Laws.Africa

The Laws.Africa legislation commons makes African legislation freely available to everyone. The commons is supported by the community and anyone can help out. You can also build apps and services using the machine-friendly Content API. We believe that the traditional approach to promoting free access to the law requires a fundamental shift. Firstly, putting documents online does not enable value creation and is not enough. Secondly, sourcing, consolidating and providing open access to the law sustainably requires a new business model for collaboration and partnerships. Our Goals: * Improve access to the law, stimulate innovation, and lead by example, by * creating a machine-friendly, openly licensed legislation commons, through * building a mutually beneficial relationship with a volunteer community, that is *sustainable through licensing and charging for value-added services and expertise. Our Principles: * Access to the law directly and indirectly enables access to justice. * A...