E. Tweneboah Senzu, D.B.A., Ph.D., S.J.D.’s Post

[FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AND EMPOWERNMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THE YOUTH [FAIECY] - BO, Southern Region of SIERRA LEONE] In my submissions to the seminar organized by the above named organization for Climate change effects and Climate Justice advocacy, I argued, whether the conceptual inception and the doctrinal etymology of ‘Climate Justice’ is sufficient to amount into an epistemology, as a claim under philosophy of Justice? Is a case study to ponder. However, the Geographical position of Sierra Leone on the West Coast of Africa, which falls within the 7th and the 10th parallels North of the Equator, similar to landsize of countries occupying unfavourable Geo-graphical location of the Earth hemisphere in different continent with landscapes more of mountainous,  naturally, suffers extensively in adverse climate effects and Economic disadvantages. The concern raised is, should those challenges be an issue to cry foul due to vulnerability, in extent to warrant climate Justice advocacy? Shall be a whole new paradigm to defend in a new forum.  From my perspective, I foresee, the effects of ‘climate changes’ as caused by ‘nature’ and ‘man-made’ actions; herein, the emphasis on ‘nature’ and it ‘causal agents’ is very abstract to easily quantify and qualitatively established, thus, consider the entire conceptual development to fall within geo-political action scope, while it advocacy is more of socioeconomic doctrine and policies, rather than legal philosophical thought, which demands most of it victims to think out of the box for mitigation and adaptation programs. Perhaps, what is critically needed is funding to supports brilliants minds developing new technologies and smart methods to circumvents the negative effects of the climate changes towards national advantages, as a Social Enterprise engineering. This is the pathway, Sierra Leone needs, and most importantly, as an invitation call to the Youths who are pregnant with fresh ideas to step out into the Sierra Leone Industry for such impacts as in new technology and climate smart agricultural programs for mitigation and adaptation of Climate effects. Which, I hold the believe that as far as these actionable programs are economic viable, funding will pursue them, just a matter of time.   § [ On this very note, and under a spirited mission, brings to the attention… Ms. Halima Hashi, Africa Development Bank Group’s Country Manager-Sierra Leone, Mr. Sebastian Ashong-Katai Country Manager for Ecobank, Sierra Leone, and Mr. Mannuel Muller, the Ambassador of European Union in Sierra Leone replaced by Ambassador Jacek Jankowski, hope to act in ‘care-of’, upholding the conviction that my letters should be resting on your tables for a response to the Southern region.] E . T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center #ClimateJustice #ClimateChangeeffects #SierraLeone #WestAfrica #FAIECY-SL #Climateadaptation #Climatemitigation #Humanitarianmission #ThePunchNews

IS THERE A DECLINE TO THE MEDIA BEAUTY IN SIERRA LEONE ? “ With the ever expanding presence of the ‘Social media’ as a space, has stimulated an exponential growth of Media mercenaries, mostly championed by their fake Journalists, who have advanced in gross unprofessionalism against the integrity of Journalism, thereby, bringing into disrepute the philosophical role and the demand of the Mass media for Socio-political construction, required of an evolving [State], which is imbued in standards of admissible facts and ethics in it delivery; thus, placed the credibility of what we consider news worthiness today for publication into jeopardy, and a questionable source to rely upon for Public information. The public value for the ‘Media’ is built on the trust of it provided information for consumption, such as the value of a ‘Currency’ is built on the trust of it Banks performance and reliability, just as the desire for a sound ‘Justice’ is built on the trust of the quality of Judges and the reliability of the Court system. In our part of the world, which has most of it structured system for Economic growth in fragile state, needed the Media the most to help charter it path through an unbiased National driven agenda, and a visionary focused discuss of the [State], in an era and circumstance where politicians easily fall short to political party-centric pursuits, the Media was supposed to be a reliable arm clothed fully in it power, as the fourth-arm of Government to focused and re-focused their objective narration towards National growth and citizens welfare development. It seems, the ever growing number of young Journalists within the media space of Sierra Leone expect their empowered throne as the fourth-arm of government to be delivered to them on a ‘silver platter’, forgetting that the language of Power understands an enforced and skilled approach to take in charge of the throne constitutionally ordained for, failure to acknowledge that call, makes that office subtle to political parroting, and media mercenary in the pocket of the Executive arm of government for Public manipulation. However, I do not undermine the few exceptional media Agencies and Journalists living up to the standards required of Media Publications and ethical Journalism to minimize the exacerbation of ‘information pollution’ at the Public space, and neither will I pretend not to see the striving efforts by the Executives in ‘Sierra Leone Association of Journalists’ revamping their members and structures to live up to the expectations demanded of Journalists, as Sierra Leone is on her development cross road. ‘Freedom of speech’ is never the same as freedom of irresponsible speech, as well as irresponsible publications, confusing advertising with News content is a lousy practice.” E. T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center #MediaandJournalism #MediaandDevelopment #SierraLeone #SLAJ #Generalconcernsinwestafrica #Humanity #ThePunchNews

[Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Law (4 positions)] IE University We are seeking to appoint 4 Assistant Professors in Law. Candidates should have an original and relevant research agenda and the ability to develop a strong record of high-impact publications in their fields. https://lnkd.in/dNuwbz2Q Candidates should also have the ability to achieve excellence in their teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to develop innovative and relevant courses within their area of expertise and to teach at least one of the courses of the school’s core curriculum, at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. English is the primary language of instruction within the school’s core curriculum, with most courses being imparted from a transnational or comparative law perspective. [AREAS OF EXPERTISE]: The call is open to candidates from all areas of legal expertise. The deliberately broad scope of this call aligns with the school's commitment to attracting top talent and expanding the size and diversity of its faculty. Although we welcome applications from candidates with expertise in any area of law, we are particularly interested in hearing from legal scholars working in the following fields: - Private Law - Commercial & Corporate Law - IP Law - Digital & Tech Law - Administrative Law - Environmental & Climate Change Law - Legal Theory & Jurisprudence Qualified applicants whose expertise does not fall within the above are also welcome to apply. [QUALIFICATIONS]: - PhD in Law - Fluency in English [APPLICATION PROCEDURE]: To guarantee full consideration for a position, applications must be completed by November 17, 2024. Apply at https://lnkd.in/dBpJci5Z Interested candidates should submit the following materials through Interfolio: - Cover letter, outlining the candidate’s research agenda - Curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications - One representative article or sample research paper - Contact details of two potential referees Longlisted candidates may be invited to a video interview. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present a recent publication or a work-in-progress on campus.

[ HUMANITARIAN EYE ] “ Often than not, we are quick to underestimate, and in most cases undermine the crucial role, which is played by the Orthodox Religious Institutions in our socioeconomic set-ups, as a post-colonial African settings, having the emphasis placed on the Christian Churches, with this article focus on Latter-day Saints commitment to humanitarian activities as a complement to the welfare delivery efficiency at the Local Government level. Those citizens below the ladder of the Middle Class Economic livelihood, are mostly in constant struggle to experience the relevance and the essentiality of the Central government, and it welfare packages as required and expected of [State] parenting, because the efforts and momentum to administer welfare policies at the Executive arm of government in most cases lacks a perfect translation of those package experience at the Community level due to the weakness of policy carriers and barriers, thus, create a gap of what the Central government perceive doing and achieving at the local community level to the realities of what the community experience and uphold as evidence, especially, in our part of the continent as Africa, and West Africa area, which is the center subject of article digest. The relevance of the above stated reasons, necessitate why good leaders in political arena never underestimate the vital role of synergies built around the local government Institutions towards discharging effective national welfare strategic programs at the local level, which in Africa the reliable partners at the Community level has always been religious orthodox Institutions to promote such national welfare missions as a compliment, because at the Community level, quality religious Institutions shares a common welfare interest with the [State] for the Citizens livelihood, as well as the Community sustainable development, thereby, independently able to relate the policies in a ‘motherly’ nature, and even more better than the [State] delivery system, but observed to be driven in the context of individual Church interests or religious Institutional agendas because they are allowed to be independently resource-based-financiers instead of a strategic [State] collaborations as [PPP] Private-Public-Partnership Social Enterprises. Below are photos of Njagboima-2024_ Integrated Self-Reliance and Welfare Conference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bo West Stake.” E. T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center #Selfreliance #Welfarecenter #Latterdaysaints #Bomission #Westafricaarea #Localgovernment #Bridgingacademiaandindustry #Sustianabledevelopment #Humanitarianmission #Professionaledition #ThePunchNews

[Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Academic Year 2025-2026 (August 2025 to July 2026)] National University of Singapore We invite applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions commencing in AY2025-2026. These Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions may be held generally within NUS Law or, for candidates with appropriate backgrounds and expertise, within one of the Centres at the Law Faculty. https://nus.edu.sg/ Successful applicants will commence their Fellowships at the start of August 2025 and conclude them at the end of July 2026. [BENEFITS]: 1. Fellows will be appointed to the full-time position of Post-Doctoral Fellow at NUS Law on a one-year contract with a fixed remuneration of S$81,600. They may be re-appointed up to a maximum of 2 additional terms (total of 3 years) with a remuneration increase of approximately 5% each year, subject to satisfactory review by the Faculty. 2. Fellows will be reimbursed for a return economy class airfare (by the most economical and direct route) up to a maximum of S$2,000 to and from Singapore. 3. Fellows will be allocated a Faculty Research and Conference Fund allowance to support attendance at academic conferences. The allocation is S$6,000 per annum, prorated based on the candidate’s date of commencing the Fellowship. Fellows attached to the Centres will have a similar allowance, subject to the funding conditions required. 4. Fellows will be allocated shared office space at NUS Law or within the Centres. 5. Fellows may be given the opportunity to present their research in NUS Faculty of Law Research Workshops or other seminars hosted by the Centres. [APPLICATION PROCEDURE]: 1. [Application form] The downloaded application form should be completed and submitted together with the other required documents. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. You are also required to enclose a copy of your Doctoral Certificate (if applicable) or Status Letter with your application. You may download the application form below. 2. [Curriculum Vitae] A detailed curriculum vitae should be submitted containing complete and detailed information on academic institutions, honors, awards, all publications to date, and all professional experience (current and previous, including dates of employment and job descriptions). 3. [Research Proposal] A detailed research proposal outlining the research plans for the next two years including the expected results of the work, and the projected contribution to the field of inquiry should be submitted. The title of the proposal should indicate fully the nature of the research project. 4. [Letters of Recommendation] The application should be supported by two references from academic referees. Applicants should arrange for their referees to send their references to lawresearchappt@nus.edu.sg by the closing date. 5. [Submission of Application Materials] 6. [Closing Date] 31 December 2024. Additional Information: https://lnkd.in/d7a9NGP2

INTEGRATED SELF-RELIANCE AND WELFARE CONFERENCE- NJAGBOIMA SIERRA LEONE [2024] [LATTER-DAY SAINTS BO-WEST STAKE CONFERENCE HALL] " The Conference, which is to take place this weekend on the 5th October, Saturday; 9:30am prompt GMT is free and open to all, who may express interest to attend and participate. The objective of the project, is to drive a personal development and sustainable social change as a scheme, which is a fundamental structural system that underpin the humanitarian mission of the Latter-day Saints Church. It is within that context your expectations and questions should be aroused, to satisfy that curiosity at the end of the Conference… However, the following are the criteria and eligibility to participate in the event; i. The intention of the organizers is to make the event practical solution oriented, towards the potential benefactors with the conference schedule-plan designed to have a maximum of an hour and half presentations of the program schemes, and the same time period and more for questions, and solution based answers as a unique session. ii. You are expected as a participants to attend the Conference with high expectations fueled in questions, desperately seeking for practical answers. iii. You are furthermore expected to attend the Conference diving deep into your own experience of the structural system of Sierra Leone, and more importantly, the Southern region sociological characteristics for change and development, fervently hoping with your extensive expertise to doubt, as well as challenge the possible outcomes of the projected schemes and it exploration with your supplied relevant questions against the presentations of the professionals, shall be welcomed. We believe your concerns will competently be addressed, up to your satisfaction, and towards the improved version of the scheme pilot test, structured under time frames and delivery. What you are forbidden, is to attend the Conference with a mindset and dramatization of coloured politics of what you expect government to do, and an attitude of emotional disappointment, as well as sentimental frustrations against the government in your submissions." E. T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center #NjagboimaCenterProgram #SierraLeone-Bocity #SelfRelianceProgram #Welfareprogram #Latterdaysaints-Bo Mission #ProfessionalEdition #WestAfricaArea #Humanitarianmission #ThePunchNews

[LDS STANCE ON HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES]: INAUGURATION OF NJABOIMA SELF-RELIANCE INTEGRATED CENTER PROJECT   [Vol.1] E. T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center “ Since, the year (1842) that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded, it has hold within it principles a humanitarian work as essential part of its mission, thus, Institutionalize a welfare service Department with the mission to relieve suffering and to foster self-reliance for people of all nationalities and religions, and most importantly to help provide for the needs of it members. As in the year (1985), the Church had an established historic data record of 23 million aid provided to 189 Nations across the World.  In the year (2006) during Israel-Lebanon conflict, the Church donated over $2 million worth of humanitarian aid to the Lebanese citizens in coordination with the International Islamic Relief Organization. Under the established records, as in the year (2008) the LDS Humanitarian Services as a coordinating Center from the Welfare service Department of the Church, provided aid of $3.3 million to people in 122 Countries.   In the year (2009) a summary estimation of the Church humanitarian-aid records stance at $327.8 million cash distributed, and $884.6 million worth of commodities as aid donated. During the COVID pandemic in the year (2021) the Church supported UNICEF $20 million in delivery of vaccines world wide as part of UNICEF documentary records, with addition of $3 million to assist with food, water and medical supplies. Since the Church inception, to ever ‘dream-up’ a Center has always been guided by prevailing sociological challenges of a community to address, which follows two procedures, a revelation for the ‘Center’ structural character, and the introduction of capable experts to direct the administrative affairs, either at the auspices of the Church system or Semi-autonomous Institute of the Church wing to collaborate with government in solving identified social-challenges. It is in that similitude the 5-PAC Integrated Self-Reliance Center of Njaboima is birth to be inaugurated in the 5th October 2024 at the Sierra Leone, Bo-West Stake Conference Hall, Southern Region. With invitation open to all.” #Humanitarianaid #Latter-day Saints #NjaboimaCenter #SierraLeone #PublicLecture #Inauguration #ThePunchNews

[ADVOCACY FOR SCRUTINY OF THE BENCH] “ Why the relevance of external advocating agencies as a ‘watch dog’ for ‘the Bench’? The Bench has been the custodian in the standards of Justice, which civilized societies demand. Yet, a highly conservative system decorated with numerous procedural rules and doctrines governing it services to protect the Judicial power constitutionally accorded, and insulate it ‘force of power’ from external authoritative attacks, which is intended to undermine or derail the Institutional capital reputation. For such crucial reasons, there is a prohibition of Judicial advisory opinions on general public issues as a rule complied by Presiding Judges of competent Courts of most Jurisdiction. It is for that same reasons legal intellectuals having understanding to the complexity, and the operating mechanism of the Bench, thus, have the capacity to carefully critique the intra-operating structural mechanism while in their midst, to serve as advocating ‘watch dog’ on-behalf of the open society, and protect the system from being hijacked unconsciously in a virtue of complacency by Colleagues granted the power of the ‘Scale balance’ and the ‘Sword of the law’ to serve the society in the spirit of the rule of law.” E. T. SENZU Professor of Law and Economics Blackstone Africa-Asia Jurists Center #BlackstoneCenter #BlackstoneJournal #ElsevierPublishers #Africa #Asia #ThePunchNews

[Call For Applications] PhD Fellowships and PhD Studentships 2025-26, The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK LAW) is one of the world’s leading law schools. It was ranked the ‘Most International Law School Worldwide’ in the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Ranking: Law. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) conducted by the University Grants Council in 2014 recognized CUHK LAW as Hong Kong’s best law faculty in terms of research. In the 2020 RAE, CUHK LAW again leads the law domain with 83% of its research activities being rated as 4 star (‘world leading’) and 3 star (‘internationally excellent’). [PROGRAMME DETAILS]: CUHK LAW is inviting applications for admission to its prestigious PhD in Laws programme. Admitted students will receive generous funding for the normative study period of the PhD (3-4 years) through one of the following admissions tracks: (1) Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS) or (2) the CUHK Postgraduate Studentship. If admitted through the HKPFS you will receive a monthly stipend of HK$28,100 and full tuition fee waiver. Additional support, in the form of generous conference and research-related travel allowance (HK$14,000 per year for three years) and lodging allowance (HK$40,000 for lodging in the first year of study and HK$20,000 thereafter) is also provided. CUHK also guarantees on-campus accommodation to those admitted via HKPFS and who timely apply for halls. On-campus hostel fee will be waived in the first year. If admitted through the CUHK Postgraduate Studentship, awardees will receive a monthly stipend of HK$18,725 for the normative study period of the PhD and, for local students, full tuition waiver. Funding for conferences is also available. PhD applicants who are nominated to the Research Grants Council by CUHK but not selected for HKPFS will be offered an additional award of HK$80,000 over their PhD study, subject to satisfactory study progress. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for either funding mechanism, in addition to demonstrating English proficiency, students must possess a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, or a Master of Laws (LLM) degree, or an equivalent degree (including non-law related), with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above, awarded by a recognized university. Details of the admission requirements and application procedures can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d5ttT7yu To apply for admission starting in the 2025-26 academic year: [HKPFS APPLICANTS]: - Submit an initial application to RGC at https://lnkd.in/ddeh-ZEs by 12 noon, 1 December 2024 (Hong Kong time); and - Submit a full application to CUHK at https://lnkd.in/dFpadSAb by 11:59 pm, 1 December 2024 (Hong Kong time). For enquiries on these admissions tracks, please contact rpg.law@link.cuhk.edu.hk

[Post-Doc Positions Available for 2025 - Three Generations of Digital Human Rights Research Project] Hebrew University in Jerusalem We are seeking Post-Doc candidates who have obtained their Ph.D. after 31 January 2020 in Law, Social Science, Humanities or Computer Science, to join a research group focusing on the development of digital human rights. The research is an ERC Advanced Grant (2023-2027). https://en.huji.ac.il/ [POSITION DETAILS]: The position is offered for the period starting on 20 March 2025 and it involves the grant of a post-doctoral fellowship for 6-12 months. The appointment may be extended for an additional period of 6-12 months on the basis of mutual agreement. The selected post-doc candidate is expected to spend a significant part of the academic year at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The post-doc candidate selected for the position will conduct research under the joint supervision of the PI – Professor Yuval Shany of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the group’s research associates (Dr. Tomer Shadmy and Dr. Tamar Megiddo) and participate in the various academic activities of the group. [APPLICATION PROCEDURE]: Please send your CV and two recommendation letters to 3gdr@mail.huji.ac.il by October 14, 2024. For any administrative queries, you can contact Mr. Gadi Perl, the group’s research coordinator, at gadi.perl@mail.huji.ac.il