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Welcome Dr. Ojedokun

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This has been a long time coming, but better late than never, right?
📢 Introducing Dr. Ayodele Ojedokun, LL.D – Our Post-Doctoral Fellow at SARCIL
We are thrilled to officially welcome Ojedokun to the SARCIL family.
Dr. Ojedokun brings extensive expertise in Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). He holds an LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University and both an LL.M and LL.D in Public International Law from the University of Pretoria where he was under the supervision of our very own SARCIL research associate, Associate Professor Martha Magdalena Bradley (she/ her).

As an admitted Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he merges academic excellence with practical legal experience.
His dedication to international law is evident in his participation in the 2020 All-Africa Course on International Humanitarian Law (ICRC) and the 2023 Centenary Edition of the Summer Course on Public International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law, where he was awarded a prestigious doctoral scholarship.

Dr. Ojedokun has also contributed to academia as a guest lecturer on the laws of armed conflict at the University of Pretoria, University of Johannesburg, and PalackĂ˝ University in the Czech Republic. His hands-on experience includes an internship with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2024.
With publications in both book chapters and academic journals, Dr. Ojedokun is a valuable asset to our research team. We look forward to his contributions to international law scholarship and policy development.
Please join us in welcoming him to SARCIL! 🎉
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Conference on International Law and Justice for Victims of the Gross Human Rights Violation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (27 – 29 November 2019)

SAIFAC invites you to submit an abstract for a paper on International Law and Justice for Victims of the Gross Human Rights Violation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, a conference to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 27 – 29 November 2019.  The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 March 2019 (mroux@saifac.org.za).

The conference is co-organised and supported by: SAIFAC (the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law), a Centre of the University of Johannesburg; SARCIL (the South African Research Chair in International Law); and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – Rule of Law Program for Sub Saharan Africa.

The central question of the conference is whether the international legal framework currently adequately addresses sexual and gender-based violence by achieving justice for its countless victims. The focus of the conference will be on the achievement of justice for victims based on three main themes, namely accountability (individual criminal prosecution and state responsibility); reparation for victims; and the positive role that international law can play in addressing the culture of denial and social stigma attached to these violations, and in restoring the dignity of its victims.

 

 

Visiting Fellows of the Research Chair

The following scholars were hosted for research purposes and/or the presentation of seminars/lectures:

Mr Petr Stejskal, doctoral candidate, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Prof Dagmar Richter Europa Institute, SaarbrĂĽcken, Germany

Prof Thomas Giegerich, Europa Institute, SaarbrĂĽcken, Germany

Dr Vasilka Sancin, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr Benjamin Traoré, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Ms Valerie Petitpierre, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation, Central African Republic.

Prof Jean d’Aspremont, holder of the Chair in Public International Law, University of Manchester, founder of the Manchester International Law Centre and Prof of International Law, Sciences Po School of Law, Paris, France.

Dr Ivana Jelic, University of Podgorico, Montenegro and currently a member of the European Court of Human Rights.

Prof (Emeritus) Torsten Stein, formerly Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Public International Law, Heidelberg, Germany and Head of the Europa Institute, SaarbrĂĽcken.

Prof Bruce Oswald, University of Melbourne, Australia

Prof Jann Kleffner, Swedish Defence College, Stockholm.

Prof Duncan French, Dean, School of Law, Lincoln University, UK.

Prof Rudiger Wolfrum, Former Director of the Max Planck Institute of Public International Law, Heidelberg, Germany and Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Prof (Emeritus) Torsten Stein, formerly Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Public International Law, Heidelberg, Germany and Head of the Europa Institute, SaarbrĂĽcken.

Ms Hannah Birkenkötter, Humboldt University, Berlin.

Prof Ruvi Ziegler, Professor in International Refugee Law, University of Reading, United Kingdom.

Ms Janet Stewart, former case manager, International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.