Join our Board Member Prof. Penelope Andrews, and IAWL member Justice Nkemdilim Izuako for the four-day conference.

Justice Maya is the latest appointee from the Africa region and she joins the President Elect of the IAWJ, Justice Binta Nako (Nigeria) and

The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched its tentacles into diverse facets of life. Legal education, like other sectors, has been destabilized.

Will women’s symbolic representation translate into their substantive leadership within the Court in the forthcoming elections?

The representation of women in the judiciary is significant for many reasons. Besides ensuring that the legal system is developed with all

J. Jarpa Dawuni, Ph.D. Executive Director, IAWL The recent confirmation and swearing in of Justice Martha Karambu Koome as the first...

To halt education till the pandemic is over, or to continue while observing the pandemic protocols? Should lessons be held virtually? Should

For immediate release May 6, 2021 Washington, DC— The Institute for African Women in Law has launched the Gender Scorecard tracker, an...

The African Women in Law Legacy Project is an oral history project to preserve the legacy of women in law as they tell their stories.