Emma Charlene Lubaale

Dr Emma Charlene Lubaale LLB, LLM, PhD, PGDip LP, PGDip HE, FHEA

LLB Programme Leader

Emma joined the University of Greenwich in 2023 after serving as an Associate Professor at Rhodes University's Faculty of Law in South Africa. Emma is widely published, focusing on the intersection of gender, national criminal law, human rights, children's rights, and international criminal law. She has supervised nearly 20 master's and PhD students to completion and has been an external examiner for over 20 postgraduate dissertations. She has reviewed for publishers like Springer and Routledge and served on grant panels for the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Emma is an editorial board member of the African Journal of Crime and Justice and serves on the Research and Publication Committee of the Black Lawyers Association in South Africa. She has held various academic administrative roles, including heading a law department at the University of Venda and chairing the teaching and learning committee at both the University of Venda and Rhodes University.

Law

Responsibilities within the university

  • Programme Leader LLB
  • Lecturer on the following modules: Criminal Law, Advanced Criminal Law, Family Law, Jurisprudence
  • Personal Tutor for Undergraduate Law students

Research / Scholarly interests

Emma’s Research interests are in criminal justice, legal theory, women and children’s rights. Her most recent publications have dealt with the interface between legal theory, women’s rights and criminal justice.

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