Public International Law

Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict: A Decade of Human Suffering, Institutional Failure and International Indifference.

Dr. Nelson Agbor October 12, 2026

An Academic Perspective on the Humanitarian, Judicial, Economic and Political Consequences of the Crisis As Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict approaches its tenth anniversary in November 2026, the continuing devastation in the North-West and South-West regions stands as one of the most troubling failures of constitutional governance, human rights protection

Feminicide and the Escalating Violence against Women and Children in Cameroon: A Human Rights Crisis Demanding State Accountability

Dr. Nelson Agbor August 26, 2026

Cameroon is facing an alarming escalation in violence against women and children, which can no longer be credibly treated as a collection of isolated criminal incidents. Since the beginning of 2026, reports of feminicide, intimate-partner killings, rape, child sexual abuse, infanticide and other forms of extreme violence have

Revoking Refuge: The Trump Administration’s Planned Mass Visa Revocation and the Crisis of International Refugee Protection

Dr. Nelson Agbor August 25, 2026

The reported decision by the Trump administration to prepare to revoke as many as 200,000 B-1 and B-2 visas held by persons who have applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States represents a potentially profound development in contemporary American migration policy. Reports published on 24

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PEACE DEAL WITH IRAN: PEACE IS NEGOTIATED, NOT IMPOSED.

Dr. Nelson Agbor August 8, 2026

By Prof Tarh Ntantang INTRODUCTION The evolving diplomatic engagement between the United States under President Donald Trump and the Islamic Republic of Iran has rekindled one of the oldest debates in international relations: Can sustainable peace emerge from coercion, or must it be the product of genuine negotiations?

The Contemporary Migration Crisis Between Morocco and Spain: Conflict, State Fragility, and the International Politics of Displacement

Dr. Nelson Agbor August 3, 2026

The recent rise in irregular migration from Morocco to Spain has once again highlighted the complex humanitarian and geopolitical challenges facing Europe. Reports of tens of thousands of migrants attempting to reach Spanish territory, alongside a rising death toll approaching ninety fatalities in some recent incidents, underscore the

Human Rights at the Border: Critiquing the European Parliament’s Return Regulation in an Era of Far-Right Ascendancy.

Dr. Nelson Agbor June 20, 2026

The European Parliament’s approval on 17 June 2026 of a far-reaching overhaul of the European Union’s migrant return system marks a significant turning point in the evolution of European migration governance. The legislation, commonly known as the Return Regulation, aims to accelerate deportations, expand detention powers, and permit

Visa Validity and Border Exclusion: The Denial of Entry to Somali Referee Omar Artan and the Question of Discrimination in U.S. Immigration Policy.

Dr. Nelson Agbor June 9, 2026

The reported denial of entry to Somali refugee Omar Artan, despite his possession of a valid U.S. visa, raises profound questions about fairness, equality, and discrimination within the US immigration system. US immigration law grants broad discretionary powers to border officials. Yet the exercise of such discretion often

Democratic Consolidation in Senegal and Democratic Regression in Cameroon: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Governance in Contemporary Africa.

Dr. Nelson Agbor May 26, 2026

The recent political developments in Senegal, including President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s dismissal of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, the dissolution of the government, and Sonko’s subsequent emergence as a central parliamentary actor, provide a compelling contemporary illustration of democratic institutional resilience in Africa. Rather than descending into constitutional crisis,

Freedom in Theory, Repression in Practice: Cameroon’s Press Freedom Crisis Amid Global Human Rights Norms.

Dr. Nelson Agbor May 4, 2026

The global observance of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, 3 May 2026, offers an important opportunity to interrogate the state of media freedoms across jurisdictions. While the day celebrates journalism’s foundational role in democratic societies, it also exposes stark disparities between formal legal guarantees and lived realities.

Opposition, Constitutionalism, and Accountability in Cameroon: The Singular Role of Maurice Kamto in Challenging the Consolidation of Executive Power.

Dr. Nelson Agbor April 23, 2026

The complaint submitted by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) to the African Union (AU) regarding an alleged “unconstitutional change of government” in Cameroon raises complex legal, institutional, and political questions that extend beyond the immediate national context. At its core, the complaint invokes continental norms embedded in the

Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict: A Decade of Human Suffering, Institutional Failure and International Indifference.

Feminicide and the Escalating Violence against Women and Children in Cameroon: A Human Rights Crisis Demanding State Accountability

Revoking Refuge: The Trump Administration’s Planned Mass Visa Revocation and the Crisis of International Refugee Protection

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PEACE DEAL WITH IRAN: PEACE IS NEGOTIATED, NOT IMPOSED.

The Contemporary Migration Crisis Between Morocco and Spain: Conflict, State Fragility, and the International Politics of Displacement

Human Rights at the Border: Critiquing the European Parliament’s Return Regulation in an Era of Far-Right Ascendancy.

Visa Validity and Border Exclusion: The Denial of Entry to Somali Referee Omar Artan and the Question of Discrimination in U.S. Immigration Policy.

Democratic Consolidation in Senegal and Democratic Regression in Cameroon: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Governance in Contemporary Africa.

Freedom in Theory, Repression in Practice: Cameroon’s Press Freedom Crisis Amid Global Human Rights Norms.

Opposition, Constitutionalism, and Accountability in Cameroon: The Singular Role of Maurice Kamto in Challenging the Consolidation of Executive Power.

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Legal Scholar & Human Rights Advocate

Dr Nelson A. Agbor