The Vice Chancellor Professor Wainaina, the Chief Guest The First Secretary Political Affairs First Secretary Security and Rule of Law at the Embassy of The Kingdom of Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya, and The Head of Cameroonian Diplomatic Mission in Kenya Dr Vivian Nain Kuma, joined in a group photo by other guests, the University Management Team and the those who contributed chapters to the book.
Courtesy Call Group Photo, at the Centre is the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University, Professor Paul Wainaina, to his immediate right is Ms Kirtsten Hommes, The First Secretary for Political Affairs at the Embassy of The Kingdom of Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya, following by The Dean of the School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies, Prof. Lucy Maina, and The Registrar Corporate Affairs, Professor Grace Bunyi. To the Vice Chancellor’s immediate left is The Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Outreach Professor Frederick Gravenir, followed by The Chairperson, of the Department of International Relations, Conflict & Strategic Studies Dr Felistus Kinyanjui and Dr James Nyawo, a Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Conflict & Strategic Studies. [23 August 2019]
Courtesy Call to the Vice Challencor, Professor Paul Wainaina, far left is Professor Frederick Gravenir, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Outreach (RIO), followed by Prof. Lucy Maina, The Dean of the School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies and Dr Felistus Kinyanjui, The Chairperson, Department of International Relations, Conflict and Strategic Studies and Dr James Nyawo, Co-editor of the book and Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Conflict and Strategic Studies, 23 August 2019.
MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL NANDWA, DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES INTRODUCES SENIOR KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY TO PROF. PAUL WAINAINA, VICE CHANCELLOR KENYATTA UNIVERSITY.
SENIOR KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY STAFF ALONGSIDE THEIR COUNTERPARTS FROM KENYATTA UNIVERSITY JOIN THE CHIEF GUEST MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL NANDWA AND PROF. PAUL WAINAINA, VICE CHANCELLOR KENYATTA UNIVERSITY IN SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM DURING THE MATRICULATION CEREMONY FOR KMA-07 HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY'S AMPHITHEATRE
Kenyatta University - Hosted International Criminal Law Experts to discuss the prospects, challenges and the future of International Criminal Justice in Africa since the Adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998. 23-24 September 2018.
Professor Viktor Marsai, from the National University of Public Service Budapest, Hungary delivering a Public Lecture on the Security situation in the Horn of Africa, at Kenyatta University, School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies, Staff members and post-graduate students.
Kenyatta University Post-Graduate Students Attended United Nations Day Celebrations – at the United Nations Office in Nairobi Kenya.
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Presentations at Conferences/ Taught Short Courses 

  • Conference Paper Title: Africa and the development of international criminal law: a search for African Approaches to International Law; Centre for Human Rights, University, Pretoria University South Africa, Kéba Mbaye Conference African approaches to international law, with a focus on international human rights law
    5 – 6 December 2018,
  • Summer School Lecture Title: An Overview of the International Criminal Court interventions in Africa , the Irish Centre for Human Rights Summer School, Republic of Ireland June 18-22 June 2018 http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=551
  • Conference Paper Title: The Malabo Protocol - Is the African Union asserting an African institution for regional criminal justice or simply mimicking Western Models of criminal justice?- University of Zambia –School of Law-August 2017
  • Visiting Lecturer: September 2015 University of Leuven, Belgium-Advanced Summer Course on Human Rights, Development and Transitional Justice Human Rights for Development
    First Lecture– From Impunity to Accountability: Amnesties and Criminal Justice
    Second Lecture - The International Criminal Court and Africa
  • Conference Paper Title: Through Antonio Gramsci’s lens: Understanding the dynamic relationship between the African Union and the International Criminal Court: Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Kenya; 2014 International Conference of Transitional Justice in Post Conflict Society in Africa
  • Conference Paper Title: The Proliferation of Courts in Africa. Paper: University of Tilburg, The Netherlands, International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT) 2013 Transitional Justice Conference
  • Conference Paper: Institute of Legal Practice and Development – Rwanda 2013 Conference on Setting a research agenda for the law, the criminology, the victimology, and the research methodology of international crimes 
Paper Title: The ICC, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) and the Habré Hissané in Senegal: do crimes committed by Africans need to be dealt with through African mechanisms 


List Of Publications

Book(s)

  • James Nyawo Selective Enforcement and International Criminal Law-The International Criminal Court and Africa – Intersentia 2017 http://intersentia.com/en/selective-enforcement-and-international-criminal- law.html 

Articles and Book Chapters

  • Nyawo J, ‘Historical Narrative of Mass Atrocities and Injustice in Africa’ in Nmehielle O.V (eds), Africa and The Future of International Criminal Justice (Eleven International Publishing 2012)
  • Nyawo J, ‘Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union’, Jurist 4, August 2011 http://www.jurist.org/forum/2011/08/jamesnyawo-africa- justice.php
  • Nyawo J, ‘Through Antonio Gramsci’s lens: Understanding the dynamic relationship between the African Union and the International Criminal Court’ in (Drs) James Stormes, S.J., Elias Opongo, S.J.,
  • Peter Knox, S.J., & Kifle Wansamo, S.J (eds) Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies in Africa Edited by (Paulines Publications Africa 2015)

Blog Posts

  • Nyawo J (2015) ‘Individual Criminal Responsibility for illegal use of force under international law. What role can International Criminal Law play before aggression is criminalized under the Rome Statute’, International Law Blog, 7 July. Available at: https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/author/jamesnyawo/
  • Nyawo J (2015) ‘Lockerbie Affair and African States’ early support for the
    establishment of the International Criminal Court’, International Law Blog, 16 April. Available at: https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/author/jamesnyawo/
  • Nyawo J (2015) ‘The Empire strikes back- The International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor decisions on Kenyatta and the Situation in Darfur’, International Law Blog, 2 Feb 2015. Available at: https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/author/jamesnyawo/
  • Nyawo J (2015) ‘The Union of Comoros’s atypical referral to the International Criminal Court and the Office of the Prosecutor’s cryptic decision to end the preliminary examination on the Flotilla raid’, International Law Blog, 1 December. Available at: https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/author/jamesnyawo/
  • Nyawo J (2014) Ukraine and the Limits of Collective Security under International Law’, International Law Blog, 6 October. Available at https://aninternationallawblog.wordpress.com/author/jamesnyawo/

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Staff at the School


Prof. Lucy W. Maina : Ag. Dean, School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies  

Dr. Francis Xavier Ichani: School Examination Coordinator

Ms. Ruth Wakapisi- Senior Administrative Assistant

Ms. Sarah K. Riungu: Administrative assistant

Veronicah Kareri: Secretary


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