Meet our members

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Doris Dakda Aaron

Doris Dakda Aaron

National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies

I am a Legal Research with the Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, Abuja Nigeria The institute is directly under the Nigerian National Assembly.
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Oyeniyi Abe

Oyeniyi Abe

University of Pretoria

Dedicated to business and human rights, law and development in Africa and extractive resource governance.
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Babalola Abegunde

Babalola Abegunde

Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti

Lawyer, University Lecturer and Researcher, who shares the vision of LDRN and consequently believe that joining LDRN, would advance my passion accordingly.
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Michael Addaney

Michael Addaney

Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University

International Climate Change Law/Comparative Environmental Law and Politics, and Human Rights Law
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Sam Adelman

Sam Adelman

Warwick Law School

Sam Adelman teaches and researches climate change, legal theory, and international development law and human rights in the University of Warwick School of Law.
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Olayinka Oluwakemi Adeniyi

Olayinka Oluwakemi Adeniyi

Center for intellectual property and information technology law (CIPIT)Strathmore University, Kenya

Researcher, legal practioner, community developer and Dedicated to children and women's rights and development.
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Fachrizal Afandi

Fachrizal Afandi

Faculty of Law, Universitas Brawijaya

Faculty of Law Universitas Brawijaya / PhD candidate at the Van Vollenhoven Institute Leiden Law School
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Patrick Agejo

Patrick Agejo

Department of Private Law, Law Building University of Pretoria

Teaching and Research in the field law with specific interest in Intellectual Property Law, Trade and Human Rights.
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Patience Ngonwei Agwenjang

Patience Ngonwei Agwenjang

School of Oriental and African Studies

Specialist in Law and Development in Africa, Governance, Constitutional Law, Investment Law, Natural Resources Law and Business Law.
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Siobhan Airey

Siobhan Airey

University College Dublin / Transnational Institute, Amsterdam

Marie Curie Fellow researching the legal nature of the international governance of public international development finance. Completing doctorate in law at University of Ottawa
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Katerina AKESTORIDI

Katerina AKESTORIDI

Dr.iur. | Ph.D.

Katerina is an international law scholar specialising in international development law and governance, human rights and the rule of law.
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María Cristina Alé

María Cristina Alé

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

PhD Candidate at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany. LL.M in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Member of the Editorial Board of the Law Journal “República y Derecho” (Republic and Law) University of Cuyo, Argentina.
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Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida

Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida

Getulio Vargas Foundation Law School, Rio de Janeiro

Professor of International Law
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Victor Amadi

Victor Amadi

Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, University of Cape Town

Victor Amadi having obtained his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in Mercantile and Labour Law, from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Comparative Law in Africa (CCLA), University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa.
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Smart Edward Amanfo

Smart Edward Amanfo

Sophia University

Am a Ghanaina and second year Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies at Sophia University, Tokyo.
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Christoph Antons

Christoph Antons

Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle, Australia

Current research on intangible cultural heritage across borders in China and ASEAN; the Indonesian IP system; food security and local knowledge in India and Indonesia
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Karin Arts

Karin Arts

Professor of International Law and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam

Karin studies the role of international law in processes of development and transition, either as promoting change or as guarding the status quo
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Elizabeth Bakibinga-Gaswaba

Elizabeth Bakibinga-Gaswaba

Commonwealth Secretariat

Currently a Legal Adviser - Rule of Law. Advocate/Attorney at Law. Law and development practitioner, programme manager and researcher. Proponent of girl education and women empowerment.
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Badr Mohammed Bashir

Badr Mohammed Bashir

Nigeria Police Academy

I am a self-motivated, private legal practitioner, academic, with fifteen years’ experience in legal practice and six years’ experience in teaching criminal defence and prosecution.
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Adriaan Bedner

Adriaan Bedner

Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University

Professor (by special appointment) of Law and Society in Indonesia
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Klaus D. Beiter

Klaus D. Beiter

North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, South Africa

Prof. Klaus D. Beiter – North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, South Africa – Right to Education, Academic Freedom, Right to Science, Intellectual Property, ETOs
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Giuseppe Bellantuono

Giuseppe Bellantuono

Università degli Studi di Trento

Professor of comparative law, interested in applying a comparative and institutional diagnostic approach to legal issues of development
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Ward Berenschot

Ward Berenschot

Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

Works on Access to Justice, Governance, Politics in India and Indonesia
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Elsabe Boshoff

Elsabe Boshoff

Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Oslo University

PhD Candidate, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
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Juan Carlos Botero

Juan Carlos Botero

Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School

Law professor interested in multi-method, cross-disciplinary analysis of law & development indicators in over 100 countries
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Joanna Botha

Joanna Botha

Nelson Mandela University

Joanna Botha teaches and researches in human rights law at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
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Deveshi Bose

Deveshi Bose

Christ University, India

BA LLB (Hons) Student
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Luciano Bottini Filho

Luciano Bottini Filho

University of Bristol (PhD candidate)

PhD candidate at the University of Bristol
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Manvitha B S

Manvitha B S

Student & Legal Research Assistant, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, India

Manvitha BS is pursuing a BA LLB Hons at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law.
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Akinola Omoniyi Bukola

Akinola Omoniyi Bukola

Redeemer's University, Ede

Professor of Law with passion for reforms in legal education and development of ethics in legal training.
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Ramy Bulan

Ramy Bulan

Centre for Legal Pluralism and Indigenous Law, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

The Centre for Legal Pluralism at the Faculty of Law is multidisciplinary, focusing on legal systems and access to justice for indigenous peoples
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Diana M.J. Camps

Diana M.J. Camps

University of Stirling, School of Law

Research Fellow in Social Rights examining the accountability gap in access to justice for social rights in the UK
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Deborah Casalin

Deborah Casalin

University of Antwerp

LawDev.org editor / LDRn coordinator / PhD researcher & teaching assistant at the University of Antwerp Faculty of Law - Law and Development Research Group
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Bidhya Chapagain

Bidhya Chapagain

Deakin University

Specialising in law and development - Access to justice, independence of judiciary and judicial reform.
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Brian Chihera

Brian Chihera

University of the Western Cape

I am currently enrolled for a PhD with the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Lenin Tinashe Chisaira

Lenin Tinashe Chisaira

Advocates4Earth

Lenin is an environmental and climate justice lawyer and researcher based in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is the Director of Advocates4Earth.
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Johanna del Pilar Cortes-Nieto

Johanna del Pilar Cortes-Nieto

Universidad del Rosario

Professor Principal, School of Law, Universidad del Rosario. I am also a member of Grupo Mutis (Universidad del Rosario), an interdisciplinary research cluster which focuses on socio-environmental conflicts
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Andreia Costa Vieira

Andreia Costa Vieira

Catholic University of Santos-São Paulo/Brazil; ACV International Law Institute; CCGI-FGV

Professor of International Economic Law and the Environment in São Paulo, Brazil
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Lorenzo Cotula

Lorenzo Cotula

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and University of Strathclyde

Principal Researcher in Law and Sustainable Development at the International Institute for Environment and Development, and a Visiting Professor at Strathclyde Law School
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Tefera Dagnachew

Tefera Dagnachew

University of Regensburg

Ethiopian lawyer/researcher; student of Erasmus Mundus Joint European Masters - Comparative Local Development
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Aristyo Rizka Darmawan

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan

Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan is an international law lecture at Universitas Indonesia. He holds an LL.M from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Daria Davitti

Daria Davitti

Lund University, Faculty of Law

Associate Professor in Public International Law
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Ignacio de Casas

Ignacio de Casas

Universidad Austral, argentina

Adjunt Professor of Public International Law and International Human Rights Law in the Faculty of Law, Universidad Austral, in Buenos Aires.
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Ananya CHAKRABORTY

Ananya CHAKRABORTY

Associate Professor, National Law University Odisha, India

I have been in the teaching profession for more than a decade. I am interested in international law and how it impacts our life.
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Koen De Feyter

Koen De Feyter

University of Antwerp

Professor Koen De Feyter is the Chair of International Law at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), Faculty of Law - Law and Development Research Group
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Emmanuel De Groof

Emmanuel De Groof

European Centre for Development Policy Management

International lawyer, Constitutional Expert & Policy Officer
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Miguel de Lemos

Miguel de Lemos

University of Lisbon - Law School

Portuguese lawyer specialized in international law - 9 years of professional experience advising in high-level political & government settings on justice, rule of law, democratic governance & parliamentary development
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Stéphanie de Moerloose

Stéphanie de Moerloose

Universidad Austral

Research on conditionality, international financial institutions and environmental and social standards
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Jane Diala

Jane Diala

Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town

Jane is a University Research Committee research Postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town. Her research interest span women's rights,culture, law and development.
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Thomas Dollmaier

Thomas Dollmaier

Humboldt University Berlin

Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate at the Chair for Public Law and Comparative Law, Humboldt University Berlin
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Christophe Dongmo

Christophe Dongmo

Water, Energy and Environment (EEE Inc.)

An accomplished senior international development executive with a passion for innovation, combined with strong peacebuilding knowledge and experience working in developing countries. More than 26 years of professional experience.
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Radha D'Souza

Radha D'Souza

University of Westminster

Radha D'Souza is professor of International Law, Development and Conflict Studies at the University of Westminster where she chairs the research group Law, Development and Conflicts (LDC)
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Michelle Du Toit

Michelle Du Toit

Atlantic Fellows

Working on health rights, health care systems and socio-economic rights
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Nkechi Linda Ekeator

Nkechi Linda Ekeator

The World Bank Group

Consultant at the World Bank Group (Nigeria); worked previously as Manager of Legal Affairs, National Social Investment Programme, Office of the Vice President of Nigeria.
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Bolanle Erinosho

Bolanle Erinosho

University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Lawyer, Researcher and Lecturer specialising in International Environmental Law and African Union Law.
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Nokukhanya Farise

Nokukhanya Farise

Trinity College Dublin

Multi-skilled lawyer with a blend of experience in private, public and non-profit sectors in the areas of international law, human rights and corporate law with work experience in South Africa, Italy, The Netherlands and Ethiopia
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Angelica de Freitas e Silva

Angelica de Freitas e Silva

The University of Westminster Business School of Applied Management

Senior Lecturer and Researcher, PhD (2019), Decolonial Epistemologies for Energy Planning in Brazil
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Martha Gayoye

Martha Gayoye

University of Warwick (UK)

Socio-legal scholar, committed to empirically-grounded research that advances social justice. Teaching at Warwick Law School.
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Kanksha Mahadevia Ghimire

Kanksha Mahadevia Ghimire

University of Toronto

Kanksha is a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. She is also an adjunct faculty at the School of Law, University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu)
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Julie Gibson

Julie Gibson

University of Strathclyde

PhD Candidate at the University of Strathclyde and Research Assistant at the University of Aberdeen, focusing on transboundary water governance and development cooperation
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Parineeta Goswami

Parineeta Goswami

Assistant Professor, Manipal University, Jaipur

Parineeta started her career as an Assistant Professor of Law at SRM University, Delhi NCR, then moved to Manipal University, Jaipur, where she currently holds the same position.
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Rimma Grishmanovskaya

Rimma Grishmanovskaya

Tilburg University

PhD researcher within the European Doctorate in Law and Development (EDOLAD) program with interest in rule of law development cooperation
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Yordan Gunawan

Yordan Gunawan

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Yordan Gunawan is a Lecturer of Public International Law at the Faculty of Laws, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. His field is Public International Law, International Environmental Law, Dispute Settlement and International Law of Treaties.
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Rachel Hammonds

Rachel Hammonds

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine / University of Antwerp

Rachel is an internationally recognised global health specialist and human rights advocate whose research focuses on the intersection of development policy, health and human rights
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Jeff Handmaker

Jeff Handmaker

International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University

Senior lecturer / researcher in law, human rights and development
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Miftah Farid Hanggawan

Miftah Farid Hanggawan

University of Indonesia

Department of Law, Society, and Development at the Faculty of Law University of Indonesia
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Héctor Herrera

Héctor Herrera

Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp.

Lawyer with a Master's in Public Policy from Colombia. Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
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Anna-Liisa Heusala

Anna-Liisa Heusala

Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki

Doctor of Social Sciences and University Lecturer in Russian Studies at the University of Helsinki
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Janine Hicks

Janine Hicks

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Lecturer at UKZN, background in access to justice, social justice policy advocacy, and the promotion of human rights.
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Nedim Hogic

Nedim Hogic

Sant'Anna University

PhD researcher at Sant'Anna University
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Somadina Ibe-Ojiludu

Somadina Ibe-Ojiludu

Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology
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Imad Antoine Ibrahim

Imad Antoine Ibrahim

Institute of Law, Politics, and Development (Dirpolis), Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy & gLAWcal – Global Law Initiative for Sustainable Development, Essex, United Kingdom

PhD candidate / research associate
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Victor Iyanam

Victor Iyanam

Nigeria Bar Association, Uyo Branch

Keenly interested in legal exchanges and networking with the LDRN and participate in its Continuing Legal Education initiatives
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Carolien Jacobs

Carolien Jacobs

Van Vollenhoven Institute, University of Leiden

Law, governance and development, especially in Africa and in conflict-affected countries
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Saide Jamal

Saide Jamal

Centre for Social Studies - University of Coimbra

Researcher in the field of Human Rights and Democracy
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Giedre Jokubauskaite

Giedre Jokubauskaite

University of Glasgow

Lecturer in International Law, University of Glasgow
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Stellina Jolly

Stellina Jolly

South Asian University

Researcher and academic in the field of international environmental law, focusing on environmental governance, judicial environmental protection, intersectionalities of water, climate change and disaster
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Mary John Joosa Morais

Mary John Joosa Morais

Adhwana Kerala Forum, India

I am a development research based in Kerala, India, with a Ph.D. in Political Science and graduation in Law. I am a practicing lawyer in Trivandrum Bar Association , a member of Bar Council of Kerala. I am interested in grass roots research on indigenous communities.
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Owen M.M. KaiCombey

Owen M.M. KaiCombey

National University of Ireland, Galway

A Hardiman PhD Scholar in Comparative Constitutional Law and Post-Colonial Governance Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ines Kajiru

Ines Kajiru

Mzumbe University Tanzania

Dr Ines is a Lecturer in the field of human rights at the Faculty of Law, Mzumbe University. She holds LLB and LLM from Mzumbe University Tanzania and PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Markus Kaltenborn

Markus Kaltenborn

Ruhr-University Bochum

Markus Kaltenborn is Professor of Public Law at Ruhr-University Bochum. His research has a particular focus on social protection law in developing countries.
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Theodore Kasongo Kamwimbi

Theodore Kasongo Kamwimbi

University of South Africa

I am an Attorney at Kinshasa Court of Appeal & Member of Kinshasa Bar in DR Congo, and a sworn expert Interpreter-Translator registered with Lubumbashi Commercial Court in DR Congo.
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Tuğba Karagöz

Tuğba Karagöz

University of Würzburg

Researcher in the fields of international investment law and development
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Mohan Kumar Karna

Mohan Kumar Karna

Tribhuvan University

Lecturer of International Law, Tribhuvan Universirty, Nepal, Experienced working in the field of Human Rights, Rule of law and social justice.
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Dan Nshokano Kashironge

Dan Nshokano Kashironge

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

PhD Researcher at VUB.
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Ashish Kaushik

Ashish Kaushik

Assistant Professor, Institute of Legal Studies, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut

Ashish Kaushik joined the Institute of Legal Studies, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut as Assistant Professor in 2009.
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Arjumand Bano Kazmi

Arjumand Bano Kazmi

School of Law, University of Warwick

I am a political scientist with a keen interest in analysing social and political dynamics in the fields of development and law. I am an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advance Study and a Sessional Tutor at Warwick Law School, University of Warwick.
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Bernard Kengni

Bernard Kengni

University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Postdoctoral Research at the NRF/DST SARChI Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa; Department of Private Law.
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Andrew Barney Khakula

Andrew Barney Khakula

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Lawyer, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Lecturer and legal researcher with a keen interest in human rights, law and development.
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Kindong Eric Kinchi

Kindong Eric Kinchi

Girls Corner International (GCI)

Girls Corner International enhances the development of girls and young women through Empowerment and hands-on activities that contribute to their growth, society’s growth and the growth of other girls and women.
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Pallavi Kishore

Pallavi Kishore

O.P. Jindal Global University

Dr. Pallavi Kishore is Associate Professor at the Jindal Global Law School, India.
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Ruth Knoblich

Ruth Knoblich

University of the Western Cape, South Africa

DAAD Lecturer in Development Research at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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Arpitha Kodiveri

Arpitha Kodiveri

European University Institute

Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Law where my research examines the right to free, prior and informed consent of forest-dwelling communities in Odisha, India.
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Annamaria La Chimia

Annamaria La Chimia

University of Nottingham

Professor of Law and Development, School of Law University of Nottingham
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Jennifer Lander

Jennifer Lander

De Montfort University

Socio-legal researcher working at the intersections of law, development and globalisation, with particular interest in the governance of extractive industries
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Fabiano Teodoro de Rezende Lara

Fabiano Teodoro de Rezende Lara

Federal University of Minas Gerais / IBMEC Business School

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais Faculty of Law and at IBMEC Business School in Minas Gerais
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Lyla Latif

Lyla Latif

University of Nairobi

Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Nairobi. CEO at Lai’Latif & Consulting. Co-founder of the Committee of Fiscal Studies at Nairobi
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Nadia Latif

Nadia Latif

Leiden University

International Human Rights Law, Refugees, Humanitarian aid, Development
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Soo-Hyun Lee

Soo-Hyun Lee

Asan Institute for Policy Studies

Aspiring practitioner-scholar weaving together international economics and law to serve the cause of inclusive and sustainable development
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Kinkino Kia Legide

Kinkino Kia Legide

Hawassa University School of Law, Ethiopia

Interest in further pursuing my studies in Law and Development from broader theoretical perspectives and case studies
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Karina Patricio Ferreira Lima

Karina Patricio Ferreira Lima

Durham University

Doctoral researcher and part-time tutor at Durham Law School. Modern Law Review scholar
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Geoffrey Lugano

Geoffrey Lugano

Kenyatta University

I am interested in researching the applicability of international (criminal) legal regimes towards peace-building in African conflict and post-conflict societies
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Olivia Lwabukuna

Olivia Lwabukuna

Department of Law, SOAS

Olivia's research is informed by principles and values such as participation, deliberation, consultation and inclusion, and is aimed at creating impact in support of global and African development policies such as the SDGs and Agenda 2063
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Elizabeth Lwanda-Rutsate

Elizabeth Lwanda-Rutsate

University of Zimbabwe

I am a senior law lecturer with research interests in the area of gender, international human rights law, gender, climate change and sustainable development.
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Bashar Malkawi

Bashar Malkawi

University of Sharjah

Prof. Bashar H. Malkawi teaches international trade law and business law at University of Sharjah. He held various teaching posts in Jordan, Italy, and UAE
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Sohini Mahapatra

Sohini Mahapatra

Faculty of Law at National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack (India).

An alumnus of the university, Dr. Mahapatra completed her Masters in Law from NLUO in 2014 where she was awarded the University Gold Medal for securing the First Rank in LL.M. She completed her Ph.D. in 2018, with specialization in Animal Welfare Law, making her the first person in the country with a Ph.D. in the field of animal law.
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Insa Männel

Insa Männel

PhD candidate and research assistant at the University of Osnabrück, doing research on the administrative law of development cooperation (Germany, Austria, Great Britain)
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Monica Sapucaia Machado

Monica Sapucaia Machado

Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público-IDP

Innovative Professor and Researcher in Democracy, Public Policies, Women's Rights, and Equal opportunities. Passionate about fostering academic opportunities for all
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Stephen Mago

Stephen Mago

Nelson Mandela University

Stephen Mago is a multidisciplinary researcher with an interest to explore legal issues in development.
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Laishram Malem Mangal

Laishram Malem Mangal

Department of Law, Himalayan University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor in Department of Law, Himalayan University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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Nkosana Maphosa

Nkosana Maphosa

Great Zimbabwe University, Herbert Chitepo Law School

Nkosana Maphosa is an astute African, rule of law adviser, teacher, researcher and sustainable development enthusiast.
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Hanifa T. Massawe

Hanifa T. Massawe

Faculty of Law, Mzumbe University & Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania

Dr. Hanifa Massawe is a lecturer in Law at the Faculty of Law, Mzumbe University and an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania. She is also a member of the Fair Competition Tribunal.
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Sarah Morganna Matos Marinho

Sarah Morganna Matos Marinho

University of Sao Paulo, Faculty of Law / University of Wisconsin Law School

I would like to join the network as an individual member, since I identify with "Law and Development" as a scholar and would like to see it become a well established academic discipline.
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Markus Marselinus

Markus Marselinus

Politeknik Ilmu Pemasyarakatan (Polytechnic of Correctional Science)

Lecturer as assistant Professor at Polytechnic of Correctional Science.
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Andrea Mensi

Andrea Mensi

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Law Institute; Bocconi university

PhD candidate in public International law, former EEAS Trainee. I am interested in issues involving sovereignty and the environment.
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Abhinav Kumar Mishra

Abhinav Kumar Mishra

Human Rights and Technology Professor of Law

Mr. Mishra is the LLB from BHU, India and LLM from The Indian Law Institute in IP and Human Rights.
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Onthatile Olerile Moeti

Onthatile Olerile Moeti

University of Botswana & University of Glasgow

Onthatile Olerile Moeti is interested in the Law and Development Network because it presents an opportunity for her to learn from experts through interactions with them in Conferences and other platforms.
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Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi

Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi

Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana

An academic researcher and lawyer focusing on issues of development, environmental law and policy analysis.
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Md Nurul Momen

Md Nurul Momen

University of Rajshahi

Md. Nurul MOMEN is a professor in the Department of Public Administration at University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh).
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Therese Boje Mortensen

Therese Boje Mortensen

Lund University

PhD researcher in Human Rights Studies with research interests in India, child rights, duty bearing practices and NGO-state relations.
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John Mubangizi

John Mubangizi

University of the Free State

I am the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State. My main research interests are human rights and Constitutional Law.
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Nasiruddeen Muhammad

Nasiruddeen Muhammad

College of Law University of Dubai


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Leaurean Mussa

Leaurean Mussa

University of Dar es Salaam School of Law/ High Court of Tanzania

Property law and law of succession expert. Lecturer in the Department of Private Law (University of Dar es Salaam School of Law) and advocate of the High Court of Tanzania. Attended the 2017 law and development conference.
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Gift Mwonzora

Gift Mwonzora

Rhodes University

I have experience in lecturing, research supervision, political and conflict analysis, qualitative research, report writing and project management.
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Yakubu Nagu

Yakubu Nagu

Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, University of Cape Town

PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Law and a researcher in its Centre for Comparative law in Africa (CCLA).
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Ntandokayise Ndlovu

Ntandokayise Ndlovu

University of Fort Hare

I am currently a doctoral candidate specialising in child rights and harmful practices.
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Rostam J. Neuwirth

Rostam J. Neuwirth

University of Macau

Professor of Law, University of Macau, China
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Likim Ng

Likim Ng

ANU College of Law, Australian National University

PhD candidate and Tutor teaching in the areas of legal theory, critical legal theory and human rights law, and researching on critical legal theory approaches to refugee law
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Carol Chi Ngang

Carol Chi Ngang

Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State

Dr. Carol Chi Ngang is a Researcher at the Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa.
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David Otieno Ngira

David Otieno Ngira

Utrecht University

Undertaking my PhD at Utrecht University School of Law on the overlap between informal and formal justice systems in child justice
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Aleydis Nissen

Aleydis Nissen

Leiden University

Aleydis Nissen is a postdoc. She has recently finished her book manuscript on the EU's Response to Human Rights Violations by Developing and Emerging Market Corporations.
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Esther Effundem Njieassam

Esther Effundem Njieassam

University of Johannesburg

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Deborah Nyokabi

Deborah Nyokabi

GOAL 16 FORUM Kenya

I am a human rights lawyer interested in the intersection between human rights law and sustainable development.
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Paul D. Ocheje

Paul D. Ocheje

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law

Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Ngozi Odiaka

Ngozi Odiaka

Global Banking School Leeds

Business and Human Rights
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Chairman Okoloise

Chairman Okoloise

University of Pretoria/Centre for Human Rights

Doctor of Laws (LLD) candidate & DAAD (German Academic Exchange) scholar, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Jeremmy Okonjo

Jeremmy Okonjo

University of Kent

Jeremmy Okonjo is a Lecturer of Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent, and a Visiting/Honorary Research Fellow at Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) at Warwick Law School.
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Olaniyi Felix Olayinka

Olaniyi Felix Olayinka

Redeemer's University

Senior Lecturer and Head of Private and Property Law.
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Adetutu Oluwaseyi

Adetutu Oluwaseyi

Centre for Comparative Law in Africa (CCLA) Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town

A legal practitioner with strong background in the public service. My interest lies in investment law, international trade and development, project finance, and regional integration
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Edoba Omoregie

Edoba Omoregie

University of Benin

I am an expert in federalism, constitutionalism, legislative studies, procurement law. My foremost interest is how to apply law in the development process
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Osahon Livewell Omoregie

Osahon Livewell Omoregie

Ambrose Alli University, P.M.B 14, Ekpoma, Edo State

Senior Lecturer in Law at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
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Azubike Chinwuba Onuora-Oguno

Azubike Chinwuba Onuora-Oguno

Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin

Education and Development Law Enthousiast
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Victor Udemezue Onyebueke

Victor Udemezue Onyebueke

University of Nigeria, Nsukka (and Enugu Campus)

An academic-practitioner in urban planning exploring how ‘law in context’ can facilitate inclusive and socially just planning in Nigeria and the rest of Africa
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Ada Ordor

Ada Ordor

Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, University of Cape Town

Ada Ordor teaches and researches in the area of Law and development, regional integration, civil society and plural normative systems in Africa.
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Cristiano d'Orsi

Cristiano d'Orsi

SARCIL/University of Johannesburg

Senior Research and Lecturer at the South African Research Centre in International Law/University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
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Adetola Elizabeth Oyewo

Adetola Elizabeth Oyewo

University of Kwazulu-Natal

Elizabeth wears many hats as a mentor, journalist, researcher, travel consultant and teacher
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Elena Pesina

Elena Pesina

University of Auckland

Elena is a third year Ph.D. Candidate in International Law of Development Cooperation
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Marius Pieterse

Marius Pieterse

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Marius Pieterse is a professor in the School of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he teaches urban and local government law, constitutional law and human rights law.
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Lucía Berro Pizzarossa

Lucía Berro Pizzarossa

University of Groningen

Fellow at the Global Health Law Groningen Research Centre and PhD Candidate at the International Law Department at the University of Groningen (Netherlands)
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Misha Plagis

Misha Plagis

T.M.C. Asser Institute

Dr. Plagis is a researcher with at the Asser Institute. Her work focusses on human rights (and increasingly environmental law) in Africa.
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Cristina Poncibò

Cristina Poncibò

University of Turin / Turin School of Development, International Training Centre of the ILO

Comparative Law & Development, Private Law & Development, International Legal Technical Assistance (STE Legal Expert)
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Fei Qi

Fei Qi

Law School, Hainan University

Currently devoted to the theoretical research on the equality of the vulnerable groups.
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Maryna Rabinovych

Maryna Rabinovych

Odessa National University / University of Hamburg

PhD researcher with a keen interest in EU's implementation of the SDGs, rule of law promotion and policy coherence for development
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Mizanur Rahaman

Mizanur Rahaman

Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University

Presently, I am Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University in India.
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Rima Rassi

Rima Rassi

PhD Researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies - Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Rima Rassi is a PhD Researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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María José Recalde-Vela

María José Recalde-Vela

Tilburg University

Ecuadorian-Honduran PhD candidate at Tilburg Law School, as part of the European Doctorate on Law and Development (EDOLAD), working on statelessness and citizenship
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Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr.

Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr.

Leiden University

I study the relationship between human rights, international and national legal systems, and global governance.
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Sapna Reheem Shaila

Sapna Reheem Shaila

Doctoral Candidate

Sapna is a doctoral researcher at King's College London. Her research looks at the rule of law promotion through a socio-legal lens, with East Timor as her case study.
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Jeannette Rodgers

Jeannette Rodgers

University of Birmingham

My PhD thesis focuses on how the differing wartime experiences of children affect the case for their inclusion in transitional justice.
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David Rossati

David Rossati

University of Salford

I am an international lawyer working on international law & development particularly in the context of climate change
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Andra le Roux-Kemp

Andra le Roux-Kemp

University of Lincoln

Associate Professor of Law (University of Lincoln (UK)): A trans-disciplinary scholar with a research focus and interest in general jurisprudence and legal theory.
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Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa

Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa

SOAS, University of London

Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa currently teaches General Commercial Law, Foreign Exchange Regulations, Investment Law and OHADA and Regional Integration in Africa at Université Protestante au Congo
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Fayth Ruffin

Fayth Ruffin

University of KwaZulu-Natal

I can contribute to how the intersection of law and development can create sustainable justice-oriented solutions to complex problems at the global/local nexus.
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Rafael Sakr

Rafael Sakr

University of Birmingham Law School

Lawyer and Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham Law School. The academic agenda is situated in the intersection of international law and business law.
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Tajudeen Sanni

Tajudeen Sanni

Public Law Department, Nelson Mandela University

Dr. Tajudeen Sanni has his doctoral qualification at Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa where he researched on an aspect of Public Law relating to the concession of seaports in Nigeria
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Rohey Sanyang

Rohey Sanyang

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

I am currently studying International and European Law, an advanced LL.M programme at the Institute for European Studies, VUB.
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Tapas Kumar Sarangi

Tapas Kumar Sarangi

National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development, Delhi

An Assistant Director at National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD), Delhi under NITI Aayog, Government of India.
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Bijayashree Satpathy

Bijayashree Satpathy

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

An experienced academician with a demonstrated history of working in Natural Resource Law and Governance in India.
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Devanshi Saxena

Devanshi Saxena

University of Antwerp

PhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant in the area of Intellectual Property Rights
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Janet Jebichii Sego

Janet Jebichii Sego

University of Antwerp

Janet Jebichii Sego is a PhD Researcher at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law.
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Pedro Schilling de Carvalho

Pedro Schilling de Carvalho

University of Cambridge

Interested in international financial regulation, global governance, and LPE
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Pratyush Sharma

Pratyush Sharma

University for Peace

My ongoing doctoral research is titled "Theorizing South-South Cooperation through the Normative Framework of Right to Development"
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Ajla Škrbić

Ajla Škrbić

Freie Universität Berlin

Recipient of a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Research on public and international law
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Sumit Sonkar

Sumit Sonkar

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

PhD candidate of Laws
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Eriola Sovali

Eriola Sovali

PhD candidate, Saarland University

I am a PhD candidate at Saarland University ( Saarbrücken, Germany) in the field of study "Human Rights in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration", under the supervision of Prof. Dr Thomas Giegerich LLM
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Yogendra Kumar Srivastava

Yogendra Kumar Srivastava

Dean, Faculty of Law, Public Policy and Humanities, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Professor Srivastava is a nationally awarded academician in the area of Legal Education.
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Paul Stacey

Paul Stacey

Roskilde University / University of Copenhagen

Investigating relationships between policy designs and ideas, and practices and realities
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Conor Talbot

Conor Talbot

European University Institute / European Investment Bank

Lawyer and researcher, with a background in EU law now interested in the legal framework for development investing
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Manotar Tampubolon

Manotar Tampubolon

Faculty of Law, Christian University of Indonesia (UKI) Jakarta

Manotar is now undertaking his second Ph.D. at MARA Technology University in Malaysia.
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Celine Tan

Celine Tan

Warwick Law School

Celine Tan is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) at Warwick Law School.
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Roman Girma Teshome

Roman Girma Teshome

University of Amsterdam

PhD Candidate at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Center for International Law
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Gamze Erdem Türkelli

Gamze Erdem Türkelli

University of Antwerp

Gamze Erdem Türkelli is a Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) appointed post-doctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp Law Faculty and a member of the Law and Development Research Group.
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Bishnu Raj Upreti

Bishnu Raj Upreti

Nepal Center for Contemporary Research (NCCR)

Engaged in teaching and research on development, legal pluralism, conflict & development
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Rustam Urinboyev

Rustam Urinboyev

Lund University, Department of Sociology of Law and University of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Institute

I am a researcher interested in studying law and development in post-Soviet societies.
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Samuel Uwem umoh

Samuel Uwem umoh

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

PhD in international Relations with a from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is also a field researcher at Tourism KwaZulu-Natal Province.
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Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama

Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama

Institute of Tax Law and Economics, Leiden University

International tax law and comparative tax law in developed and developing countries and global tax governance
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Arthur van Coller

Arthur van Coller

Nelson R Mandela School of Law, South Africa

Dr Arthur van Coller is an associate professor in the Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort hare in South Africa. He is an admitted attorney and specializes in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law.
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Edward van Daalen

Edward van Daalen

University of Geneva

PhD Researcher in International Public Law
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Pieter van Welzen

Pieter van Welzen

University of Hamburg, Germany

PhD research project on the Law of the Sea and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in West Africa.
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Wouter Vandenhole

Wouter Vandenhole

Law and Development Research Group, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp

Wouter Vandenhole is a human rights and law-and-development scholar, with a particular interest in questions of inequality and global justice
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Patrick Vrancken

Patrick Vrancken

Nelson Mandela University

Prof Vrancken is the incumbent of the South African Research Chair in the Law of the Sea and Development in Africa
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Sharon Waeytens

Sharon Waeytens

University of Antwerp

I am a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant in tax law at the University of Antwerp
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Agung Wardana

Agung Wardana

Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Teaching Environmental Law, Sociology of Law, Jurisprudence
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Isabela Warioba

Isabela Warioba

Mzumbe University / University of Antwerp

Human rights lecturer at Mzumbe University in Tanzania and PhD researcher at the University of Antwerp in Belgium
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Herlambang P. Wiratraman

Herlambang P. Wiratraman

Center of Human Rights Law Studies (HRLS) Faculty of Law Universitas Airlangga

Senior Lecturer at Constitutional Law Department and Director of the Center of Human Rights Law Studies (HRLS), Faculty of Law Universitas Airlangga
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