Gerard Niyungeko is a Judge

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 of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

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, a position he was appointed to in 2006.

At the time of his election he was Professor of Law at the University of Burundi at Bujumbura

Bujumbura

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. There, he holds the UNESCO

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 Chair in Education for Peace and Conflicts Resolution. Dr. Niyungeko is also a consultant to the Political Affairs Commission of the African Union

African Union

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Other positions held

• Member, Editorial Committee of the Research Group on the Democratic, Economic and Social Development of Africa (current)
• Visiting Professor in International Law, Free University of Brussels
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   (2002–2003)
• International expert, United Nations Program for development in the judicial domain and in the domain of human rights (2002)
• Counsel for Niger, Boundary Dispute between Niger and Benin, International Court of Justice
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   (2002)
• Member, Implementation Monitoring Committee for the Arusha Accord for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi (2000)
• Member, Association for the Development of Education in Africa Working Group on Higher Education (1999)
• Member, Burundi delegation to the diplomatic conference of the United Nations on the creation of the International Criminal Court
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  (1998)
• Vice Rector, University of Burundi (1997–2000)
• President, Constitutional Court of Burundi (1992–1996)
• Legal representative, Great Lakes University
• Member, Committee forming the Tribunal of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (1991–1995)
• President, Constitutional Commission of Burundi (1991–1992)
• Counsel for Burundi, LAFICO v. Holding Arabe Burundo Libyen (HALB), International Arbitral Tribunal, Brussels (1990–1991)
• Counsel for Burundi, Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo v. Burundi),
• International Court of Justice (1999–2000)

Publications

• (Brussels: Bruylant, forthcoming)
• (Bujumbura, 1994)
• "", 32 Revue Belge 8 (1999)
• "", International Review of the Red Cross 113 (1991)
• Dr. Niyungeko is also the author of several training manuals on human rights