LLD students who graduated in 2023

• Ikpo, David Nnana
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Using indigenous storytelling and African Commission soft law in Nigerian law classrooms to advance queer rights
  
  
• Denise Zambezi
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The right of transgender persons to access healthcare in South Africa
  
  
• Ms Dorcas Basimanyane
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Mobile technology and internet development in Africa: Legal and human rights challenges in South Africa and Uganda
  
  
• Ms Omotunde Enigbokan
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  South Africa's implementation of human rights law on the right to acquisition of nationality

LLD students who graduated in 2022

• Fenemigho Alero Itohan
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns (deceased), Co-supervisor: Prof Stuart Maslen)
  The use of force in counter-terrorism policing in Africa under international law
  
  
• Geng, Joseph Geng Akech
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Foreign influence and the legitimacy of constitution building in South Sudan
  
  
• Ahumuza, Dianah Attenyi
  (supervisor: Dr A Budoo, Co-supervisor: Prof Attiya Warris)
  Tax incentives and the realization of economic and social rights: The right to basic education in Uganda
  
  
• Okeowo, Adebayo Olayinka
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Advancing accountability for human rights violations through citizen media: An African perspective
  
  
• Olutola, Bamisaye Olawaye
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule (retired))
  The right to political participation of the youth in terms of the African Youth Charter: A case study of Nigeria
  
  
• Udegbunam, Linda Uzoamaka
  (supervisor: Prof Killander)
  Improving access to medicines for persons with psychosocial disabilities in Nigeria in realization of their right to health: The role of the WHO-AIMS and WHO access to medicines frameworks
  
  
• Ilori, Tomiwa
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Prof Jay Aronson)
  A rights-respecting approach to preventing online harms, protecting online expression and ensuring effective platform governance in Nigeria and South Africa

LLD students who graduated in 2021

• Ako, Ernest 
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Towards the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex conduct in Ghana
  
  
• Ginamia, Melani
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansugule)
  The right to development in post-conflict societies: Lessons from the Acholi in Northern Uganda
  
  
• Kapapelo, Eduardo
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  The Role of State Institutions in Preventing Violent Conflict in Angola
  
  
• Loots, Josua
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  Infrastructure for development: The use human rights impact assessments in public-private partnerships
  
  
• Masamba, Magalie L
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  An African perspective on reforming sovereign debt restructuring of privately held debt
  
  
• Okoloise, Chairman
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  The role of the African human rights system in advancing corporate accountability in the extractive industries
  
  
• Chigudu, Rudo
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena)
  A phenomenological study of the gendered and sexualised politics of a lesbian identity in contemporary Zimbabwe
  
  
• Sogunro, Ayodele
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor:  Dr Ciara O’Connell (Trinity College))
  Advocacy, social control, and the criminalisation of same-sex relationships : the evolution and enforcement of ‘anti-gay laws’ in Nigeria

• Tresor, Mahindo Makunya
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad)
  Legal traditions and constitutional interpretation of bill of rights in Africa: Comparative perspectives from the constitutional courts of Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa

• Holness, Willene
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena)
  Access to justice for mothers with intellectual disabilities in cases of child neglect at two Kwazulu-Natal children’s courts

LLD students who graduated in 2020

• Chitsove, Emma
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  Combatting corruption in international investment law: challenges and prospects
  
  
• Hofisi, Sharon
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Prof Bonolo Dinokopila)
  Towards transitional justice in Zimbabwe: the role of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
  
  
• Igbayiloye, Oluwatosin Busayo
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  A human-rights-based approach to mining of solid minerals in Nigeria
  
  
• Kariseb Johannes Donavan Kennedy
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Dr A Budoo)
  The role of the African Commission’s Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa in combating violence against women
  
  
• Nabaneh, Satang
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena, Co-supervisor: Prof Siri Gloppen)
  Power dynamics in the provision of legal abortion : a feminist perspective on nurses and conscientious objection in South Africa
  
  
• Ndambo, Dennis Mutua
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  The Use of International Human Rights Law by Superior National Courts : A Comparative Study of Kenya and South Africa
  
  
• Odo, Godwin Chinedu
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena)
  Promoting gender justice in Nigeria through constitutionalising the prevention of maternal death

LLD students who graduated in 2019

• Chofor Che, Christian Aime
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad)
  An analysis of decentralisation under the 1996 Constitution Cameroon
  
  
• Nwebo, Osy Ezechukwunyere
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad)
  The role of the Pan African Parliament in promoting constitutionalism and democratic governance in Africa : lessons from other supranational parliaments
  
  
• Ofuani, Anwuli Irene
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena)
  The viability of supported decision-making in protecting adolescent girls with intellectual disability from involuntary sterilisation in Nigeria

LLD students who graduated in 2018

• Agada, Akogwu
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Assessing the human rights implications of the Nigerian law dealing with sexual orientation
  
  
• Ayeni, Victor Oluwasina
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  State compliance with and influence of reparation orders by regional and sub-regional human rights tribunals in five African states
  
  
• Jjuuko, Adrian
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-Supervisor: Prof Joe Oloka-Onyango (Makerere))
  Beyond court victories: Using strategic litigation to stimulate social change in favour of lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in common law Africa
  
  
• Kamunyu, Mariam Wambui
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The gender responsiveness of the African commission on human and peoples’ rights
  
  
• Kareithi, Moincah Wanjiru
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  A historical-legal analysis of woman-to-woman marriage in Kenya
  
  
• Karugonjo-Segawa, Roselyn Irene
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  The right to participation in development : a case study of Uganda
  
  
• Lukanda, Kapwadi Francky
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  Legal accountability of international financial institutions in financing development
  
  
• Ogendi, Paul Omondi
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Prof Attiya Waris)
  Pharmaceutical trade policies and access to medicines in Kenya
  
  
• Vohito ep Anyanwu, Sonia Esther
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad)
  Constitutionalisation of the rights of political parties in Africa and its impact on constitutionalism : a comparative study of the car. Senegal and South Africa

LLD students who graduated in 2017

• Adeniyi, Olayinka Oluwakemi
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Legal protection of the girl child against child marriage (Aure Yarinya) in Nigeria
  
  
• Chipasa, Mulenga
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Foreign direct investment in Zambian mining sector : the need for environmental protection and human rights
  
  
• Imeira, Prince Pius
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Developing a legal framework for state compensation of crime victims in Nigeria
  
  
• Lando, Victor Valery Okoth
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Prof Solomon Ebobrah)
  The domestic effect of the East African Community’s human rights practice
  
  
• Malila, Mumba
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns, Co-supervisor: Prof  Benyam Mezmur)
  The place of individuals? Duties in international human rights law: perspectives from the African human rights system
  
  
• Nkrumah, Bight
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Mobilising for the realisation of the right to food in South Africa
  
  
• Okurut, Emmanuel
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Preventing human rights violations by law enforcement during counterterrorism operations in Kenya and Uganda
  
  
• Ozubide, Alabo
  (supervisor: Prof Christof  Heyns, Co-supervisor: Prof Hennie Stydom)
  Extraterritorial use of force against non-state actors and the transformation of the law of self-defence
  
  
• Shyllon, Ololade Olakitan
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The contribution of legal frameworks on access to information to socio-economic progress in Africa: Case studies of Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda
  
  
• Umeh, Ngozi Chuma
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Ngwena)
  Realising access to inclusive education for the hearing-impaired learner in Nigerian primary schools

LLD students who graduated in 2016

• Abdulrauf, Lukman Adebisi
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad, Co-supervisor: Prof Anneliese Roos)
  The legal protection of data privacy in Nigeria : lessons from Canada and South Africa
  
  
• Ambani, Solomon Osogo
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The second wave of criminalising homosexuality in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda
  
  
• Budoo, Ashwanee
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Dr Attiya Waris)
  The role of gender budgeting in implementing the obligation to provide resources to realise women's human rights in Africa
  
  
• Ho Tu Nam, Nora Christabelle
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  The role of European Union in the legal protection of human rights defenders in Kenya and Uganda
  
  
• Maja, Innocent
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansugule)
  A human rights framework towards the protection of minority languages and linguistic minorities in Africa : case studies of South Africa and Zimbabwe
  
  
• Wekesa, Seth Muchuma
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad, Co-supervisor: Prof Anton Kok)
  A constitutional approach to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Africa : a comparison of Kenya South Africa and Uganda
  
  

LLD students who graduated in 2015

• Achan, Patricia Okiria
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Equality in treatment : towards a quest for the right to participation for the Batwa in Uganda
  
  
• Adeola, Romola
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Development-induced displacement in Africa: Striking a balance between the imperative of development and the rights of persons likely to be displaced
  
  
• Chengeta,Thompson
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns)
  The challenges of increased autonomy in weapon systems : in search of an appropriate legal solution
  
  
• Gravett, Willem Hendrik
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns)
  To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war : Jan Christian Smuts (1870 - 1950) and the genesis of international organisation and human rights
  
  
• Kabata, Faith Njoki
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander, Co-supervisor: Dr Godfrey Musila)
  Impact of international human rights monitoring mechanisms in Kenya
  
  
• Kameni, Enga Innocent
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen Co-supervisor: Prof Brook Baker)
  Implementation of trips public health flexibilities in the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) region: problems and prospects
  
  
• Lubaale, Emma Charlene
  (supervisor: Dr. Geert Stevens, Co-supervisor: Prof Koos Malan)
  Bridging the justice gap in the prosecution of acquaintance child sexual abuse: a case of South Africa and Uganda
  
  
• Manyatera, Gift
  (supervisor: Prof Charles Fombad)
  A critique of the superior courts judicial selection mechanisms in Africa : the case of Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
  
  
• Nyathi, Mkhululi
  (supervisor: Prof Magnus Killander)
  Exploring shared governance as an alternative institutional model for the Southern African development community
  
  
• Onuora-Oguno, Azubike Chinwuba
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansugule)
  Realising the right to basic education in Nigeria
  
  
• Pfumorodze, Jimcal
  (supervisor: Prof Daniel Bradlow)
  Rebalancing foreign investor and host state interests under the new generation of South Africa Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

LLD students who graduated in 2014

• Abdalla, Amir Kamaledin Ahmed
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Strengthening the right to a fair trial in Sudan: A Human Rights perspective
  
  
• Beredugo, Ayebaesin Jacob
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor: Dr. Magnus Killander)
  The role and effectiveness of National Human Rights Commissions in advancing domestic implementation of socio-economic rights in Commonwealth Africa
  
  
• Jegede, Ademola Oluborode
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Human rights implications of the climate change regulatory framework on indigenous peoples’ lands in Africa
  
  
• Kabumba, Busingye
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Soft Law and legitimacy in International Law: A case study of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
  
  
• Miamingi, Remember Philp Danie
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Constructing a conception of Childhood in Africa
  
  
• Possi, Ally
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Striking a balance between community norms and human rights : the continuing struggle of the East African Court of Justice

LLD students who graduated in 2013

• Adjolohoun, Horace
  (supervisor: Prof Erika De Wet, Co-supervisor: Dr Magnus Killander)
  Giving effect to the human rights jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States: Compliance and Influence
  
  
• Nsibirwa, Martin
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The obligation of African states to realise women's rights to participate in politics and decision making in Africa
  
  
• Ozoemena, Rita
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: An instrument for advancing gender justice
  
  
• Dinokopila, Bonolo Ramadi
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The role of the Pan-African parliament in the promotion of human rights in Africa
  
  

LLD students who graduated in 2012

• Abebe, Adem Kassie
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen; co-supervisor: Dr Magnus Killander)
  The role of human rights litigation in the realisation of human rights in Africa: The case of Ethiopia from a comparative African perspective
  
  
• Acirokop, Prudence
  (supervisor: Dr Magnus Killander)
  Accountability for mass atrocities – The LRA conflict in Uganda
  
  
• Oluyelu, (Soyeju) Olufemi Olugbemiga
  (supervisor: Prof Danny Bradlow)
  Creative financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa: Its implications for foreign investment inflow, economic growth and development

LLD students who graduated in 2011

• Djoyou Kamga, Serges Alain
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Human rights in Africa: Prospects for the realisation of the right to development under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
  
  
• Murungu,  Chacha Bhoke
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  The head of state immunity from prosecution for international crimes: Law and practice in Africa
  
  
• Rukare, Donald
  (supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule, Co-supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The role of development assistance in the protection and promotion of human rights in Uganda

LLD students who graduated in 2010

• Kaguongo, Waruguru
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns)
  The realisation of economic and social rights in Africa with special reference to national budgets
  
  
• Lim, Hye-Young
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Legally recognising child-headed households through a rights-based approach : the case of South Africa
  
  
• Mutangi, Tarisai
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  A critical examination of compliance with judgments of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Prospects and challenges
  
  
• Nkhata, Mwiza
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor: Prof Karin Van Marle)
  Constitutionalism and good governance in Africa: (Re) Discovering the relevance and viability of social trust-based governance in Malawi

LLD students who graduated in 2009

• Killander, Magnus
  (supervisor: Prof Christof Heyns)
  The role of the African Peer Review Mechanism
  
  
• Ally, Dane
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Constitutional exclusion under section 35(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
  
  
• Nassali, Maria
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  NGOs, governance and human rights in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa: Conceptual and strategic questions
  
  
• Ebobrah, Solomon
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Legitimacy and feasibility of human rights realisation through regional economic communities in Africa: The case of the Economic Community of West African States

LLD students who graduated in 2008

• Wachira, George Makundi
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor:  Prof Theunis Roux)
  Vindicating indigenous peoples' land rights in Kenya
  
  

LLD students who graduated in 2007

• Nienaber, Annelize Gertruida
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor:  Prof PA Carstens)
  Ethics and human rights in HIV-related clinical trials in Africa with specific reference to informed consent in preventive HIV vaccine efficacy trials in South Africa
  
  
• Kok, Johann Anton
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  A socio-legal analysis of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act4 of 2000
  

LLD students who graduated in 2005

• Chenwi, Lillian Manka
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen, Co-supervisor: Prof Michelo Hansungule)
  Towards the abolition of the death penalty in Africa: A Human Rights perspective

LLD students who graduated in 2004

• Louw, Lirettte
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  An analysis of state compliance with the recommendations of the African commission on human and peoples’ rights
  
  
• Baimu, Evarist Felician
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  The linkage between human rights and trade, and parallel international law obligations: the GATS, the ICESCR and health services in Tanzania and South Africa
  

LLD students who graduated in 2002

• Kindiki, Kithure
  (supervisor: Prof Frans Viljoen)
  Humanitarian intervention in Africa: the role of intergovernmental organisations