AfLR, a publication of Fordham University Press, is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to high-quality scholarship on African law, governance and justice. We publish original research, critical essays, and policy-facing analysis that advances scholarly debate and practical understandings of law across the continent. Our aim is to amplify diverse voices, promote interdisciplinary approaches, and foster dialogue between academics, practitioners and policymakers.
Distinctive in its direct connection to the African legal community, the Afrika Law Review amplifies African voices and perspectives while engaging with global legal discourse. It is the only African law journal based in the United States, uniquely positioned to bridge scholarship between Africa and the wider world.
We publish high-quality articles across a broad spectrum of legal disciplines, welcoming contributions from distinguished scholars, judges, practitioners, policymakers, and outstanding students.
The Afrika Law Review (AfLR) is dedicated to exploring legal developments, doctrines, and practices as they relate to the African continent and its global diaspora and equally welcomes cutting-edge scholarship on comparative law on other jurisdictions with African relevance. The Review welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on topics including, but not limited to:
Constitutional and public law
Human rights and social justice
Access to justice and legal technologies
Comparative and transnational law
Environmental, natural resources and climate law
Commercial, corporate and financial regulation
Law and development, including institutional reform
Gender, family and social policy law
The Afrika Law Review is intended for a broad readership that includes legal scholars, jurists, practitioners, policymakers, and students with an interest in African legal systems and their interactions with global legal orders. By bridging academic inquiry with real-world