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O’Brien Kaaba, LLB Hons (University of London), LLM (University of Zambia), LLD (University of South Africa), is a lecturer in law at the University of Zambia and a senior research fellow at the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR). O’Brien also holds a diploma in philosophy from St. Augustine’s Catholic Philosophical College. He is an associate editor of the SAIPAR Case Review Journal, the only case commentary journal in the country focusing on reviewing decisions of superior courts in Zambia and in the African region. Prior to joining the academia, O’Brien worked in development cooperation. He has formerly served as a Child Protection Coordinator for Plan International (Plan), Elections Manager for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in Zambia, Political Specialist for the US Department of State at the American Embassy in Lusaka (Zambia) and as Human Rights and Rule of Law Advisor for the Germany Development Cooperation (GIZ). O’Brien’s research interests include comparative constitutional law, African electoral laws and systems, LGBT, the African human rights system, international humanitarian law(with special interest in the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence), African integration law, jurisprudence and legal theory, and gender violence. His teaching subjects currently are Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, International Humanitarian Law, and Legal Process.

comparative constitutional law, African electoral laws and systems, LGBT, the African human rights system, international humanitarian law(with special interest in the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence), African integration law, jurisprudence and legal theory, and gender violence