The African Law Matters blog is pleased to announce that our 2024 Year End Anthology is now available online. This showcases the blog’s work and the editors’ selected publications from 2024 and can be accessed directly from this blog post.

The African Union (AU) has taken a monumental step towards protecting the right to nationality in Africa. At the 37th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, the new Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights was adopted, addressing the critical issue of statelessness. This historic move fills a crucial gap in the African Charter, ensuring the eradication of statelessness. Byrony Fox explores the significance of this Protocol and its impact on Human Rights in the region.

The Kenyan Sign Language Bill 2023 was designed to integrate sign language into judicial, educational, and public settings. In this week’s blog post, Ann Haret Chepkemoi reviews essential proposals made in the Bill and discusses how it will break down barriers and empower the deaf community.

In a groundbreaking decision on September 8, 2023, Kenya's Supreme Court overturned rulings from lower courts that prioritised public interest over the "best interests of the child" principle. In this blog post, Joshua Nyawa discusses the significance of this judgement which redefined cases involving children accused of criminal offenses, emphasising the best interest of the child over mere public curiosity.

Climate change has created a children’s rights crisis which disproportionately affects children on the African continent. Bryony Fox discusses this issue and argues that it is time for a comprehensive children's rights approach to climate change impacts in Africa.