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To
conduct, support, and encourage non-partisan and
scientific legal research that promotes respect
for the rule of law in order to secure the better
administration of justice in Africa.
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To
develop and provide as necessary, or at the request
of African governments or private corporations, innovative
legal consultancy and training programs for professionals
including judges, attorneys, public servants and others
to enhance their capacity to carry out their duties
with the highest standard of professionalism and integrity.
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To
build a viable epistemic community of legal scholars,
judges, policy-makers, attorneys, researchers, business
leaders, institutions and other stakeholders committed
to cultivating and strengthening good governance,
democracy and the rule of law in Africa.
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To
serve as a forum for the open and informed exchange
of ideas and experiences, and the promotion of co-operation
and co-ordination of efforts on African legal, public
policy, and international relations issues, including
studies on such issues in order to develop practical
solutions.
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To
engage the African public on the continent and in
the diaspora in an informed dialogue on effective
governance through the dissemination of our research
results through publications and public events.
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To
achieve high standards of legal research and excellent
scholarly publications.
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To
become the leading legal research and training think
tank in Africa. The Institute will recruit and
engage Africa's best legal minds with expertise
in different areas of law from all regions of the
continent to identify and advance policy options
that are sensitive to Africa's development.
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To
become the leader in interdisciplinary research on
critical legal and policy questions pertaining to
Africa. We will engage in innovative research
on critical legal and policy questions in priority
areas identified independently, in consultation with
African governments, legal practitioners, academics
and other experts and stakeholders in Africa's public
and private sectors.
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To
become the principal legal advocate for, and custodian
of, the public interest of poor and marginalized
Africans. In seeking to uphold the public interest
to the best of its ability, the Institute would
act as a self-appointed custodian of the human rights
of poor and disenfranchised Africans, especially
minorities. In so doing, the Institute would guard
its independence and autonomy to avoid undue influence
by governments or other entities, especially in
respect to its research programme and results.
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To
serve as the source for reliable information that
fosters civil society participation in the development
of legal and public policy. Believing that all
Africans should participate in making the decisions
that affect their lives, the Institute will encourage
informed civil society participation and input in
the development of legal and public policy. In this
vein, and cognizant of the low levels of literacy
in most African countries, the Institute will strive
to produce and disseminate its publications in plain
and simple language so that they will be accessible
to people with varied levels of education. In addition,
the Institute will harness modern technologies,
including the Internet, radio as well as print media,
to disseminate information about the law through
targeted campaigns in local African languages and
public consultations/meetings in both rural and
urban communities.
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