Introduction
Dr. Brian is an academic in Law and one of the leading scholars in the field of International Development Law, Human Rights, & Social Justice -See https://lawanddevelopment.net/ . Brian has been invited to international talks in US, Asia, Africa and Europe –See https://lawanddevelopment.net/2021-conference/. His work International Law, The International Development Legal Regime & Developing Countries published in the Law & Development Review has remained a masterpiece for reference in the field of international law & development, including being recommended as compulsory reading to students in many Universities globally. Brian Coordinates the Sustainable Human Development Thematic Group of the Human Development & Capability Association (HDCA) https://hd-ca.org/thematic_group/sustainable-human-development – a global Multi-Disciplinary & People-Centred organisation. Brian’s conference work on ‘capability & SDGs’ received a general appeal and acceptance and being published as an edited volume. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Law & Society. He has been published widely in the field in peer-reviewed journals such as Law & Dev Rev (LDR); M. J. of Int. Eco Law (MJIEL); Denver J. of Int. Law & Policy (DJILP), Groningen J. of Int. Law (GroJIL), Comp. & Int. Law J. of Southern Africa (CILJSA); Seton-Hall J. of Diplomacy & IR (JDIR); Afr. J of Legal Studies (AJLS) and J. of Conflict & Reconciliation (JCR). Externally: Brian is a regular reviewer of academic journals in both Law & Social Science fields, for example: South African Law Journal (SALJ – one of the oldest law journals founded in 1884), Third World Quarterly (TWQ), Journal of Int. Relations & Development (JIRD), and African Studies Quarterly (ASQ). He also reviews with the UK Research Funding Bodies such as AHRC & RCUK and a member of the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Global Leaders Fellowship Peer Review College - See https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/UKRI-131120-Funding-Opp-FutureLeadersFellowships-PeerReviewCollegeMembers.pdf (at p.24).
Expert
Dr. Brian is an established academic in Law and one of the leading scholars in the field of International Development Law, Human Rights, & Social Justice -See https://lawanddevelopment.net/ . Brian has been invited to international talks in US, Asia, Africa and Europe –See https://lawanddevelopment.net/2021-conference/. His work International Law, The International Development Legal Regime & Developing Countries published in the Law & Development Review has remained a masterpiece for reference in the field of international law & development, including being recommended as compulsory reading to students in many Universities globally. Brian Coordinates the Sustainable Human Development Thematic Group of the Human Development & Capability Association (HDCA) https://hd-ca.org/thematic_group/sustainable-human-development – a global Multi-Disciplinary & People-Centred organisation.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Migration, Sustainable Development Goals