msesay19@yorku.ca
Mohamed Sesay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science and Coordinator of the African Studies program at York University. His research focuses on the rule of law, legal pluralism, traditional authorities, customary justice, transitional justice, international criminal justice, and postconflict peacebuilding in sub-Saharan Africa. His works have appeared in many peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of Domination through Law: Internationalization of Legal Norms in Postcolonial Africa, winner of the International Studies Association's Lee Ann Fujii Book Award (2021) and Honorable Mention for the Global Development Studies Book Award (2022), and York University's Exceptional Book Prize (2023).
Keywords: Peacebuilding, Justice, Conflict resolution, Land right, Rule of law, Ubuntu, Africa