Unlock the value of African digital legal information in support of the rule of law, access to justice, and innovation.
Open Access to African Legal Information
Our Open Law Africa programme helps African governments to sustainably digitise their legal information for public use, through open law software, capacity-building, training, partnerships and support.
Impact: over 3 million users every year
The 2020 LIIs in Africa Impact Report shows the remarkable impact of free access to African law:
- Over 3,000,000 annual users in 2020.
- 2.7x growth since 2017.
- The majority of legal and justice sector professionals could not do their jobs without these resources.
Open Law Technology
Our Open Law Technology solutions lower the cost of digitisation, archival and publication of primary legal information, and create opportunities for rich interactivity, advanced research and justice sector innovation.
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Power your business and research innovations with our African legal data APIs.
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Our work in action
Our legal data and software powers legal information portals used by hundreds of thousands of users every month, from Africa and all over the world.
Recent articles
Pocket Law: Improving Free Access to Legal Information
26 Nov 2021 by Robley GoriWe've released of a new version of Pocket Law, a desktop application which makes African legal information available offline.
New: Best practices for publishing legislation online
16 Nov 2021 by Greg KempeWe've published our best practices for making online legislation user-friendly.
Laws.Africa joins the Free Access to Law Movement
20 Sep 2021 by Greg KempeWe're now an official member of the global Free Access to Law Movement.
Meet our advisory board: Ndidi Ezenwa
13 Sep 2021 by Greg KempeA brief Q&A with our advisory board member Ndidi Ezenwa.