African Judges Preventing and Reacting to Political Attacks

When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Sofa Room, Department W

10.00-10.30 [UK time] – Welcome and tea/coffee served.

10.30-12.00 – Panel 1.

• Duncan Okello [online] (Kenya Law Reform Commission/ Kenya Judiciary Academy) – Kenya
• Dr. Ronald Allamano Ong'udi (University of Cape Town [UCT]) – Kenya
• Dr. Thalia Gerzso (University of York) – Kenya/Senegal TBC
• Dr. Chiedza Simbo [online] (University of Venda) – South Africa
• Dr. Justice Alfred Mavedzenge [online] (African Judges and Jurists’ Forum/UCT) – TBC
• Dr. Karen Brewer (Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association) – work of the CMJA.12 – 1 - Tea/coffee and sandwich lunch.

13.00-14.30 – Panel 2.

• Lady Justice Dorothy DeGabriele (University of Warwick) - Malawi.
• Dr. Marianne Tøraasen (Chr. Michelsen Institute) - gendered dimensions of attacks.
• Prof. Elin Skaar (Chr. Michelsen Institute) - women judges in Angola
• Dr. Pilar Domingo (ODI) - Uganda, political settlements and gender dimensions.
• Dr. Peter Brett (QMUL) - Namibia

14.30 – 15.00 – Coffee/tea break

15.00 – 16.00 – Collective discussion and any possible next steps