Notes on Contributors
Elisabeth Achancho Etagha
is a postdoctoral fellow at the Free State Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State. She was research assistant at the School of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa where she obtained her PhD. She has previously served as Director of Academic Affairs and Dean at the Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon. She has received many awards, including: The UKZN Research Grant Award, 2022; National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences—CODESRIA Doctoral Scholarship Award, 2017; Successful Leadership Award, 2016; Outreach Award, 2015; Best Dean Award, 2015 and Administrative Excellence Award, 2014 from the Catholic University Institute of Buea. She has been an entrepreneurial coach and mentor in Business and Legal Studies and guest lecturer at Vives University College, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Clement Agyemang
is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria where he delves into the human rights mandate of national parliaments. His research explores the impact of parliamentary functions on domestic implementation of human rights. He holds a Master of Philosophy in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the University of Pretoria and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. His expertise spans key areas, including international human rights law, African human rights system, right to development, constitutionalism, parliament, and democratisation.
Munyai Anzanilufuno
is a Senior Lecturer at the African Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice (ACTCJ) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She holds an LLD (2017) on corruption in Africa and LLM in International Criminal Law (2015) both obtained at the North-West University, Mafikeng Campus and an LLB (2014) from the University of Venda. Her research focuses on Afrocentric approaches to the right to development, anti-corruption, and decolonisation.
Dorcas Basimanyane
(LLD) is a development lawyer of about 10 years’ experience. She is currently serving as academic project coordinator of International Trade and Investments Law (TILA) programme and a post-doctoral researcher in the International Development Law Unit (IDLU) of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in South Africa. Her specialises in technology law, development and human rights.
Carol Chi Ngang
(LLD, LLM, LLB, PGD-HE, IDHA, SUSTLAW) is Associate Professor of Laws in the Department of Public Law, National University of Lesotho, Research Fellow at Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State and Guest Lecturer at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. He is UNDP Human Rights Chair for Lesotho and National Research Foundation of South Africa Category C2-rated Researcher. He has been a visiting researcher at the Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University in 2022; Law and Development Research Group, University of Antwerp in 2025 and 2016 and Cegla Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law, University of Tel-Aviv in 2015. His research interests combine human rights and development with a niche on the right to development. He has published extensively including books, book chapters, journal articles and policy briefs. He is a member of the Law and Society Association, Law and Development Research Network, Associate Editor of the Lesotho Law Journal and Turf Law Journal, Editorial Board member of the Journal of the Institute of African Studies and Advisory Board member of the International Journal of Ethiopia Legal Studies. He has also previously worked within the NGO sector in Cameroon and South Africa.
Serges Djoyou Kamga
is full Professor of Human Rights Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He is currently the Vice President of the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL) (Central Africa Region) and member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Constitutional Lawyers. Prof Kamga previously worked at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs (University of South Africa) (UNISA), the Centre for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) and at the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional Law (SAIFAC), University of Johannesburg. His research is multi and transdisciplinary. Over the years he has demonstrated a profound and sustained commitment to advancing knowledge about Africa’s development, African renaissance, human rights particularly, the right to development in the African human rights system, human rights from a cross-cultural perspective and disability rights. His research also includes illicit financial flows and their impact on human rights in Africa.
Koen de Feyter
(of blessed memory) was Professor of public international law, Director of the Law and Development Research Group and Chair of the LLM Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp. He had also headed the Pieter Gills Centre on Active Pluralism and Interdisciplinarity at the same university. He was a member of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development and of the Expert Drafting Group of the International Covenant on the Right to Development. He assumed the office of Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp on 1 September 2024 just before his sudden demise. As a law and development scholar, Prof Koen taught a range of courses on public international law, sustainable development, human rights, development cooperation, the rights of indigenous peoples, business and human rights, the right to development and global legal systems at universities in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin American and published widely in those disciplines. He initiated many long-term collaborations with academic partners across the Global South. He is co-founder of the Law and Development Research Network.
Bonny Ibhawoh
is Professor and the Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights at McMaster University, Canada. He serves as an Independent Expert of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development. He is the founding Director of the McMaster University Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice. With over 30 years of experience as a human rights educator, policymaker, and practitioner, he has taught in Universities in Africa, Europe, the United States and Canada. He coordinates the Confronting Atrocity Project, a transnational study of truth and reconciliation processes. He is also the Project Director of Participedia, a global research network on public participation and democratic innovations. He has authored several books and journal articles on human rights, international development studies, and transitional justice.
Amal Jawad
holds three master degrees, including an MA in Globalisation from McMaster University. With over five years of experience in the public and private sectors, he has developed expertise in management consulting, team building, and strategic implementation. He is pursuing a PhD in Global Health at McMaster University, focusing on addressing healthcare disparities in rural Canadian communities. His research explores how these disparities impact the right to development, intending to propose strategies for equitable healthcare access. He is also involved in global projects, including a UN initiative on the right to development and climate justice. Additionally, he serves as a Teaching Assistant, supporting various courses and mentoring students.
Linda Mushoriwa
is researcher at the African Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice (ACTCJ), in the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa where she teaches the LLM module on International Criminal Law. She is Associate Editor for the African Student Law Journal published by the University of the Western Cape. She is a member of the South African Coalition for Transitional Justice. Linda obtained her PhD in international criminal law from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; LLM (International Economic Law) from the University of South Africa and LLB from the University of Zimbabwe. Her research focuses on law and development; conflict management, peace and security from an African perspective; the “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want” Framework; women and children’s rights and international criminal justice.
Bamisaye Olutola
is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public Law, College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos State, Nigeria. He obtained his LLD (2019) and LLM (2014) degrees from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa and LLB degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He has published widely in both local and international journals and presented papers at several international conferences. In 2019, he presented a paper at the Global Youth International Programme for Young Constitutional Law Scholars and recently, at the First International Conference on Children’s Rights organised by the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 10–11 August 2024. His research areas include international human rights law, public international law, comparative constitutional law, and comparative criminal law.
Denis Nfor Yuni
holds a PhD in Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. He has a rich blend of research and teaching experience; having worked in 3 research centres for about 5 years and has served as a university lecturer for the last 9 years. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics, National University of Lesotho (2021–date). His research interests are in Development Finance, International Economics and Environmental Economics. He has published over forty journal articles and over ten working papers and technical reports. He has consulted for local and international organisations like TetFund, Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, Nigerian Communications Commission, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa, African Economic Research Consortium; Climate analytics GMBH Berlin Germany, UN University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, World Bank Sub National Doing Business, United Nations Development Programme, European Union and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. He was the Deputy Director, Centre for Internationalisation and Advancement, AEFUNA and is now the research pillar coordinator of the National University of Lesotho—World Trade Organisation Research Chair.
Rita Nkiruka Ozoemena
is a Research Fellow at the Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa. She was an Associate Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA) where she taught fundamental rights and fundamental rights litigation. She previously practised as a legal practitioner at the Johannesburg Bar and was the legal division coordinator for the Free State Centre for Human Rights where the offfice dealt with public interest litigation. Prof Ozoemena has research interests in gender justice, the right to development and African law. She has published several articles in these areas in peer-reviewed international journals.
Pratyush Sharma
is a Consultant at the Global South Centre of Excellence incubated at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi in India. He has a background in International Relations and has completed his PhD from the United Nations mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica. He has also been a Queen Elizabeth Scholar for International Development at the University of Calgary, Canada, and a Global Governance Fellow at the Institute of Development and Sustainability, Bonn in Germany. Assistant Editor for Development Cooperation Review.
Mofihli Teleki
is a PhD candidate at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He holds an MPA (cum laude) in Public Policy Analysis (Stellenbosch) and BA (UNISA), BPA (Hons) (Stellenbosch). Teleki is a former member of UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sub-Committee in South Africa. He was a Fellow of the Mellon Foundation’s Ubuntu Fellowship in 2018 offered by the Michigan State University (United States) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa). He works at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition as Director for Stakeholder Relations and Communication at the Black Economic Empowerment Commission, South Africa. He has authored/co-authored several books, book chapters and journal articles and presented academic papers at conferences in South Africa, Cameroon, China, Scotland and Canada. His research interests include the right to development, public policy, governance, human rights and gender equality.
Daniel M. Walyemera
is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He has taught, published, and practiced law for over 20 years. He is admitted on the Lists of Counsel of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the International Criminal Court, where he occasionally practices law. Walyemera holds a Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the College of Law, University of South Africa.