Publication

Ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this paper takes stock of African criminal justice responses to the threat of terrorism. More specifically, it looks at the performance of African states in terms of ratifying the universal counterterrorism instruments, as well as other continental and regional instruments dealing with counterterrorism. The author argues that rather than pursuing a checklist approach to satisfying UN commitments, counterterrorism strategy in Africa should include efforts to build foundational law enforcement, cooperation and prosecution capacity and embed human rights values.