On March 4, 2024, Hon. Almameh Gibba proposed the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024 in The Gambia’s National Assembly, aiming to annul the current ban on female circumcision by deleting sections 32A and 32B from the 2015 Act. The bill asserts the practice’s alignment with cultural, religious beliefs, and the Constitution’s protection of such practices, despite international concerns on the matter.
As we eagerly step into 2024, it’s time to reflect on an extraordinary journey filled with accomplishments, intellectual discourse, and impactful moments. Here’s a sneak peek into the key highlights of the year: Publication Triumph: Choice and Conscience: Lessons from […]
As I attended the UD’s reflection event at the International Peace Museum, I was struck by the focus of UDI 115 Section 3: Educating the Whole Person mini-course and the idea of reframing love as justice. This event prompted this […]
We’re only a few days away from 2023. There’s so much more I’ve got to catch you up on: The Gambia in Transition Published! Our book, The Gambia in transition: Towards a New Constitutional Order, was published open access in […]
Welcome to my Yearly Briefing. 2021 has been a year of challenges and a renewed commitment to justice and human rights. SOME PERSONAL NEWS! In August, I joined the University of Dayton’s Human Rights Center as the Director of […]
[Note: This is part IV of a blog series on judicial globalization, in addition to the introduction] Judges have an active role in the global legalization process of setting judicial standards; developing and borrowing general principles, and interpreting statutes in conformity […]
[Note: This is Part III of a blog series on judicial globalization, in addition to the introduction] Constitutional developments regarding the use of foreign law As noted in Part II of this symposium, In terms of interpretation of the Bill […]
[Note: This is part I of a blog series on judicial globalization, in addition to the introduction] Transformative Constitutionalism and the 1996 South African Constitution South Africa’s adoption of its 1996 Constitution after the end of Apartheid led to the […]
[Note: This is part I of a blog series on judicial globalization, in addition to the introduction] The UN General Assembly defines globalization as a “complex process of structural transformation, with numerous interdisciplinary aspects, which has an impact on the […]
“Globalization is thought of more in terms of corporations than courts; more in terms of global markets than global justice.”- Anne-Marie Slaughter A New World Order (2004) Dear Reader: Around the world, there is a recognition that globalization is changing […]
