About the Journal

 ISSN: 3007-9063

Welcome to the website of the African Journal of Climate Law and Justice (AJCLJ), the pioneering peer reviewed journal that focuses on building knowledge and scholarship on diverse legal and policy issues within states in the African continent as climate change and response measures increase globally. In the main, the AJCLJ aims to contribute towards strengthening African scholarship and voices on climate change law and justice. It welcomes manuscripts based on diverse methodologies including comparative law approach and diverse theoretical contexts relevant to its focus.  

This is the maiden edition of the AJCLJ and will presently appear annually without interruption. The full text of the AJCLJ is made freely available online immediately upon publication. The AJCLJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

The AJCLJ is published by the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP). It is published in association with Prof AO Jegede of the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, School of Law, Faculty of Management Commerce and Law University of Venda.

The AJCLJ still publishes a small number of printed copies for each volume, which are sent out to the required Legal Depository addresses as per the Legal Deposit Act, Act 54 of 1997.

The Journal is published only in English.

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Aims and scope

The AJCLJ aims to contribute towards strengthening African scholarship and voices on climate change law and justice. Africa faces significant challenges from climate change despite its minimal contribution to the phenomenon. Key vulnerable sectors include water resources, food security, biodiversity, and human health. Legal responses at international, regional, and national levels are emerging, with African states actively formulating domestic laws for adaptation and mitigation. Balancing development with climate action raises concerns around fairness and equity, with a growing focus on litigation related to climate change and human rights. The AJCLJ aims to address the scarcity of journals focusing on climate law and justice in Africa, thus providing a platform for research and analysis to enhance African scholarship on climate change issues.