Dr. Anthony Diala with Prof. Dr. Thoko Kaime on legal integration in Africa

Abstract

Abstract: In this latest episode of the Africa Multiple Cluster Dr. Anthony Diala talks with his host Prof. Dr. Thoko Kaime about his fellowship during which he worked on a book project on the theoretical framework for legal integration.

People & roles

Guest(s): Diala, Anthony; Kaime, Thoko

Origins & context

Title: Dr. Anthony Diala with Prof. Dr. Thoko Kaime on legal integration in Africa
Language: English
Podcast series: Cluster Conversations
Date: July 31, 2023

Rights & access

Extent: 29 minutes, 12 seconds

Identifiers & sources

has URL: https://www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Public-engagement_-engagement1/Podcasts/ClusterConversations/Episode-10/index.html

Further details

Episode number: 10

Full text

[music] Cluster Conversations, a podcast by Africa Multiple. Welcome everyone to this podcast. My name is Toko Kaimbe and I am Chair of African Legal Studies here at Bayreuth and it is my pleasure and honour to welcome our guest who is undertaking a fellowship here with us under the auspices of the Cluster of Excellence Africa Multiple here at Bayreuth. Professor Anthony Diella, Anthony, welcome to this podcast. Thank you very much. Yes, where we discuss a few aspects of the work that you've been undertaking here with us so far. I would like to give you the opportunity to introduce yourself for our listeners. Okay, thank you very much. My name is Anthony Diella. I am with the Beruf Akademie of Advanced African Studies under the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence. And I have been here since February 2023. I am working on a project, a book project, an edited collection that seeks to articulate a theoretical framework for legal integration in Africa. So that's the project I have been working on. In South Africa where I came from, University of the Western Cape, I direct the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa. So my project here in Bayreuth fits directly into the work I am doing in South Africa. So for the past five months now, I think, I have been finishing up this edited collection which is ready to go to press this week. And I have also been doing some part-time teaching of human rights in Africa here at the university. Okay. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the edited book that you have worked on and some of the papers, chapters that you have contributed towards this book, could you introduce a little bit the work of the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa? What are your current priorities and what is your overall mission? Yeah, thank you for asking. The Centre for Legal Integration in Africa is a research centre located in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape. So it was formed in, formally got approval from Council of the… Read the full text about 3,824 words