The Laws.Africa legislation commons makes African legislation freely available to everyone. The commons is supported by the community and anyone can help out. You can also build apps and services using the machine-friendly Content API. 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. Our Goals: * Improve access to the law, stimulate innovation, and lead by example, by * creating a machine-friendly, openly licensed legislation commons, through * building a mutually beneficial relationship with a volunteer community, that is *sustainable through licensing and charging for value-added services and expertise. Our Principles: * Access to the law directly and indirectly enables access to justice. * 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.