Fifth Forum on International Law and African Union Law
The theme for the Fifth Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “the role of Africa in developing International law”.

Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.

H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.


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The theme for the Fifth Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “the role of Africa in developing International law”.
The theme for the Fourth Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “The challenges of ratification and implementation of treaties in Africa”.
The theme for the Third Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “Codification of International Law at the Regional Level in Africa”.
The Forum contributed to and shaped the development of international law by considering further codification of the international law of Africa in fields where there has already been extensive State practice, precedent and doctrine in the African continent.
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The theme for the Second Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “Law of Regional Integration in Africa”.
Regional integration remains a key strategy for Africa. Following the Abuja Treaty which provided the guiding principles for Africa’s current integration agenda, the continent has been striving to strengthen its Regional Economic Communities (REC) with the view to establishing the African Economic Community (AEC). Several of these RECs have established mechanisms and frameworks that led to the creation of free trade areas and customs unions.
The theme of the First Edition of the AUCIL was “The African Union Forum on International Law and African Union Law”.
This forum deliberates, among other issues, the major topics of the international law and African Union law for member states to establish the African Society of International Law. The forum specifically analysed the African International law.
