BLACKSTONE AFRICA-ASIA JURISTS CENTER

 

LEGAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND JUSTICE ADVOCATES

The Central Philosophy of the Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center, and as a Law Firm, is to serve as vigilant advocates of the Law and Justice, against any form of Tyranny, thus, upholding the position of the law as a shield. Therein, committed to Social Justice advocacy and activism, as a means to monitor unchecked power, and Justice for the selected few that hinders Africa democracy, and socio-economic development.

Reminiscing to the quotation statement of the 28^th President of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, as a scholar of law, did state; " the nature of men and organized society dictates, the maintenance in every field of action, the highest and purest standards of Justice, and of right dealings. By Justice, the lawyer generally means the prompt, fair and open application of impartial rules."

Thereby, the Central focus of the Center, is to complement the development of Research in General Jurisprudence, Case Law publications, from the various appellate Courts of Africa, with critical emphasis to the legal ecosystem, in collaboration with Asian partners, within the specialized field of  Law and Economics, highlighting on Constitutional text legisprudence, and  criminological studies, which is of economic reasoning in nature, to guide contemporary policy frameworks, for the Judicial administration and applications, meant to strengthen the Rule of Law, as well safeguard the principle of Justice, within the operating territorial boundaries, especially, in an era with  influx of sophisticated technologies that create opportunities, and motivation by criminal actors, to pursue criminal innovations against innocent targets.

We prioritize our works as a Center, on legal research writings and publications, by assiduously documenting different forms of Courts opinions, and decisions on landmark cases, in different subject areas of law, under a scholarly editorials, for legal development studies, to achieve a compendium of Case law developed books, which is expected to serve as practitioners legal directories, for reference within the focused Jurisdiction(s).

The fundamental objective of the Center, is to enhance the structured library of law studies, within the legal system of Africa, and beyond, as an Africa-Asia collaborative scholarship, for legal development studies of both continents, thou, to guide technical areas of legal practice and Bench delivery efficacy. And where necessary, serve in the pivotal role for fundraising towards Justice Advocacy, and a legal aid, to victims of Injustices and Human right abuse, within the territorial boundaries, in other to ensure that high quality legal representation, is not limited to big corporations, and wealthy individuals, but to the underprivileged.

                             COUNCIL  AND EDITORIAL BOARD

§  Prof. Shakeel Ahmad

      Dean and Chairman of the Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, India. Professor of Constitutional Law and Criminology. Advocate to the Supreme Court of India.

 

§  Prof. Andre Boraine

      Emeritus professor of Insolvency law, and Mercantile Law. Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Pretoria University –South Africa. Member of International Bar Association.

§  Prof. David H. Moore

      Professor in Foreign Relations Law and International Human Rights. Sterling and Eleanor Cotton Endowed Chair in Law, and a Dean for J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. United States. Member of American Bar Association.

§  Prof. Emmanuel Tweneboah Senzu

      Professor of Constitutional Law and Economic Criminology, Fulbright Fellow, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. United States. Cross-Departmental fellow, University of Ghana, and Central University Faculty of Law. Member of International Bar Association.

§  Justice Abu Bakarr Sannoh

     The Presiding Judge of the High Court of  Bo - Southern Province, and a Justice of the Appeal Court of Sierra Leone.

§  Prof. Zafar Ahmad Khan

      Director of Dr. Ambedkar Chair of Legal Studies & Research-Aligarh Muslim University-India. Advocate to the Supreme Court of India.

§  Prof. Rian Cloete

     Professor of Procedural Law, and a Departmental Head, University of Pretoria-South Africa. 

 §  Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmed Malik

    Assistant professor at the Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University Center, Malappuram. India. Specialist in Constitutional Law and Law of Contracts.

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