Kasim Balarabe

Kasim Balarabe is a distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean with over eighteen years of academic, research, and policy experience across Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is currently affiliated with O.P. Jindal Global University, India, and serves as a Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence. His work is widely recognized for advancing scholarship at the intersection of public international law and emerging technologies, with particular focus on artificial intelligence governance, quantum computing law, digital sovereignty, and cybersecurity.

Professor Balarabe holds a PhD in Law from Maastricht University, alongside advanced LL.M. degrees from the University of Geneva and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His academic career includes leadership roles in curriculum development, institutional governance, and international collaboration, as well as teaching a broad portfolio of courses spanning international humanitarian law, human rights, criminal law, and technology law. He is also a faculty member with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), where he delivers specialized training on global security and international legal frameworks.

A prolific scholar, he has authored over two dozen peer-reviewed publications in leading journals and has contributed to major academic volumes published by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Routledge. His research combines doctrinal precision with interdisciplinary insight, often addressing Global South perspectives in international legal order and technological governance. His work has earned multiple distinctions, including the Best Paper Prize at the 5th Machine Lawyering Conference (2025) and a Research Excellence Award.

Beyond academia, Professor Balarabe has substantial policy experience, having served as a legal officer within Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, where he represented Nigeria at the United Nations General Assembly. His career reflects a sustained commitment to bridging legal theory, technological transformation, and global policy development.