About me

I am an early career legal academic/researcher. I joined the GIMPA Law School as one of the faculty’s youngest academics in September 2013. I am a recipient of the Leitner Centre Scholarship and hold an LLM in International Law and Justice from Fordham Law School, New York. I completed my doctoral study at the Oliver Schreiner Law School at the University of the Witwatersrand, Sou th Africa. Before joining GIMPA Law, I clerked at the Supreme Court under three Supreme Court Justices. 

My doctoral thesis focused on the intersection between law and the third world colonial/civilisation mission as they relate to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) and its application to climate change mitigation. My current research interests centre on Third world approaches to international law (TWAIL) and climate change, mitigation and adaptation action in Africa and ESG and sustainability practices. 

Although my expertise is climate change law, I am also aware that climate change is multi-faced and the solutions needed to address and adapt to future climate change call for wide, interdisciplinary engagement. Therefore, I welcome opportunities for inter-disciplinary research with varied research methods.

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