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Kasim Balarabe

Kasim Balarabe

Law Professor with over 15 years of experience.

Education / Training

Sonīpat, Sonipat

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About Kasim Balarabe:

  • I am a trained specialist in law with fifteen years of post-university experience. I have been teaching at the university level for the past nine and half years. I hold a PhD in international human rights law from Maastricht University and two master's degrees, one from VU Amsterdam in law and politics of international security and another from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (a joint degree of the University of Geneva and Graduate Institute Geneva). 
  • I have taught several law courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including public international law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international refugee law and law and justice in a globalising world and other courses assigned by the university based on institutional need. 
  • I have supervised several postgraduate and undergraduate students in my fields of competence and published two books and articles in the areas of international human rights and humanitarian law. 
  • My love and commitment to teaching and mentoring students led to my recognition as the best law lecturer by the management and students of the two universities where I previously worked. Additionally, my students continue to evaluate me as a good lecturer in their feedback to the university at the end of each semester, including the students of the institution where I currently serve as an adjunct professor.
  • I have served as the Head of the Department of Public and Comparative Law at Kampala International University, where I supervised 24 staff and coordinated the development and revision of curriculum and pedagogy. 
  • At the Jindal Global Law School, where I currently work, in addition to the core courses assigned by the university, I have also developed a course titled international humanitarian law in theory and practice, which I have been teaching for the last three years. I am an Associate Dean on international collaborations and have served as course coordinator of public international law and professional ethics and bar bench for two years.
  • I enjoy working with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and I love experiencing new cultures and have travelled to 47 countries.
  • I like to think of myself as a fair, democratic, and responsible person as I listen to my supervisors, students, and team members while working in a collaborative environment.

Experience

Professor of Law 

O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India

  • Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses including public international law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, law and justice in a globalising world and professional ethics.
  • Updating curricula and lesson plans, researching developments in relevant fields and updating materials to reflect most recent data and statistics.
  • Helping students to develop and demonstrate broad, integrative and specialised knowledge, essential habits of mind, communicative fluency and effective problem-solving skills.
  • Encouraging class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions, and tracking student participation techniques.
  • Using various learning techniques and support materials to facilitate students' learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Identifying and assisting at-risk students in eliminating student barriers to learning.
  • Mentoring students and advising them on career paths, degree requirements and postgraduate education options.
  • Grading assignments and examinations, recording grades and identifying students requiring special attention.
  • Publishing high-quality research articles in reputable international journals.
  • Sustaining professional contact with colleagues and continuing professional activities to upgrade and augment existing skills or develop new ones.
  • Keeping abreast of advances in pedagogy and working to improve teaching methods and continuously introduce new approaches to instruction.

Faculty

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Teaching postgraduate courses including human security, public international law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and post-conflict reconstruction.
  • Updating curricula and lesson plans, researching developments in relevant fields and updating materials to reflect the most recent data and statistics.
  • Grading assignments and examinations, recording grades and providing constructive feedback. 

Visiting Professor 

Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak, Haryana

  • Teaching Law of Tort to law students and general law courses to management students.
  • Grading quizzes, tests, homework and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
  • Assisting and identifying at-risk students to eliminate student barriers to learning.
  • Encouraging class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions tracking students' participation.
  • Shifting between informal and formal teaching methods to create a multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.

Lecturer

Islamic University in Uganda, Mbale, Mbale

  • Taught courses including public international law, international humanitarian law, jurisprudence and legal theory, equity and trust, law of business associations, criminal law, law of contract, Islamic criminal law and clinical legal education.
  • Supervised and corrected undergraduate and postgraduate students research projects.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centred learning.
  • Used a variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate the learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Supervised junior lecturers' course development and recommended refinements to enhance student learning.
  • Received the award of the Best Law Lecturer of the Year for outstanding performance from the University Management, 2015.
  • Won the Best Lecturer of the Year award from the Law Students Society of the University for outstanding performance in 2016 and 2017.

Lecturer

Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda

  • Taught courses including public international law, human rights in domestic perspectives, international humanitarian law, international refugee law, alternative dispute resolution, introduction to law and legal research methods.
  • Served as Head, Department of Public and Comparative Law and coordinated 12 law courses.
  • Published high-quality peer-reviewed articles.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centred learning.
  • Used a variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate the learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Supervised junior lecturers' course development and recommended refinements to enhance student learning.

Principal Legal Officer/Special Assistant 

National Commission for Refugees, Migrant and Internally Displaced Persons, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

  • Independently and sensitively managed all administrative and legal affairs of the office of the Federal Commissioner for Refugees in the management of refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants.
  • Advised Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Refugees on law and policy concerning the protection of refugees, migrants, returnees and internally displaced persons.
  • Coordinated the development of the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons and the National Policy on Migration.
  • Delivered training to Protection and Eligibility Officers on the conduct of Refugee Status Determination under extant internal and national laws.
  • Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.

Principal Legal Officer 

Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

  • Participated in the drafting of legislation for the Federal Government.
  • Provided legal advice and services to ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
  • Participated in the compilation and reporting of cases decided by the superior courts of records in Nigeria.

Associate

Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Provided legal advice and services to international and national clients of the Firm.
  • Wrote various opinions on several aspects of Nigerian and international laws.

Education

Ph.D.: Public International Law 

Maastricht University - Maastricht, Netherlands

  • Conducted interdisciplinary research on the realisation of the right to water and sanitation in Nigeria using a human rights-based and ecosystems approach.

Master of Laws (LL.M): Law and Politics of International Security 

Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Received the highly competitive VU University Fellowship Award.
  • Graduated among the only four candidates that successfully completed this interdisciplinary programme in 2012.

Master of Advanced Study/LL.M: International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights 

University of Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland

  • Received the highly competitive ADH LLM Scholarship Award.

Bar Qualifying Certificate (Barrister at Law): Law 

Nigerian Law School - Bwari-Abuja, Nigeria

  • Graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
  • Graduated among the top 5% of the 2005 graduated students.

Bachelor of Laws: Law 

Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Nigeria

  • Graduated as the Best Student of the Faculty of Law in 2004
  • Graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
  • Consistently won the Best Student Award of the Year for four years.
  • Received the highly competitive Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship Award.
  • Received the prestigious Bankole Olumide Scholarship Award for graduating as the Best Student of the University.
  • Served as the Attorney General of the Law Society.
  • Served as the Principal Partner of Attorneys Chamber.
  • Served as the Chairperson, Tutorial Committee of the Law Society.

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