Southern African Public Law

About the Journal

Hybrid Open Access

Southern African Public Law (SAPL) is an accredited, blind peer-reviewed journal published bi-annually. It aims to stimulate debate on public law issues and provides a forum for discussion and critical reflection on a wide range of public law issues, from the theory and practice of human rights to constitutional and administrative law, environmental law, regional governance and land reform. It publishes articles in the fields of constitutional and administrative law, human rights, constitutional and statutory interpretation, public international law, legal and constitutional theory, environmental law, local government law and closely related fields. Southern African Public Lawaims to provide space for scholars and intellectuals from the Southern African region in particular, and the African continent in general, to reflect on public law issues.