy and history will undoubtedly contribute to a better understanding among nations.
The African Yearbook of International Law plays an important role in examining the tensions underlying the State in Africa, and by shedding more light on the causes of the fragility of African state institutions so as to facilitate the identification of appropriate remedies. The tension and interrelationships among issues such as territorial integrity, self determination, ethnic diversity and nation-building are constantly addressed. Development, human rights and democratization in Africa are also subject of continuous attention and examination.
The Special Theme of this volume is The African Union.
Special Theme: The African Union. Thème spécial: l'Union africaine. Reimagining African Unity: Preliminary Reflections on the Constitutive Act of The African Union; T. Maluwa. Les fondements de l'Union Africaine; S. Bula-Bula. Cooperation versus Dissonance: the UN Security Council and the Evolving African Union (UA)? N.-M. Mulikita. General Articles/Articles généraux. La sécurité juridique en droit international: aspects théoriques; R. Kolb. Les préoccupations environnementales dans les expériences d'intégration économique régionale en Afrique: la nécessité d'une politique communautaire; A. Garane. WTO Doha Ministerial Declaration and Intellectual Property: African Perspectives; T. Kongolo. Notes and Comments/Notes et Commentaires. The 53rd Session of the UN International Law Commission; J. Kateka. Chronique des activités de la Cour internationale de Justice en 2000; L. Tamiotti. Note commentée de l'affaire de la délimitation maritime et des questions territoriales entre Qatar et Bahreïn (fond): Arrêt de la Cour internationale de Justice du 16 mars 2001; R. Kolb. Note sur la sentence arbitrale du 17 décembre 1999 relative à la délimitation des frontières maritimes entre l'Érythrée et le Yémen; D.L. Tehindrazanarivelo. The United Nations and Internal/International Conflicts in Africa; M. Sinjela. Book Review/Notes de lecture.Constitutional Comparison – Japan, Germany, Canada & South Africa as Constitutional States (François Venter), reviewed by; R. Dufresne. International Law in Post-Colonial Africa (Tiyanjana Maluwa), reviewed by; J.J. Busuttil. Basic Documents/Documents. OAU: Declarations and Decisions adopted by the Thirty-Seventh Assembly of Heads of State and Government. OUA: Déclarations et décisions adoptées par la trente-septième session ordinaire de la Conférence des Chefs d'État et de Gouvernement. Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission, Decision Regarding Delimitation of the Border between the State of Eritrea and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, April 13, 2002. Analytical Index/Index analytique.