To mark the 30th anniversary of the enactment of Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution, the Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) is on the verge of releasing a publication of a collection of essays.

This medium reliably learnt that the collection is seeking to reflect on Sierra Leone’s constitutional dilemma and as well proffers some solutions.

Further informed was that the volume is divided into three parts with the first part being introductory and sets the tone for the discussion. In addition, the second part relates to issues of democracy and human rights were as the third part addresses critical human rights issues.

It was learnt that the contributors of the collection of essays include former President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association, Rhoda Nuni, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Lansana Gberie, Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York, Michael Imran Kanu, the Head of  Department of Law at Fourah Bay College and Executive Director, Society for Democratic Initiatives (SDI), Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, a member of the Constitutional Review Committee, Aminata Sillah, Senior Rule of Law and Human Rights Officer at UNDP Sierra Leone, Cheryl Eugenia Angela Sembie and the Founder and Head of ILRAJ, Basita Michael.

The preface of the collection is written by the Chair of ILRAJ, Martin Michael and the book is now available in paperback and kindle on Amazon.

You can pre-order at 12 Pademba Road Freetown and receive your copy by the end of June 2022.