Professor Shannon Bosch

Academic Leader: Research and Higher Degrees

boschs@ukzn.ac.za

Howard College

Howard College Building, Suite G

Biography

Professor Shannon Bosch is an Associate Professor of Law and the Academic Leader for Research and Higher Degrees at the School of Law. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the former University of Natal, a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of Cambridge, England and a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Professor Bosch is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and has been lecturing in higher education for over 20 years. She has a successful track record of 30 academic publications and has successfully supervised 33 postgraduate students in pursuit of their Masters and PhD qualifications. Her areas of specialisation include Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law.

Academic qualifications

BA (Hons)
LLB
LLM
PhD

Professional qualification

Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Research Interests

Public International Law
International Humanitarian Law

Publications

‘Private military and security companies: South Africa’s neglected resource’ African Security Review 2022 317-331 (with Matthew Kimble).
‘The use of universal jurisdiction to ensure accountability for international crimes committed in Liberia in the periods 1989 to 1997 and 1999 to 2003’ African Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2021 67-92.
‘Understanding Diplomatic and Consular Inviolability—Learning from the Jamal Khashoggi Tragedy’ Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 2021 1-27.
‘Torture ‘Lite’ in the War Against Boko Haram: Taming the Wild Zone of Power in Cameroon’ African Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law 2019 80-97.
‘South Africans offering Foreign Military Assistance Abroad: How real is the Risk of Domestic Prosecution? Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 2018 (21) 1-28.

Useful websites

ICRC: http://www.icrc.org

School of Law