Adv Theophilus Silas | Kaduna, Nigeria

LLB, University of Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria. BL, Abuja Campus Nigerian Law School, Nigeria

Previous experience

1. Research assistant to Prof. Azubike Onuora-Oguno on projects addressing post-conflict justice systems, disability rights, and sexual violence in armed conflict.
2. Legal Extern E.C. Obifuna and Associates.
3. Prosecuting Counsel, Nigerian Police Force
4. Legal Research Assistant, Nigeria Election Research Project, Ameze Belo-Osagie, Stanford University Department of Political Science.

Academic fields of interest:

My academic interests lie in human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international law, with a particular focus on the relationship between law and social transformation. I am especially interested in the regulation of artificial intelligence, disability rights, and the protection of vulnerable groups within regional and international human rights systems.

Position prior to the programme

Prosecuting Counsel, Nigeria Police Force
Legal Research Assistant, Nigeria Election Research Project, Ameze Belo-Osagie, Stanford University Department of Political Science.