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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. |
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Laws.Africa’s mission is to enable African governments to sustainably provide free access to reliable digital laws in a way that is user-friendly, accessible, educational and re-usable.
This empowers individuals, communities, government, businesses and innovators in support of our vision of an Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law.
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- People own the laws which govern them.
- Access to the law directly and indirectly enables access to justice.
- Government is responsible for making the law freely and openly available.
- A legislation commons improves access to the law for everyone.
- A legislation commons promotes justice sector innovation by lowering barriers to entry and reducing undifferentiated heavy lifting.
- Such a commons must be machine-friendly and, ultimately, openly licensed.
- Such a commons can only be sustainably built in mutual collaboration with those who benefit from it.
- Such a commons can be built sustainably through appropriate licensing and the offering of value-added features and services, without limiting the usefulness of the open commons.
- Improve access to African law, stimulate innovation, and lead by example, by
- creating a machine-friendly, openly licensed legislation commons, through
- building mutually beneficial relationships with African governments and a contributor community, that is
- sustainable through licensing and charging for value-added services and expertise.