Gerard Niyungeko was a

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of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, a position he was appointed to in 2006. At the time of his election he was Professor of Law at the

University of Burundi The University of Burundi (french: Université du Burundi, or UB) is a public university located in Bujumbura, Burundi. Founded in 1964, it comprises eight faculties and five institutes and has a student enrollment of approximately 13,000. It is ...

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. There, he holds the

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Chair in Education for Peace and Conflicts Resolution. Dr. Niyungeko is also a consultant to the Political Affairs Commission of the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

Other positions held

* Member Associate, The Institute of International Law (IIL), Year of election 2019 * Member, Editorial Committee of the Research Group on the Democratic, Economic and Social Development of Africa (current) * Visiting Professor in International Law,

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(2002–2003) * International expert, United Nations Program for development in the judicial domain and in the domain of human rights (2002) * Counsel for Niger, Boundary Dispute between Niger and Benin,

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(2002) * Member, Implementation Monitoring Committee for the Arusha Accord for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi (2000) * Member, Association for the Development of Education in Africa Working Group on Higher Education (1999) * Member, Burundi delegation to the diplomatic conference of the United Nations on the creation of the

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(1998) * Vice Rector, University of Burundi (1997–2000) * President, Constitutional Court of Burundi (1992–1996) * Legal representative, Great Lakes University * Member, Committee forming the Tribunal of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (1991–1995) * President, Constitutional Commission of Burundi (1991–1992) * Counsel for Burundi, LAFICO v. Holding Arabe Burundo Libyen (HALB), International Arbitral Tribunal, Brussels (1990–1991) * Counsel for Burundi, Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo v. Burundi), * International Court of Justice (1999–2000)

Publications

* ' (Brussels: Bruylant, forthcoming) * ' (Bujumbura, 1994) * "", 32 ''Revue Belge'' 8 (1999) * "", ''International Review of the Red Cross'' 113 (1991) * Dr. Niyungeko is also the author of several training manuals on human rights

References

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