International Criminal Justice
ICC mechanisms, complementarity, and the architecture of the Rome Statute.
Scholar · Jurist · Humanitarian
Dr. JamesNyawo
International Law & Relations · Africa–ICC Dynamics · Humanitarian Practice
10+Years of humanitarian practice
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Years of Humanitarian Practice
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African Conflict Zones Served
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Authored & Co-edited Books
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Continents of Academic Affiliations
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Ferencz Essay Competition Finalist
A Life in Frames
From the field to the podium — a decade in the making.
The United Nations · Field service, five African states
The Academy · Middlesex · Copenhagen · Tilburg · Strathmore
The Law · International Criminal Court · The Hague
The Continent · Africa, remembered
The Podium · Nairobi · Copenhagen · Leuven
The United Nations · Field service, five African states
The Academy · Middlesex · Copenhagen · Tilburg · Strathmore
The Law · International Criminal Court · The Hague
The Continent · Africa, remembered
The Podium · Nairobi · Copenhagen · Leuven
The Work
Four Pillars of a Distinguished Career
Africa–ICC Dynamics
Selective enforcement, AU–ICC tensions, and the Malabo Protocol.
Humanitarian Practice
A decade with the UN across five conflict-affected African countries.
African Diplomacy & Geopolitics
US–Africa relations, AGOA, AfCFTA, and the Trump 2.0 era.
The Monograph
Selective Enforcement & International Criminal Law
The ICC and Africa
A definitive scholarly intervention into one of international law's most contested questions: is the International Criminal Court systematically biased against Africa? Published by Intersentia · Cambridge University Press as Volume 20 of the Supranational Criminal Law series.
- Publisher
- Intersentia · Cambridge
- Year
- 2017
- Series
- Supranational Criminal Law · Vol. 20
- ISBN
- 9781780683874
Supranational Criminal Law · Vol. 20
Selective Enforcement & International Criminal Law
The ICC and Africa
James Nyawo
Intersentia · Cambridge
On the Global Stage
Recent Speaking
Feb 2025
Strathmore Knowledge Café
"Trump 2.0 & Africa"
2021
University of Copenhagen
"Prosecuting Omar Bashir in Sudan"
Copenhagen · 2019
Rome Statute 21st Anniversary
"African States & the ICC"
2015
KU Leuven
"Human Rights & Transitional Justice"
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MUAST Keynote
"Founder's Address"
Feb 2025
Strathmore Knowledge Café
"Trump 2.0 & Africa"
2021
University of Copenhagen
"Prosecuting Omar Bashir in Sudan"
Copenhagen · 2019
Rome Statute 21st Anniversary
"African States & the ICC"
2015
KU Leuven
"Human Rights & Transitional Justice"
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MUAST Keynote
"Founder's Address"
“I belong to a generation that seeks to re-member mother Africa.”