AfricanLII supports the development of sustainable, free and open access to the law in Africa
AfricanLII is a project of the faculty of public law at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
>> We convene a community of practice for publishers of free legal information throughout Africa, in all its forms. We provide technical and programmatic support, carry out advocacy and policy research, and coordinate collaborative activities.
>> We capacitate governments to design and implement free access to law portals, providing strategic advice and direct technical assistance throughout a structured collaborative process.
>> We host a comprehensive and authoritative legal research platform of African Union and REC regional law and policy as well as comparative African national law.
Explore AfricanLII resources
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Regional law platform
Browse African regional law and policy from
>> African Union
>> ECOWAS
>> EAC
>> African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
>> African Court on Human and People's Rights
>> COMESA Court of Justice
>> Court of Appeal for East Africa
>> East African Court of Justice
>> SADC Administrative Tribunal -
Thematic collections of African national case law
Check out our special thematic collections of
>> environmental law
>> human rights law
>> commercial law
>> freedom of association -
Comparative research on all national case law collections
National law collections from all participating legal information institutes are available in a federated database on AfricanLII. Key-word search to learn how courts throughout Africa tackle similar issues.