Dr Tinyiko Ngobeni

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Commerce, Administration and Law

Department: Law

Discipline: Law

Contact details

Email: NgobeniT@unizulu.ac.za

Phone

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Mercantile law and international economic law

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

International economic law

Active Research Projects

AfCFTA IP

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Ngobeni L “The African Justice Scoreboard: a proposal to address rule of law challenges in the resolution of investor-state disputes in the Southern African Development Community 2019 Vol LII (1) Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 1.

Ngobeni L “Does the Salini Criteria Apply to the Definition of An Investment Provided In Annex 1 of the 2006 and 2016 SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment? An Assessment" 2020 (23) PER/PELJ 1

Ngobeni L “The Relevance of the Draft Pan African Investment Code (PAIC) in Light of the Formation of the African Continental Free Trade Area” Afronomics Law Blog.

Ngobeni L “State Responsibility for COVID-19 Regulatory Measures” Submitted by invitation to Afronomics Law Blog on 22 April 2020

Ngobeni L "The legitimacy crisis in investor-state arbitration" Upcoming Conference Paper, SA Law Teachers Conference 11-15 July 2022 University of Fort Hare

Ngobeni L "Reflections on the Resolution of Investor-State Disputes Under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Protocol on Sustainable Investment" Conference Paper, African Constitutional Lawyers Association 23-26 August 2022 University of Namibia.