KajyibwamiNotes

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, as neighboring nations and members of multiple international and regional organizations, share mutual obligations under various legal frameworks, including the United Nations Charter, the East African Community Treaty, and the African Union Charter. These agreements emphasize principles such as peaceful coexistence, respect for sovereignty, and the promotion of regional stability. However, the DRC has repeatedly accused Rwanda of involvement in its internal security issues, notably in the conflict-ridden eastern region. Rather than addressing the root causes of its challenges, including governance failures and the proliferation of armed groups, the DRC has resorted to scapegoating Rwanda. Join me to explore the DRC’s apparent disregard for its international legal obligations and its tendency to deflect responsibility, contrasting Rwanda's efforts to seek amicable and law-abiding resolutions. Democratic Republic of the Con...

The discovery of oil in Lake Kivu heralds a transformative moment for Rwanda, offering an unprecedented pathway toward economic advancement and energy self-sufficiency. Yet, this milestone brings with it complex challenges rooted in geopolitics and global power dynamics. As the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board (RMB) unveils the hydrocarbon potential of Lake Kivu, the prospect of international interest looms large—raising concerns about the intentions of foreign powers, particularly under the guise of “humanitarian intervention.” Drawing lessons from Dan Kovalik’s No More War, which critiques the West's historical tendency to cloak economic and strategic motives in the language of democracy and human rights, Rwanda faces a moment of reckoning. Will the Lake Kivu oil reserves propel the nation toward equitable development and global partnerships, or will they expose it to the risks of external interference and exploitation? Rwanda must tread carefully, leveraging its sovereig...

  Specifically in the course of INTRODUCTION TO LAW, the first course I got in law school, I can call it the course that welcomes a law student to be a lawyer. The course was full of histories of how the law came to existence. Through the course we went through different scenarios of how the law came into existence. Through the course the lecturer mentioned THE HAMMURABI CODE, believed to be the oldest legal text. We went further learning about the Roman Twelve Tables which were the first written Roman laws. In this article allow me to take you on a trip back in history as we learn together the history of written laws. The Code of Hammurabi is believed to be one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes and was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established...