Joelle Barnes is Professor of Public Law at the UniSey LLB programme. Joelle is the serving Executive Legal Assistant to the Chief Justice of the Seychelles Supreme Court. She holds a Masters degree in International Law, specifically related to international development and transnational regulation. She is admitted to the Bar in New York and South Africa. Prior to moving to Seychelles Joelle was the legal adviser at an international legal consultancy where she advised private clients and country states on regulations related to citizenship and residency programs. She was part of a team advising small states and non-governmental organisations during the negotiation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Prior to that she worked at a large law firm in South Africa on international and national dispute resolution cases. Joelle has also worked at the Constitutional Court of South Africa as a clerk and as research assistant to Justice O’Regan and Chief Justice Mogoeng, during which time her focus was primarily on administrative, constitutional and public international law. Joelle has published on the right to health care in South African prisons and on the United Kingdom combatting of trafficking in persons. She has a wide interest in public law and constitutional law.
LOCAL RESEARCHERS - SEYCHELLES
