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Prof Charles Fombad 

Licence en Droit(University of Yaounde) LL.M(University of London) PhD(University of London)

Director: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)
Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law


Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3377
  charles.fombad@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Charles Fombad 

  • Zelalem Eshetu Degifie
    “The Militarization of Constitutional Democracy in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia.”

  • Mutiat Abdulsalam
    “The Realization of Right to Education of students with disabilities in Nigerian Universities.”

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Prof Magnus Killander

jur kand(Lund) EMA(Padua) LLD(UP)

Academic Coordinator: LLM/MPhil Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA)
Professor of Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 5407
  magnus.killander@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Magnus Killander

  • Clement Agyemang
    The role of the parliament of Ghana in the promotion and protection of human rights

  • Mr J Buabeng-Baidoo 
    Realising minimum social security rights in Africa: The role of international assistance and cooperation
  • Ms Hlengiwe Dube
    Balancing the protection of human rights and public security under mass surveillance: A case study of South Africa

  • Jared Gekombe
    Public procurement and socio-economic rights

  • Ivy Gikonyo
    Mortgaging Africa: Can territory be used as collateral?

  • Ms Mary Izobo
    The role African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in promoting democratic governance in Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya 

  • Ms Barbara Kitui (co-supervisor: Dr Rose Nakayi, Makerere University)
    The land governance architecture and securing women’s land rights in Uganda

  • Henok Ashagrey Kremte 
    Strategic lawsuits against public participation in Ethiopia

  • Ms Lindlyn Moma
    The right to a healthy environment within a just transition to clean energy production

  • Davina Murden (co-supervisor Dr Michelle Maziwisa)
    Improving participatory governance between local government and marginalised communities in cities of South Africa

  • Ms Anita Nyanjong (co-supervisor: Dr Nkatha Murungi)
    Examining the justice paradigms for African feminists in traditional dispute resolution mechanisms: A case study of Nyando Sub-County in Kenya
  • Mr Lyndon Nkomo
    The conflict between national security interests and Internet access rights in Zimbabwe

  • Mr Tendai Mbanje
    The role of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities election observer missions in the advancement of credible electoral processes in Africa
  • Ms Nolutando Ncame
    A theory of deference to protect the rights of indigenous people in international adjudication

  • Ms Marystella Simiyu
    Protection of media freedom in the digital age and its impact on elections in Kenya 

  • Molya Vundamina
    Migration policies and their impact on the African continental free trade area

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Dr Elvis Fokala

LLB(University of Buea), LLM(UP), PhD(Åbo Akademi University) 

Manager: Children Rights Unit 

+27 (0) 12 420 3587
  elvis.fokala@up.ac.za 

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Elvis Fokala

  • Shyreen Chirwa 'Broadening the dice of justice to safeguard the plight of the boy child in the context of defilement in Southern Africa'
  • Deborah Ezekiel-Okoh 'Surrogacy and Children's Right to Citizenship: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Nigeria'

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Stuart Maslen

Dr Stuart Maslen

LLB (Bristol) LLM (Essex) MSc (Cranfield) PhD (Tilburg)

  stuart.maslen@up.ac.za 

The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Stuart Maslen

  • Beryl Orao
    The right of peaceful assembly and the use of force by law enforcement officials in Kenya: Rules and accountability

  • Joe Kilonzo 
    Adherence to international human rights standards in designing and implementation of disarmament demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) interventions in countering violent extremism in Africa

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LLB (Moi)  LLM (UP) LLD (UWC)

Acting Director: Centre for Human Rights
Member: Executive Committee

+27 (0)12 420 4684
  Nkatha.Murungi@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Nkatha Murungi

  • Mai Aman
    The role of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advancing children rights in selected African countries

  • Mary Auma
    Enforcement of the right to reasonable accommodation in the employment of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Uganda

  • Susan Mutambasere
    The impact of culture on the realisation of the reproductive rights of married women under the Maputo Protocol: A case study of two districts in Masvingo Province Zimbabwe

  • Kerigo Odada
    Non-consented care as obstetric violence: The effects of power dynamic on the rights of pregnant persons in obstetric care in South Africa

  • Rejoice Katsidzira
    The role of the African Union in ending sexual exploitation and violence against children in Africa

  • Oluwaseyitan Solademi
    Assessing the gender responsiveness and inclusiveness of women in the African Union Framework on counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism

  • Nqobani Nyathi
    Implementing the African regional norms and standards in the administration of juvenile justice: A study of pre-trial procedures in South Africa and Zimbabwe

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Prof Charles Ngwena

LLB(Wales) LLM(Wales) LLD(UFS)

Professor of Human Rights Law
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights; Disability Rights; Race and Cultural Studies

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3801
  charles.ngwena@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Charles Ngwena

  • Rotondwa Mashige
    An enquiry into the justiciability of elevating menstrual hygiene from a socio-economic right to an inherent right for rural based adolescent girls in Zimbabwe

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Dr Thomas Probert

MA M.Phil. Ph.D. (Cantab)

Extra-ordinary Lecturer

  Thomas.Probert@up.ac.za

The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Thomas Probert

  • Dumisani Gandhi
    The relationship between body-worn cameras and more accountable or effective policing in South Africa with a critique of deterministic optimism projected from a northern evidence base

  • Lily Oyakhirome
    Protecting the right to life: The role of citizen movements in ensuring police accountability in Africa

  • Claire Adionyi
    Harnessing open-source evidence to enhance accountability for human rights violations in Kenya

  • Stephen Ndhlovu
    Sexual Violence Against Women and the Criminal Justice System’s Response in Malawi

  • Alara Venter
    An analysis of the impact and response to the use of counter-terrorism measures against civil society in Nigeria, Cameroon and Egypt: The nexus between excessive securitisation and shrinking civic space

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Prof Frans Viljoen

BLC LLB(UP) LLM(Cantab) MA LLD(UP)

Professor of International Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3228
  frans.viljoen@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Frans Viljoen

  • Foluso Adegalu
    The domestic effectiveness of constructive dialogue international human rights monitoring procedures in South Africa

  • Lornah Afoyomungu
    The impact of women's representation on decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

  • Mr AA Ashenafi
    Realising electoral rights in Africa: A refugee rights perspective

  • Bayode Ayo-Ojo (co-supervisor Dr Stuart Maslen)
    The domestic legal incorporation and institutionalisation of the international legal prohibition of torture in the Federal Republic of Nigeria

  • Mr L Banda
    Towards non-discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in Africa: The case of de-crimination in Zambia

  • Janet Gbam (co-supervisor Prof Babatunde Fagbayibo)
    Re-imagining human rights education in law schools at selected English-language African universities: From Eurocentrism to Afrocentrism

  • Brian Kibirango
    Impact of the African human rights system in Uganda

  • Nelson Baiye Mbu
    An African perspective on reparations for harm to indigenous peoples

  • Mr MG Nyarko
    Realisation of socio-economic rights under Ghana’s constitutional framework: Prospects and challenges.

 

 

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