The law library recently added an important title to its collection for foreign and international arbitration research:
An Introduction to Arbitration in Africa: A Review of Key Jurisdictions
John Miles, Tunde Fagbohunlu SAN and Kamal Rasiklal Shah
Sweet and Maxwell, 2016
Law Library Lewis/ILS basement stacks, KQC500 .M55 2016
This book provides information about the legal systems and arbitration laws and procedures (including enforcement and appeal of arbitration awards) of many African jurisdictions. It is organized as follows:
North Africa:
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
The East African Community and Ethiopia:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Southern Africa:
Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
English-Speaking West Africa:
Ghana, Nigeria
African Lusophone Countries:
Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique
The Islands of Africa:
Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe
Arbitration under the OHADA System:
Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea (Conakry), Togo
The book also provides a list of African countries that are signatories to the ICSID convention, and lists of the bilateral investment treaties (BITs) into which African countries have entered.