East Africa Law Society

The East Africa Law Society is the premier regional Bar Association in East Africa. It is a dual membership organization, bringing together seven thousand-plus individual lawyer-members from the region as well as the six national Bar associations: Law Society of Kenya, Tanganyika Law Society, Uganda Law Society Zanzibar Law Society, Kigali Bar Association and Burundi Bar Association.

It is the largest organized Professional/ Civil Society membership organization in the region with a strong mandate and interest in the professional development of its members

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East Africa Law Society

The East Africa Law Society is the premier regional Bar Association in East Africa. It is a dual membership...

Our Programmes

The purpose of our programs is to develop an overarching and shared vision for EALS and establish priorities that will guide us in programming, decision-making and allocation of resources.

The EALS works under four thematic focus areas of:

Institutional Development

Professional Development

Regional Intergration

Public Interest Advocacy

Publications & Law Reports

EALS produces a wide variety of publications, covering many aspects of legal practice. Our books are published both by EALS and in cooperation with major regional publishers on current issues in legal practice.

Dispute Settlement under the Customs Union by Paul Mwebesa.

Highlights on the East African Customs Law by Nicholas Kanabahita.

East African Community Customs Union Rules of Origin by Mr.Kamajugo.

Implementation of the Protocol,