Giscard Bilingi Kyatenda | Democratic Republic of Congo

LLB + 5 in Economic and Social Law, Universitité officielle de Bukavu, DRC (Thesis on the 21 May 2024 ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change).

Previous experience

Junior researcher at the African Academy for the Practice of International Law (AAPDI) and co-founder of executive director of a human rights, peacebuilding, and environmental protection NGO (Haki Institute). Extensive experience in international moot courts as both oralist and coach, with multiple continental awards, including the 15th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, the 33rd and 34th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, the 3rd African Gender Equality Moot Court Competition, the 40th Charles-Rousseau Moot Court Competition, and the 46th Jean-Pictet Competition.

Academic fields of interest:

International human rights law, international humanitarian law, and climate change law.

Position prior to the programme

Junior researcher at the African Academy for the Practice of International Law (AAPDI) and Executive director of Haki Institute.