Vrije Universiteit Brussel

 

1. Contact address

V.U.B. - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Institute for European Studies
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium

Email: skingah@vub.ac.be
Tel: +32(0)2/629.1806
Fax: +32(0)2/629.1809

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2. Education

Bachelors in Laws, 2001,(University of Yaoundé II SOA Cameroon)

Maîtise en droit, 2002, (Yaoundé II) -Masters in Laws LLM in Legal Theory, 2003, (European Academy of Legal Theory, Brussels)

Diplôme d'Etudes Spécialisé en droits de l'homme, 2004,(Louvain-la-Neuve Brussels)

 
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4. Research project

A Legal Analysis of the Impact of EU Policies on Regional Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa.

 
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5. Publications

1) “Using the Palaver Settlement Paradigm in Fostering the Democratic Ideal in Sub-Saharan Africa,” 30 Revue de Droit Africain (2004), pp. 109-143

2) “Human Rights and Trans-national Corporations in Africa” published on line at the didh Sorbonne. (2004).

3) “The Revised Cotonou Agreement between the European Community and the African, Caribbean and Pacific States: Innovations on Security, Political Dialogue, Transparency, Money and Social Responsibility,” 50 Journal of African law (Cambridge University Press, 2006), pp. 59-71.

4) “The Capacity of the African Union to Promote Good Governance,” 3 International Organizations Law Review (Brill NV, 2006), pp. 315-337.

5) “The New EU Africa Strategy: Grounds for Cautious Optimism,” 11 European Foreign Affairs Review (Kluwer Law International, 2006), pp. 527-553.

6) “Comparing EU and US’ Trade and Political Strategies in Africa”, Studia Diplomatica: Brussels Journal of International Relations (Belgian Institute for International Relations, forthcoming, 2007). (with S. Smis).

7) “The Chad Cameroon Pipeline Project (CCPP) and the Dilemmas of the Government of Chad” Proceedings of the American Society of International Law (American Society of International Law, forthcoming 2007). (With S. Smis).

8) “The New Security Clauses of the Revised Cotonou Agreement” International and Comparative Law Quarterly (Oxford University Press, Forthcoming, 2008) (With S Smis).

10) “How the Government of Chad can meet its Development Pledges to the People of Chad without Breaching its Obligations with the World Bank and Multinational Companies” Manchester Journal of International Economic Law (Manchester University Press, forthcoming, 2007) (With S Smis)."

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1) “Is the African Union Gospel of Institutional Reformation to be believed?” Paper Presented at the EADI General Conference on 24 September 2005, Bonn, Germany.

2) “Swapping Money for Political and Economic accountability: Good Governance from the Yaoundé to the Cotonou Agreements between the EC and ACP Countries” Paper Presented at the UACES conference in Limerick, Ireland, 1 September, 2006 (with S. Smis).

3) “Negotiating Trade Preferences on Big Brothers’ Terms: EC and US Trade and Political Strategies in Africa” ECPR conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 23 September 2006 (with S. Smis).

4) “Reeling between the Hammer and an Anvil: How the Government of Chad can Meet its Obligations with its People without Compromising its Relations with the World Bank and the International oil Consortium,” Paper presented at the 101st annual meeting of the American Society of International Law 28 – 31 March 2007, (29 March 2007) Washington, D.C., the United States of America. (with S. Smis).

5) “The Utility and Futility of Introducing Counter-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation Clauses in the Revised Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the ACP and EU,” Paper to be presented at the University Association for Contemporary European Studies Conference, 3 – 5 September 2007, Portsmouth, The United Kingdom. (with S. Smis).

6) “Selected Problems of Institutional and Substantive Coherence in SADC-EC EPA Negotiations” Conference Organized by the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden held on 5-7 October 2007.

7) “Access to Affordable HIV/AIDS Medicines in the Southern African Development Community: The Coherence of EC Rules and Policies” Paper Presented at the University of Warwick, the United Kingdom, 6 November 2007.

8) “EU’s New Africa Strategy: Grounds for Cautious Optimism,” Paper presented at the Workshop on “The State of Multi-party Systems and Democratic Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role of the European Union,” Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Brussels, Belgium, 8 November 2007.


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