AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa
(2020)
Journal Article
Onyejekwe, C., & Ekhator, E. (2021). AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa. Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 47(1), 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2020.1812097
This paper focuses on the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It argues that commercial activities in precolonial Africa was akin to the phenomenon of lex mercatoria in medieval Europe. It discusses tw... Read More about AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa.