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Rongedzayi Fambasayi

Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University

Rongedzayi is a seasoned International Human Rights Lawyer, Legal and Policy Analyst, and Development Leader. He is a Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability of the Faculty of Law, North-West University. He holds a PhD in Law and Development. His research interest is dedicated to a critical legal perspective on the interface of children's rights and emerging issues such as urban law and cities, climate change governance, and environmental governance.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Research Fellow, CLES, Faculty of Law, North-West University

Education

  • 2024 
    North-West University , PhD in Law and Development
  • 2017 
    North-West University, LLM International Child Law
  • 2015 
    Women's University in Africa, Post-graduate Diploma Child Sensitive Social Policies

Publications

  • 2020
    The best interests of the child offender in the context of detention as a measure of last resort: A comparative analysis of legal developments in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, South African Journal on Human Rights

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Directors in South Africa