Supervisors and LLD/DPhil Students

Prof Daniel Bradlow

BA(Wits) JD(Northeastern) MLIC(Georgetown) LLD(UP)

SARChI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations
Emeritus Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

Tel: + 27 (12) 420 6202
Fax: +27 (0) 86 547 9000
danny.bradlow@up.ac.za

Ms OB Igbayiloye
Business and human rights challenges: A case for legal framework in Nigeria
Ms B Keetharuth
The UN ‘Protect Respect and Remedy’ framework and principals on business and human rights: Their potential role and application in the Extractive Industries in Africa
Mr J Loots
Privatisation of public services: An analysis of the human rights implications of public-private partnerships in Africa
Ms N Mapefane
The complex consequences arising from the privileges and immunities of international organisations
Mr MC Okoloise
Accountability of oil companies for human rights violation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region: Implementing pillar three of the ‘Ruggie principles’
Ms E Chitsove
Combating corruption in international investment law: Prospects and challenges

Prof Charles Fombad

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

Professor of Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3377
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
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

Mr CA Chofor Che
An analysis of decentralisation under the 1996 Constitution of Cameroon
Prof OE Nwebo
The Role of the Pan African Parliament in promoting constitutionalism and democratic governance in Africa: Lessons from supranational parliaments
Mr C Andeleki
The independence of judiciary: A case study on constitutional democracy in Zambia
Ms SE Vohito Ép. Anyanwu
The constitutionalisation of the rights of political parties in Africa and its impact on constitutionalism: A comparative study of Central African Republic, Senegal and South Africa

Prof Michelo Hansungule

LLB LLM(Zambia) LLM(Graz, Austria) PhD(Vienna, Austria) Diploma in Land Tenure(Wisconsin)

Academic Coordinator: LLM/MPhil Multidisciplinary Human Rights (MDHR)

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 4532
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
michelo.hansungule@up.ac.za

Mrs OO Adeniyi
Legal protection of the girl child against child marriage in Nigeria
Mr JO Arowosegbe
Allocation of legislative powers under the Nigerian constitution and its implications for Nigeria’s federalism
Mr C Mulenga
A dichotomous relationship between foreign direct investment in Zambia’s mining sector and the quest for environmental and human rights protection
Mr HA Abdalla
Enforcement of the right to development through reverse linkage projects among developing countries: The Islamic Development Bank experience
Ms MV Uppiah
The realisation of the right to development through the exploitation of Exclusive Economic Zone: The case of Mauritius
Ms MN Ginamia
The right to development in post-conflict societies: Lessons from Northern Uganda
Mr EJE Eghosa
The experiences of asylum-seekers in Pretoria: A human rights perspective
Mrs NR Lekgetho
Immunity of sitting Heads of State in International Law – The case of South Africa
Mr LG Magawa
Legal and policy obstacles toward realisation of the right to communal ownership of land for indigenous minority groups in Tanzania: A case study of the Hadzabe Community
Mrs LM Vungo
Promoting indigenous and minority peoples’ rights while upholding democracy
Ms P Mukumbiri
A critical analysis of women’s right to peaceful existence and the right to participate in the promotion and maintenance of peace: A case study of Zimbabwe.
Mr MJ Malowa
The judicial interpretation of indigenous law as an inferior legal system in post-apartheid cultural jurisprudence in South Africa

Prof Christof Heyns

LLB(UP) MA LLM(Yale) PhD(Wits)

Director: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)
Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
Professor of Human Rights Law
pumeza.matwa@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision of Prof Christof Heyns

Tino Chinyoka (Zimbabwe) is doing a survey of the protections of the right to life in Zimbabwe and in South Africa (ranging from regulation of gatherings to duty to investigate)
Dennis Chipao (Malawi) is doing an analysis of how the Malawi Police Service can take advantage of new technologies to monitor and improve the effectiveness and accountability of “manual” policing (co-supervised by Thomas Probert)
Alero Itohan Fenemigho (Nigeria) is doing a study of counter-terrorism policing in Africa under international law (co-supervised by Stuart Maslen)
Dumisani Gandhi (Zimbabwe) is exploring the relationship between new technologies and more effective or accountable policing, with a critique of deterministic optimism projected from a northern evidence-base (co-supervised by Thomas Probert)
Anne Ireri (Kenya) is investigating the Kenyan Police Service in terms of their capacity for forensic investigation (co-supervised by Thomas Probert)
Dickson Kahama (Uganda) is studying collective accountability for non-state actors for international crimes during non-international armed conflict (co-supervised by Stuart Maslen)
Brenda Mwale (Kenya) focusses on prevention and repression of cyber-terrorism in Africa (co-supervised by Stuart Maslen)
Ben Christopher Nyabira (Kenya) investigates the levels of violence in Kenya and the institutional arrangements for the collection of such data at national level. (co-supervised by Thomas Probert)
Dagnachew B. Wakene (Ethiopia) is working on violence against persons with disabilities

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
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
magnus.killander@up.ac.za

Mr B Nkrumah
Mobilising for the realisation of the right to food in South Africa
Mr E Okurut
Preventing human rights violations by law enforcement during counterterrorism in Kenya and Uganda
Mr PP Imiera
Developing a legal framework for state compensation to crime victims in Nigeria
Mr AC Ekeke
The European Union’s rights-based approach to trade relations: The potential of extra-territorial human rights obligations in the realisation of right to development in sub-Saharan Africa
Mr PO Ogendi (co-supervisor: Dr A Waris)
Pharmaceutical trade policies and access to medicines in Kenya
Ms RI Karugonjo-Segawa
Participation in development: Right or privilege? A case study of Uganda
Mr AO Okeowo (co-supervisor: Dr E Griffin)
Advancing accountability for mass atrocities through citizen media
Mr YC Nwagu
Securing the right to participate in elections
Mr AE Etuvoata (co-supervisor: Prof S Ebobrah)
The role of civil society in improving effectiveness of human right supervisory mechanism in Africa: A comparative of Western Europe
Mr EENM Kapapelo
Counter-terrorism and human rights: Implications of 9/11 on the protection of human rights in the horn of Africa
Mr J Buabeng-Baidoo
Making social protection floors a reality in Africa
Mr JDK Kariseb (co-supervisor: Dr A Budoo)
The role and impact of special mechanisms on the realisation of women’s rights in Africa
Ms LU Ajemba
Access to medicines for persons with psycho-social disabilities in Africa
Mr DM Ndambo (co-supervisor: Prof Erika de Wet)
Human rights and state behaviour: A case study of Kenya

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
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
charles.ngwena@up.ac.za

Mr CG Sibande
Enforcement of sexual and reproductive health rights in Malawi: An analysis of human rights framework for sex workers rights
Mr GC Odo
Promoting gender justice in Nigeria through judicialisation of maternal mortality
Mr M Mulumba
The value of meaningful community participation in establishing entitlements to health care in Uganda
Mr LM Mute
Bridging liberalism and communalism: in search of an effective framework for political participation by persons with disabilities in Kenya
Ms S Nabaneh
A critical analysis of the political determinants of sexual and reproductive health: Criminalization health impacts and game changers
Ms AI Ofuani
Promoting the rights of persons with disabilities: The case of Nigeria
Mrs NC Umeh
Realising access to inclusive education for the hearing-impaired learner in Nigerian primary schools
Mrs WA Holness
Support for the parental rights and responsibilities of mothers with intellectual disabilities in two KwaZulu-Natal children’s courts.

Prof Frans Viljoen

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

Director: Centre for Human Rights
Executive Committee
Professor of International Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3228
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
frans.viljoen@up.ac.za

Mr Dieu-Donné Wedi Djamba
Judicial dialogues: The relation of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights with national, subregional and other regional courts - practice and perspective
Mr EY Ako
Decriminalisation of same-sex acts in Africa: A case study of Ghana
Mr A Agada
The compatibility of the Nigerian law on sexual minorities with the Nigerian Constitution and international law
Ms MW Kareithi
A historical-legal analysis of woman-to-woman marriage in Kenya
Mr L Banda
Towards non-discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in Africa: The case of de-crimination in Zambia
Mr T Mamhare
Towards the realisation of the rights of intersex persons: Establishing medical and legal protection of the rights of intersex persons in Africa
Mr VO Ayeni
The impact of African Union human rights treaties in selected African states
Ms MW Kamunyu
The gender responsiveness of the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights
Mr MG Nyarko
Realisation of socio-economic rights under Ghana’s constitutional framework: Prospects and challenges.
Mr G Ogwaro
Human rights education and removing resistance to human rights: Finding the right approach and appeal for Africa
Mr AA Ashenafi
Realising electoral rights in Africa: A refugee rights perspective
Ms HM Ekefre
The implementation of African human rights decision by domestic state actors
Mr DNC Ikpo
The scope of individual duty under the African human rights system towards sexual and gender minority rights
Ms CK Mutungi
Constitutional law and constitutionalism in neo-liberal regional integration: The East African community
Mr A Jjuuko
Using strategic litigation to create social transformation in situations of homophobia and active hostility
Mr T Chinyoka
Human rights must be adaptable to different contexts to be effective

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