ASK Justice team, partners and stakeholders
Participating faculties in the ASK Justice network include faculties at the following institutions:





The core project team
ASK Justice is overseen by a steering committee which comprises the two principal investigators, the project manager and two senior members from participating universities. The steering committee is responsible for taking strategic decisions concerning the project’s direction, resource allocation and other implementation activities. The principal investigators are responsible for the technical success of the project, as well as compliance and reporting in accordance with the financial and administrative policies and regulations associated with the funding grant. The project manager coordinates and manages the administrative aspects of the project on a day-to-day basis, with the support of a finance and administration assistant. Three consultants were hired to undertake specific tasks for the project: two for communications and publications to assist with branding, communication and dissemination of the project outputs, particularly in the new media environment, and the third to assist with capacity building for research team members. Each of the main project activities is led by a theme leader and the work is undertaken by collaborators from the participating universities, as well as individuals from the private and non-governmental sectors.
Associate Professor Tobias Schonwetter
Principal investigator, steering committee, teaching and research components
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Dr Andrew Rens
Principal investigator, theme leader for research, steering committee
School of Law, Duke University

Professor Yousuf Vawda
Curriculum development, steering committee
College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Professor Zahara Nampewo
Curriculum development, steering committee
School of Law, Makerere University
Naomi Njuguna
Theme leader for teaching component
School of Law, University of Nairobi
Nan Warner
Project manager, steering committee
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Phyllis Webb
Finance and administration
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Dr Rose Nakayi
Theme leader for research component
School of Law, Makerere University
Victor Nzomo
Curriculum development
CIPIT, Strathmore University
Lillian Makanga
Curriculum development, policy research
CIPIT, Strathmore University
Magistrate Ronald Nsobya
Curriculum development
Magistrate, National Judiciary of Uganda
Mbulelo Ncolosi
Curriculum development
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Catherine Karanja
Catherine Karanja & Co. Advocates, Mombasa
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Dr Ronald Kakungulu-Mayambala
Policy research
School of Law, Makerere University
Dr Jimcall Pfumorodze
Policy research
Department of Law, University of Botswana
Dr Isaac Rutenberg
Policy research
CIPIT, Strathmore University
Professor Caroline Ncube
Policy research
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Lloyd Lotz
Public voice
Universities of KwaZulu-Natal, and Zululand. Now Provincial Manager of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for the Western Cape
Elsabe Gelderblom
Communications and publications
Private consultant
Richard Jordi
Research capacity building
Private consultant
Linda Cilliers
Public voice
Consultant/OSF
Key partners and stakeholders
Open AIR has been an important partner to the ASK Justice project. Established in 2007, Open AIR is a pan-African research network focusing on a variety of issues related to openness, access, knowledge governance, innovation and development. It comprises a range of experts on A2K, and has gained considerable recognition in the policy-making sphere. ASK Justice has thus benefited tremendously from the partnership, since running the project through the Open AIR network has increased its reach and cost effectiveness, and assisted in maximising sustainability efforts. Partially in response to the ASK Justice initiative, the governance structure of Open AIR is being changed so that it can become a network that supports and coordinates multiple smaller networks and projects as well as one flagship project.
Key stakeholders of the ASK Justice project include national government representatives and officials responsible for IP policy, intergovernmental organisations for IP, intergovernmental organisations for human rights, civil society, IP and human rights scholars in sub-Saharan Africa, and students who take IP or human rights courses.