Director
For 16 years, Dieudonné S. Bagwaneza teaches and practices law in Rwanda. A PhD candidate, he is also a respected advocate interested in private and business law.
Dieudonné S. Bagwaneza assisted, represented and advised a myriad of clients in litigation matters in Rwanda.
He served as the dean of the Institute of Legal Practice and Development, the Rwanda school of law that has a primary mission to provide the Advocates Training Program which focuses on the preparation of lawyers for entry into the legal profession.
As a PhD candidate, he currently undertakes PhD research at Vrije Universiteit- Amsterdam..
From 2020: PHD research, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands (ongoing)
2007-2008: LL.M. (Master of Laws) in International Business law and globalization, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2001-2005: LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), Kigali Independent University, Rwanda
2016-2017: Diploma in Legal Practice, Institute of Legal Practice and Development, Rwanda
- International Business Law
- Corporate and commercial
- Litigation, Employment & Arbitration
The role of the bankruptcy trustee/restructuring expert in the restructuring procedure, PHD research, ongoing
The legal analysis of the principle of arbitrability of disputes and its scope under Rwandan law, Research paper in DLP programme, ILPD, Rwanda, 2016.
The role of developing countries in sustainable development: Rwanda on the protection of the environment, LLM thesis, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2008.
- French
- English
- Swahili
- Kinyarwanda
The expertise of Mr. Dieudonné S. Bagwaneza covers the following jurisdiction:
- Rwanda
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