About the Pan African Lawyers Union
PALU is the umbrella association of African lawyers and Law Societies. It brings together the continent's five regional and fifty-three national Lawyers' Associations, as well as individual lawyer-members.
Our mission is to work towards the development of the law and legal profession, the rule of law, human rights and socio-economic development of the African continent, including through supporting African regional integration.
The PALU General Assembly consists of all its corporate and individual members; it meets at |east once every three years. The Council is made up of the Presidents of the five regional and fifty-three national Lawyers' Associations (Bar Associations and Law Societies); it meets at |east once every year.
The General Assembly elects an Executive Committee, to lead and represent the organisation, formulate its policies and strategies, and supervise the secretariat which is headed by the Chief Executive Officer.