Emerging Voices in Law & Legal Education
Annual Meeting of the International Association of Law Schools, Al Mukhtasar Ballroom, The Ritz Carlton, Doha November 11, 2018 Panel 3: Emerging Voices in Law & Legal Education * * * Summary of Decolonising the Law Movement in Africa: Emerging Voices in Law and Legal Education * * * Lethokwa Mpedi Executive Dean, University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Law, South Africa From colonization (the laws, rules and regulations; its cultures, customs and values) to decolonization (independence, apartheid, and reconolonization), Mpedi reflected on what people are teaching and its relevance to Africa’s location and social context. The key players are academics, students, judiciary, legislature, and civil society. Academics must ask who is teaching, what is being taught, why/how is it taught, and how is it assessed? Academics must also ask if they know/understand their students, and importantly, how to bridge the gap between “them/u