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Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape

Robert Doya Nanima is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape. He currently lectures the Masters’ Class on Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice, and modules on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption for the undergraduate students. He continues to carry out undergraduate and postgraduate supervision. His areas of research include criminal law, procedure, admission of evidence, and socioeconomic rights. He also serve as a member of the African Committee of Experts in the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and Special Rapporteur for Child Affected by Armed Conflict. He has published a number of articles and presented at national and international conferences. Previously, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dullah Omar Institute, Coordinator of the Graduates Lecturing Assistants Programme at the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape. He also has experience in litigation as a State Attorney with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Uganda.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Associate professor, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape
  • 2020–2022
    Senior lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape
  • 2019–2020
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape
  • 2018–2018
    Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape
  • 2017–2017
    Coordinator, GLA Programme, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape

Education

  • 2018 
    university of the western cape, Doctorate in Public Law
  • 2016 
    UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE , MASTERS IN HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION

Publications

  • 2017
    Admission of confessions in Uganda: Unpacking the theoretical, substantive and procedural considerations of the Supreme Court., East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights
  • 2017
    The need for a review of plea bargaining in Uganda: a reflection on the experiences under Common Law and in South Africa, Journal of Comparative Law in Africa
  • 2017
    Prosecution of Rhino Poachers: The Need to Focus on Prosecution of the Higher Echelons of Organised Crime Networks, African Journal of Legal Studies
  • 2017
    Barnard v Minister of Justice: the minister’s verdict - Deciding on parole for offenders serving life sentences, South African Criminal Quarterly
  • 2017
    An evaluation of Kenya's parallel legal regime on refugees, and the courts' guarantee of their rights, Law, Democracy and Development
  • 2016
    The Drafting History of the Uganda Penal Code (Amendment) Act and Challenges to Its Implementation, Statute Law Review
  • 2016
    The Legal Status of Evidence obtained through Human Rights Violations in Uganda, Porchefstroom Electronic Law Journal