CILSA is devoted to comparative and international law, with particular reference to the Southern African context. Each edition contains approximately five full-length, in-depth articles by Southern African, African and international authorities, covering a wide range of topics from both international and comparative perspectives.
CILSA aims to provide a platform for academics and intellectuals to discuss developments in the fields of comparative law, international law, legal practice, and in the statutory, case and treaty law of the states of southern Africa, Africa and other countries. CILSA welcomes contributions dealing with topics involving the legal aspects of regional co-operation in Southern Africa, and of the trade and other external relationships between the countries of Southern Africa, Africa and other countries abroad; African customary law in southern Africa, and contributions aimed at stimulating intellectual exchanges between jurists of the world.
CILSA is a double blind peer-reviewed journal, published three times a year (March, July and November), CILSA is an internationally accredited (IBSS) journal.