The Africa Litigation Surgery Conference kicked off in earnest with delegates from across the continent converging in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The conference took place from 29th to 31st of July.
Under the theme, pushing back against authoritarian regimes, the conference provided a unique and enlightening experience on how Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be used to resist and counteract authoritarian regimes across the continent.
On the second day of the conference, the session’s key speaker Prof. Ben Sihanya, a Constitutional Law professor, Public Interest Advocate and Mentor, extensively elaborated on the most effective communication techniques that litigators should adopt while also citing major public interest cases and the main lessons lawyers can learn from them.
