Request for OAU Observer Status Submitted by the African Society of International and Comparative Law

Abstract

This report created for the 1994 OAU Council of Ministers' sixtieth ordinary session, outlines a request for observer status from the African Society of International and Comparative Law. Founded in 1986, this charitable organization is based in The Gambia and works to advance legal education, safeguard civil liberties, and improve the justice system throughout Africa. Its work includes publishing journals, offering legal aid, holding workshops for law enforcement, and developing an African research library and a future institute for international law and human rights.