Enforcing Accountability Consolidating Democracy and Compelling Sustainable Development in the 21st Century

This book and the contents thereof originate from a unique mix of established and emerging scholars as well as high-level industry experts musing and debating some of the most contemporary issues of our time, such as sustainable development as a mandatory minerals extraction industry regulatory norm; the legal status of e-hailing drivers and the companies who own and manage transport service provisioning apps (Uber, Bolt, etc); the problems and prospects of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA); the regulation of applications, uses and impacts of information and communications technologies (ICTs); the unending challenges of applying African Customary Law in the shadow of South Africa’s Constitution and modern constitutionalism and the unique demands and opportunities for law teaching and legal education post-Covid. Furthermore, the book addresses several important themes of both local and global relevance in the areas of democracy and constitutional accountability. Accordingly, it should be an essential reading not just for lawyers, judges, and law students, but for anyone interested in understanding the ways in which the law and related policies are responding to the existential challenges facing society, nationally and globally.