Catherine S. Namakula is a senior lecturer in law at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Professor with the Global Humanistic University, Curaçao. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on language and fair trial in Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya. She is also a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (of the Human Rights Council).

• Introduction; 1. Court Trials in Africa; 2. Language Fair Trial Rights; 3. Safeguarding the Linguistic Fair Trial Rights of Vulnerable Litigants; 4. Remedies for Breach of Language Fair Trial Rights; 5. Conclusion; Appendix: The Languages of Societies and Courts in Africa; References; Index;

Catherine S. Namakula is a senior lecturer in law at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Professor with the Global Humanistic University, Curaçao. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on language and fair trial in Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya. She is also a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (of the Human Rights Council).

• Introduction; 1. Court Trials in Africa; 2. Language Fair Trial Rights; 3. Safeguarding the Linguistic Fair Trial Rights of Vulnerable Litigants; 4. Remedies for Breach of Language Fair Trial Rights; 5. Conclusion; Appendix: The Languages of Societies and Courts in Africa; References; Index;

Catherine S. Namakula is a senior lecturer in law at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Professor with the Global Humanistic University, Curaçao. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals on language and fair trial in Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya. She is also a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (of the Human Rights Council).

• Introduction; 1. Court Trials in Africa; 2. Language Fair Trial Rights; 3. Safeguarding the Linguistic Fair Trial Rights of Vulnerable Litigants; 4. Remedies for Breach of Language Fair Trial Rights; 5. Conclusion; Appendix: The Languages of Societies and Courts in Africa; References; Index;