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About Us

Justice Emile Short, former Judge UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda explains how the International Criminal Court works at ACILA’s Roundtable Discussion on Africa and the ICC

The Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) was incorporated under US law, in the state of Virginia, on 20th October, 2015, and received its designation as a 501 (c)(3) research and education, non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization from the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America.

On 23rd December, 2015, ACILA-Ghana was incorporated under Ghana law as a non-governmental organization with a certificate of recognition as a National NGO number D.S.D/6857 by the Department of Social Development in Ghana.

ACILA is governed by a 9-member Board and run by a Secretariat.

ACILA deploys its programming primarily from its office in Accra, Ghana, to Africa with the following areas of focus:

  • International law
  • International justice
  • Monitoring African States’ compliance with regional and international instruments
  • International Human rights
  • Good governance
  • Anti-corruption
  • Rule of Law