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To celebrate the scholarship of Prof Charles Fombad, the Centre for Human Rights, the NRF Chair in International Constitutionalism, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, the Faculty of Law, University of the Free State and the African Network for Constitutional Lawyers, invite members of the public to celebrate and reflect on Professor Charles Fombad’s ongoing scholarship from 21-22 October 2024.

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Conference: Comparative Constitutionalism in Africa

This conference is called to advance the emerging conversations and ideas of one of the world’s most original thinkers in terms of comparative constitutionalism, and also offers a comprehensive  platform for engagement and assessment of comparative constitutionalism in Africa and beyond. Conference participants will be offering fresh ideas and lively engagements with Fombad’s thoughts in addition to a wide range of scholarship in the areas of law, political sciences and development economics. The conference will bring together experts from various fields, including academics, human rights activists, advocates for law reform, civil society groups, lawyers, emerging researchers, practitioners, students, and policy makers and analyst to explore ways to advance constitutionalism in Africa and beyond. It will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, on the Future Africa campus of the University of Pretoria. The format will be hybrid, with around 100 selected participants, including speakers, attending in person.

Charles Fombad the scholar

Professor Fombad is professor of law in the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. He is currently  the  Director  of  the Institute  of the International  and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) at the University of Pretoria and a recipient of the University of Pretoria Chancellor's Award for Research for 2022. He is a globally renowned as a  prolific comparative constitutional legal scholar, whose scholarship has been very significant in the academia and in practice, and has impacted the understanding of comparative constitutionalism in Africa.  He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) B1 rated researcher, which means that he enjoys considerable international recognition for the high quality and impact of his scholarship and is considered a leading international scholar in his field.  Prof Fombad is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF), and an associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law. He was from 2006 a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of 

Publication: Conference proceedings/volume of essays

The abstracts/full papers for this conference shall undergo a double-blind peer review and excellent contributions will be selected for publication in the form of chapters in an edited volume by a renowned publisher.


Contacts for more information, please contact:

Prof Serges Kamga
Faculty of Law University of the Free, State
kamgasad@ufs.ac.za 

Prof Frans Viljoen
Centre for Human Rights, 
(Interim) NRF Chair in International Constitutionalism,
Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
frans.viljoen@up.ac.za 

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