Historical Database of African Dispute Resolution
The Historical Database of African Dispute Resolution is an online, searchable database of historical arbitral proceedings involving an African government, interest or party. The database provides materials for researchers seeking to provide a more complete overview of the ways in which African actors have engaged historically with alternative dispute resolution processes.
Historical Database of African Dispute Resolution Processes [pre-2000]
The Historical Database of African Dispute Resolution is an online, searchable database of historical arbitral proceedings involving an African government, an African party or an African interest. The database includes inter-State arbitration, investor-State arbitration, commercial arbitration, and conciliations spanning the pre-colonial, colonial and decolonisation periods.
The database collects and makes freely available materials either not previously gathered and categorized in a dedicated online database, or not previously available online. The collection aims to offer a more complete overview of the ways in which African actors have engaged historically with dispute resolution processes. It offers a unique resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy-makers, both on the African continent and beyond. We trust that it may stimulate research, scholarship and discussion on the history and role of African actors and African issues in international law.
This is a project initiated and under development by the ICCA Working Group on African Arbitral Practice.
About the Project
Members of the ICCA Working Group on African Arbitral Practice and Project Contributors
Members of the ICCA Working Group on African Arbitral Practice:
- Olufunke Adekoya
- Mohamed Abdel Raouf
- Mohamed Abdel Wahab
- Lise Bosman
- Ndanga Kamau
- John Ohaga
- Abdulqawi Yusuf
Contributors to the Project:
- Paula Baldini Miranda da Cruz
- Courtney Kemp
Project Timeline
This project is being developed in phases:
- Phase 1: gathering in one database of materials available online. Status: [completed]
- Phase 2: gathering of resources that are published but not necessarily online (e.g. maintained by judiciaries, government ministries, arbitral institutes and historical decision-makers). Status: ongoing
- Phase 3: gathering of archival materials in colonial archives. Status: scheduled for 2025-2027
- Phase 4: developing of scholarly analysis of materials included in the database. Status: scheduled for 2026-2029
- Parallel activities: consultation with stake-holders and scholars, hosting of webinars and workshops, preliminary analyses.
