Workshop with Dr. Caroline Lichuma

Insights into Law, Academia, and Practice

Short Description

Part I: Setting the Stage: Navigating Academia – 9.30 – 10.00

This introductory session will offer insights into potential paths in academia within the German and broader European context, as well as challenges and possibilities in this regard.

Part II: Critical Approaches to International Law: Spotlight on TWAIL – 10.00 – 10.30

This session will give participants some insights into Third World Approaches to International Law and highlight its utility as a theoretical perspective in interrogating international human rights law.

Short break: 10.30 -10.40

Part III:The Lieferkettengesetz (LkSG) Through the Lens of Sense-Making: Critically Analyzing How German Companies Translate Abstract Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Norms Into a Corporate Reality – 10.40 -11.15

This session aims to provide participants with insights into one of my ongoing post-doctoral research projects.

More information about our guest speaker

Caroline is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen Nuremberg (CHREN). Her current research critically analyzes regulatory developments in Business and Human Rights. She received her PhD in International Human Rights Law (Summa cum laude) from the Georg-August University of Göttingen in Germany, her LLM in Public International from the New York University and her LLB from the University of Nairobi. Caroline is a co-rapporteur of the International Law Association's Business and Human Rights Committee and She co-edits the Business and Human Rights Journal blog.