Justin Winchester

Feb 9, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Justin Winchester |Steven Friedman |Elliot Ross

No stadium on the African continent offers a more picturesque setting than the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny. The 45,000-seat footballing cathedral is nestled in the Plateau district along the banks of the lagoon that runs through the heart of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. At sundown, a score of screeching bats orbit overhead, adding to the percussive soundtrack of the football being played below.

Jan 24, 2024 | ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk | Justin Winchester

Justin is a Rhodes Scholar pursuing a DPhil in Law after having completed his BCL at the University of Oxford. He graduated as the top student in his BCom and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town. Justin’s research explores ways in which equality and anti-discrimination law can alleviate economic inequality. He also takes interest in administrative and constitutional law, human rights, customary law, and the relationship between private law and fundamental rights.

Jan 10, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Justin Winchester |Tony Karon |William Shoki

On December 28, 2023, South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a tightly argued and well-evidenced application, South Africa argues that since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocide—and has failed to prevent genocide—against Palestinians in Gaza in violation of their obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”).