Amaka Vanni

Dr. Amaka Vanni is a legal scholar and documentary filmmaker based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work lies at the intersection of international economic law, development, and global governance. Her research and teaching are on topics of intellectual property, international trade, global health, philantrocapitalism, gender, legal theory and history, human right and the impact of colonialism on various aspect of postcolonial societies. She completed an undergraduate degree in International Relations and...See more

Dr. Amaka Vanni is a legal scholar and documentary filmmaker based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work lies at the intersection of international economic law, development, and global governance. Her research and teaching are on topics of intellectual property, international trade, global health, philantrocapitalism, gender, legal theory and history, human right and the impact of colonialism on various aspect of postcolonial societies. She completed an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Politics at Keele University, UK. She holds a Masters in Law degree in International Economic Law and completed a doctorate in same field from the University of Warwick. Her doctoral thesis won the 2018 SIEL-Hart Prize in International Economic Law. See less