Edwin Egede
Edwin Egede is a Professor of International Law and International Relations at Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela University's Department of Public Law in South Africa. Furthermore, he is a Fellow of Higher Education (FHEA) and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society(FRGS). He is also Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), the National Academy for Arts and Sciences of Wales.
He has also worked as a consultant for international organisations such as the United Nations, the International Seabed Authority and the African Union, and is currently a member of the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority. Additionally, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Yearbook of Law of the Sea(BYLOS) and one of the editors of a six-volume book project on The Law of the Sea - Contemporary Norms and Practice in Africa.
He undertakes interdisciplinary teaching and research in the fields of Law of the Sea, Public International Law, Human Rights in Africa, and International Organizations, particularly the United Nations and the African Union. In these fields, he has published widely and given academic and professional presentations at a number of international conferences.