Africa Justice Foundation
Africa Justice Foundation (AJF) was a UK-registered charity established by three British barristers, Cherie Booth KC, Philip Riches KC and Suella Braverman (née Fernandes) in 2010.[1][2] AJF worked to build robust, stable, and predictable legal systems across sub-Saharan Africa with projects in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya.[3]
Booth has argued that a strong and reliable legal system is crucial for emerging economies to thrive economically, politically and socially.[4][5][6][7]
AJF's programmes focused on four pillars: promoting open access to legal information;[8] providing access to justice; improving the quality of legislation; and training in commercial legal skills, across the continent.[9] Early in its history, AJF provided postgraduate scholarships for over twenty legislative drafters from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ethiopia and Rwanda.[10]
AJF advocated for a role for the Rule of Law in the post-2015 development agenda, and petitioned the President of the United Nations General Assembly on this issue together with Advocates for International Development. This initiative was endorsed by the Business Council for Africa, among others.
Africa Justice Foundation ended its operations in June 2018.[11]
Braverman resigned as a director of the charity in 2015, shortly after being elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Fareham.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Blair, Cherie; Kewley, Jonathan (2 February 2011). "Why good laws hold the key to Africa's transformation". The Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Blair, Cherie (25 May 2011). "Justice, Stability and Prosperity: Building Fair Legal Systems for Africa". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Blair, Cherie. "our MISSION". Africa Justice Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Blair, Cherie (4 November 2013). "Targeting the rule of law". The Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Foster, Max (26 February 2011). "Cherie Blair lays down the law for African justice". CNN. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Blair, Cherie (13 January 2011). "Africa and Justice: The Key to Prosperity". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Graham-Dullaer, Leo; Branson, Nick (2013). The Importance of Legal Capacity for Economic Development: An Undervalued Priority for Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF). Africa Law Today & ABA Section of International Law. Retrieved 24 October 2014. Search this book on
- ↑ Branson, Nick. "Promoting the Rule of Law in Ethiopia through Open Access to Legal Information". Africa Justice Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "our PROJECTS". Africa Justice Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "our AMBASSADORS". Africa Justice Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Companies House. "AFRICA JUSTICE FOUNDATION". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (23 May 2023). "Suella Braverman accused of fresh ministerial code breaches over undisclosed links to Rwanda". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- http://africajusticefoundation.org/ (archived website from 2016)
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