Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at School of Law at SOAS, University of London and a Law Lecturer at Université Protestante au Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• 1. Introduction 2. Regionalism, Law and Development 3. Political Economy of Regionalism in Africa 4. Contextualising the concept of integration through law 5. The establishment of a Common Market within the European Community 6. Regional developmentalism through law within SADC, ECOWAS and EAC 7. The Issue of Harmonisation within the AU/AEC 8. Conclusion

Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at School of Law at SOAS, University of London and a Law Lecturer at Université Protestante au Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• 1. Introduction 2. Regionalism, Law and Development 3. Political Economy of Regionalism in Africa 4. Contextualising the concept of integration through law 5. The establishment of a Common Market within the European Community 6. Regional developmentalism through law within SADC, ECOWAS and EAC 7. The Issue of Harmonisation within the AU/AEC 8. Conclusion

Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at School of Law at SOAS, University of London and a Law Lecturer at Université Protestante au Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• 1. Introduction 2. Regionalism, Law and Development 3. Political Economy of Regionalism in Africa 4. Contextualising the concept of integration through law 5. The establishment of a Common Market within the European Community 6. Regional developmentalism through law within SADC, ECOWAS and EAC 7. The Issue of Harmonisation within the AU/AEC 8. Conclusion