[en] This work reviews the monograph titled Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa. The reviewer considers the work to be very significant. The work builds on the previous works of the author (of the monograph) principally aimed at the development of private international law (PIL) in Africa. The reviewer situates the work in a larger context by interpreting the work and previous works of the author (of the monograph) as seeds for the development of a future African Union (AU) PIL. In this regard, the reviewer is able to select four major themes that justify the significance of the work in relation to a future AU PIL. These themes concern limitations on previous works on African PIL, the significance of PIL to AU economic integration, the impact of human rights and constitutional law on PIL in Africa, and a plea for cooperation as it relates to a future AU PIL. However, the reviewer exposes the scepticism as to a future AU PIL, and concludes that despite this scepticism, the work is significant enough to sow the seeds of a possible AU PIL.
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