Practical Tools for Law Reform

CIJ develops practical, high-quality knowledge products for governments and the legal professionals who serve them. Our research and knowledge products are written for practitioners, and they help them design, draft, and implement laws that work.

These products range from law reform toolkits and model laws to practice guides for legislative drafters. They draw on experience across Africa and comparable jurisdictions, and each can be adapted to the legal tradition, institutional capacity, and development priorities of the country using it.

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Toolkit

Critical Minerals Law Reform Toolkit

Global demand for critical minerals puts Africa in a strong position to shape how its resources are developed. This Toolkit gives governments practical legal, fiscal, and contractual instruments to grant rights, promote beneficiation, structure state equity, and negotiate agreements that turn mineral wealth into lasting national benefit.

Practice Guide

Legislative Drafting Guide

Clear laws build public trust. This principles-based guide covers the journey from policy to legislation, from plain-language drafting to amendments and explanatory material. It is written for drafters, and also for the legislators, policymakers, and non-lawyers who work with them.

Model Law

Model Law on Public-Private Partnerships

Prepared with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), this Model Law gives Member States a complete legislative template for public-private partnerships. It supports transparent procurement, sound risk allocation, and greater convergence of PPP frameworks across the region.

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