Education 

1992 ,PhD, University of the Witwatersran

Title:  ‘A jurisprudential analysis of civil disobedience in South Africa’

1987 ,LLM, Yale Law School, USA

1985 ,MA (Philosophy) (cum laude), University of Pretoria

1982 ,BA (Hons) (Philosophy) (cum laude), University of Pretoria

1981 ,LLB, University of Pretoria

1979 ,BLC, University of Pretoria

 Publication

B1 rating from the National Research Foundation (2016)

SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION

‘Investigating potentially unlawful death under international law: The 2016 Minnesota Protocol’ (with Stuart Casey-Maslen, Sarah Knuckey, Toby Fisher, Thomas Probert, and Morris Tidball-Binz)

Article ‘”Everybody counts”: The Right to Political Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (with Charles Fombad, Pansy Tlakula, and Jimmy Kainja)

Book: ‘Executions under international law’ with Philip Alston

PUBLISHED

Books

Compendium of key human rights documents of the African Union (editor with Magnus Killander) Pretoria University Law Press, 2016, 6 th edition (420 pp). Earlier editions translated and published in French, Arabic and Portuguese

Human rights, peace and justice in Africa: A reader (editor with Karen Stefiszyn) Pretoria University Law Press, 2006 (432 pp)

Socio-economic rights in South Africa (co-editor with Danie Brand), Pretoria University Law Press, 2005 (305 pp)

Human Rights Law in Africa (editor with Morné van der Linde as assistant editor), Leiden, The Netherlands, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2004 (2 volumes: 1 700 pp). Translated into French as -

* Recueil Juridique des droits de l’Homme en Afrique 2000-2004, Brussels, Belgium, Bruylant Publishers 2005 (2 volumes: 2 117 pp)

The impact of the United Nations human rights treaties on the domestic level (with Frans Viljoen), The Hague, Netherlands, Kluwer Law International. 2002 (630 pp)

Chapters in books

Book chapter: ‘”Unmanned” Weapons: Looking for the Gender Dimensions’ in Ni Aolain, F et al (eds) Oxford handbook on gender and conflict (OUP, 2017) (with Tess Borden)

‘Africa’ in Moeckli, D et al (eds) International Human Rights Law (3rd edition, OUP, 2017) (with Magnus Killander) (update of earlier chapter) 465 - 481

‘The right to life and the progressive abolition of the death penalty’ in De Guzman, M (ed) Arches of justice: Essays in honour of William A. Schabas (OUP, 2017) (with Tess Borden and Thomas Probert) 117 - 135

‘Jan Smuts en die Verenigde Nasies’ [‘Jan Smuts and the United Nations’] Du Pissani (ed) Jan Smuts: ‘n Herwaardering [‘Jan Smuts: A reappraisal’] (Protea 2017) (with Willem Gravett) 397 - 424

‘Casting fresh light on the supreme right: The African Commission’s General Comment 3 on the right to life’ Tladi, D et al (eds) The pursuit of a brave new world in international law: Essays in honour of John Dugard (Brill 2017) (with Thomas Probert) 45 - 72

‘A human rights perspective on autonomous weapons in armed conflict: The rights to life and dignity’ in Robin Geiss (ed) Lethal autonomous weapons systems: Technology, definition, ethics, law and security (Expert opinions delivered at the CCW informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems, Geneva 11 to 15 August 2016) (German Federal Foreign Service 2017) 148 - 159

‘Autonomous weapons systems: Living a dignified life and dying a dignified death’ in Bhuta, N et al (eds) Autonomous Weapons Systems: Law, Ethics, Policy, (Cambridge University Press, 2016) 3 - 19

‘Coming to terms with drones’ in Cortright, D et al (eds) Drones and the future of armed conflict (University of Chicago Press, 2015) vii - xi

‘The right to life and the progressive abolition of the death penalty’ in Simonowic, I (United Nations publication, 2015) (with Thomas Probert) 214-226

‘Universality and the growth of regional human rights systems’ in Shelton, D (ed) The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2013) (with Magnus Killander) 670 - 698

‘Africa’ in Moeckli, D et al (eds) International Human Rights Law (2^nd edition, OUP, 2013) (with Magnus Killander) (update of earlier chapter) 441 - 457

‘Towards minimum standards for regional human rights systems’ (with Magnus Killander) in Arsanjani, M et al (eds) Looking to the future: Essays on international law in honor of W Michael Reisman (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010) 527-558

‘The African regional human rights system’ (with Magnus Killander) in Gomez Isa, F  and de Feyter, K (eds) International human rights law in a global context (University of Deusto, 2009) 855-898

‘A schematic comparison of regional human rights systems’ (with David Padilla and Leo Zwaak) in Gomez Isa, F and de Feyter, K (eds) International human rights law in a global context (University of Deusto , 2009) 927-939

‘Revolutionising human rights education in African universities: the African human rights moot court competition’ (with Norman Taku and Frans Viljoen) in Grossman, C et al (eds) Advocating for human rights: 10 years of the Inter-American moot court competition Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (2008) 17-39

‘The African regional human rights system’ in Gomez Isa, F and de Feyter, K (eds) International protection of human rights: Achievements and challenges (University of Deusto-EOUC, 2006) (with Magnus Killander) 509 -545 pp (An updated version of the 2004 Penn State Law Review article (see below)), also published as ‘O Sistema Regional Africano De Direitos Humanos’ Código de Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos anotado, (DPJ, 2007) (with Magnus Killander) 1459-1509

‘Emerging issues in human rights and human rights education in Africa’ in Best, SG (ed) Introduction to peace and conflict studies in West Africa: A reader (Spectrum Books Ltd, 2006) (with Magnus Killander) 350-364

‘The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights’ in Smith, R and van den Anker, C The essentials of human rights (Hodder Arnold, 2005) 3-6

‘The role of the future African Human Rights Court’ in Sarkin, J and Binchy, W (eds) The administration of justice: Current themes in comparative perspective (Four Courts Press, 2004) 238-246, also translated and published in French as –

‘Le rôle de la future cour Africaine des droits de l’homme et des peoples’ in JF Flauss and E Lambert-Abdelgawad (eds) Droit et Justice: L’application nationale de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des pueples (Bruylant, 2004) 235-246

‘The regional protection of human rights in Africa: An overview and evaluation’, chapter (with Frans Viljoen) in Zeleza, PT and McConnaughay, PJ (eds) Human rights, the role of law, and development in Africa (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004) 129-143

‘Socio-economic rights and the transition’, chapter (with Danie Brand) in Manganyi, C (ed) Transition and transformation in South African society: On becoming a democracy (University of South Africa Press, 2004) 25-40

‘Civil and political rights in the African Charter’, chapter in Evans, M and Murray, R (eds) The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2002) 137-177

‘A struggle approach to human rights’, chapter in Soeteman, A (ed) Law and Pluralism (Kluwer Law International, 2001) 171-190

Articles

‘”To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”: Jan Smuts and the ideological foundations of the United Nations’  39 Human Rights Quartely (2017) 574 – 605  (with Willem Gravett)

‘Autonomous weapons in armed conflict: The right to a dignified life’ 33 South African Human Rights Law Journal (2017) 46 - 71

     ‘The international law framework regulating the use of armed drones’ 65 International and Comparative Law Quarterly (2016) 791 – 827 (with Dapo Akande et al)

‘Human rights and the use of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) during domestic law enforcement’ 38 Human Rights Quarterly (2016) 350 - 378

‘The long term human rights implications of targeted killings’ 54 Harvard International Law Journal (2013) 101- 114 (with Sarah Knuckey)

 ‘Protecting the right to life of journalists: the need for a higher level of engagement’ 36 Human Rights Quarterly (2013) 304 – 332 (with Sharath Srinivasan)

‘South West Africa/Namibia (Advisory Opinions and Judgments)’ (with Magnus Killander) Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Online service published by Oxford University Press, www.mpepil.com, published November 2008)

‘Africa in international human rights textbooks’ (with Magnus Killander) 15(1) African Journal of International and Comparative Law (2007)130-137

‘Constitutional human rights law in Africa’ (with Waruguru Kaguongo) 22(4) South African Journal on Human Rights (2006)673-717

‘Regional master’s programmes in Africa: Case studies and analysis’ 5(2) Journal of Educational Studies (2006)213-245 (with Norman Taku)

 ‘A schematic comparison of regional human rights systems: An update’ (with David Padilla and Leo Zwaak) 5 African Human Rights Law Journal (2005)308-321, also published as -

‘A schematic comparison of regional human rights systems: An update’ (with David Padilla and Leo Zwaak) 4(3) SUR International Journal on Human Rights (2006) 163-171, translated into Portuguese and published as –

‘Comparação Esquemática Dos Sistemas Regionais De Direitos Humanos: Uma Atualização’ 4(3) SUR Revista Internacional de direitos humanos (2006) 161-170, also translated into Spanish and published as –

Comparación esquemática de los sistemas regionales de derechos humanos: Una actualización  4(3) SUR revista internacionalde derechos humanos (2006)165-174

‘A human rights court for Africa’ 22(3) Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (2004) 325-327

‘The African regional human rights system: The African Charter’ 108 Penn State Law Review (2004) 679-702, translated into Spanish and published as -

‘La Carta Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos’ (The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights’) in Gómez Isa, F and Pureza, JM (eds) La protección internacional de los derechos humanos en los albores del siglo XX, (Universidade de Deusto,  2003) 595-620

‘The African Union’ 46 German Yearbook of International Law (2003)  252-283 (with Evarist Baimu and Magnus Killander)

‘A schematic comparison of regional human rights systems’ 3 African Human Rights Law Journal (2003)  76-87 (with Wolfgang Strasser and David Padilla)

‘The African regional human rights system: In need of reform?’ 1 African Human Rights Law Journal (2001) 155-174

‘The impact of the United Nations human rights treaties on the domestic level’ 23 Human Rights Quarterly (2001) 483-535(with Frans Viljoen)

‘The impact of six major UN human rights treaties in South Africa’ 16 South African Public Law (2001) 28-67

‘Die stryd-benadering tot menseregte’ (‘The ‘struggle approach’ to human rights’) 40 Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (2000)  341-343

‘The constitutional protection of religious human rights in Southern Africa’ 33 Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa (2000)  53‑95, also published as:

‘The constitutional protection of religious human rights in Southern Africa’ 14 Emory International Law Review (2000) 699-777

‘A schematic comparison of regional human rights systems’ 33 De Jure (2000) 117-120