Ademola Abass is a Professor of International Law & Organizations at Brunel University, West London and Associate of the Conflict, Security Development Group (CSDG), King's College, London. He previously taught at the Universities of Reading, Nottingham and the West of England, as well as the European Masters in Human Rights and Democracy, University of Seville, Spain. He is a regular guest lecturer at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), among others. He was Africa Union's First Expert on Regional Mechanisms and had served as a consultant to many organisations including the European Commission and the UNAIDs. He was the Lead Expert Report Writer for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Ademola teaches and researches broadly in public international law, with particular interest in Collective Security Law, International Criminal Law, International Organisations, and Peace and Security.