Christiana Essie Sagay
@christianasagay.com
Life’s a climb, but the view is great ⛰️
PhDing @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
Building @ilawproject.bsky.social
Member @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
International Law| Migration| Migration Diplomacy | Feminist Theory| Africa | TWAIL
https://christianasagay.com
PhDing @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
Building @ilawproject.bsky.social
Member @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
International Law| Migration| Migration Diplomacy | Feminist Theory| Africa | TWAIL
https://christianasagay.com
Pinned
🪧 My essay “Musings on ‘Internationality’: Cultural Particularities in Democratic Discourse in Africa”, 1st presented at the 2024 @asilorg.bsky.social #ASILAM, is now out in @ajil.bsky.social #AJILUnbound’s symposium on Africa’s intl law of democracy. Here bit.ly/3LHrACJ @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
“It is never easy to capture who I am in a few words. I wear many hats, and to different people, I represent different things.”
....this feature interview forced me to stop, reflect, &articulate the past few years of my doctoral journey @uocommonlaw.bsky.social & how I came to be here.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
....this feature interview forced me to stop, reflect, &articulate the past few years of my doctoral journey @uocommonlaw.bsky.social & how I came to be here.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“It is never easy to capture who I am in a few words. I wear many hats, and to different people, I represent different things.”
....this feature interview forced me to stop, reflect, &articulate the past few years of my doctoral journey @uocommonlaw.bsky.social & how I came to be here.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
....this feature interview forced me to stop, reflect, &articulate the past few years of my doctoral journey @uocommonlaw.bsky.social & how I came to be here.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
“In the end, the most rewarding part of the journey will be beyond what you produce, but who you become along the way and the kinship you develop”.
Doctoral student @christianasagay.com describes her research journey in a new Q&A.
Read more: bit.ly/49EV0vl
Doctoral student @christianasagay.com describes her research journey in a new Q&A.
Read more: bit.ly/49EV0vl
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“In the end, the most rewarding part of the journey will be beyond what you produce, but who you become along the way and the kinship you develop”.
Doctoral student @christianasagay.com describes her research journey in a new Q&A.
Read more: bit.ly/49EV0vl
Doctoral student @christianasagay.com describes her research journey in a new Q&A.
Read more: bit.ly/49EV0vl
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
« La partie la plus gratifiante de votre parcours ne sera pas vos résultats, mais la personne que vous deviendrez en cours de route et les liens que vous développerez. »
La doctorante @christianasagay.com raconte son parcours de recherche dans une nouvelle entrevue.
bit.ly/3XPM8M5
La doctorante @christianasagay.com raconte son parcours de recherche dans une nouvelle entrevue.
bit.ly/3XPM8M5
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
« La partie la plus gratifiante de votre parcours ne sera pas vos résultats, mais la personne que vous deviendrez en cours de route et les liens que vous développerez. »
La doctorante @christianasagay.com raconte son parcours de recherche dans une nouvelle entrevue.
bit.ly/3XPM8M5
La doctorante @christianasagay.com raconte son parcours de recherche dans une nouvelle entrevue.
bit.ly/3XPM8M5
It was a packed 48 hours at the Max Planck Institute in Halle (Saale), #Germany – the historic salt city – at the generous invitation of Prof. Anuscheh Farahat, with conversations that added new flavour to so many questions on transnational labour mobility.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It was a packed 48 hours at the Max Planck Institute in Halle (Saale), #Germany – the historic salt city – at the generous invitation of Prof. Anuscheh Farahat, with conversations that added new flavour to so many questions on transnational labour mobility.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
🪧 My essay “Musings on ‘Internationality’: Cultural Particularities in Democratic Discourse in Africa”, 1st presented at the 2024 @asilorg.bsky.social #ASILAM, is now out in @ajil.bsky.social #AJILUnbound’s symposium on Africa’s intl law of democracy. Here bit.ly/3LHrACJ @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🪧 My essay “Musings on ‘Internationality’: Cultural Particularities in Democratic Discourse in Africa”, 1st presented at the 2024 @asilorg.bsky.social #ASILAM, is now out in @ajil.bsky.social #AJILUnbound’s symposium on Africa’s intl law of democracy. Here bit.ly/3LHrACJ @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
@cambup-law.cambridge.org @aratojulian.bsky.social @monicahakimi.bsky.social @christianasagay.com @chidiodinkalu.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The weather, regardless, Toronto rolled out a warm welcome for #IBA2025 @ibanews.bsky.social @ibaevents.bsky.social , and my time at the conference was full of highlights.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The weather, regardless, Toronto rolled out a warm welcome for #IBA2025 @ibanews.bsky.social @ibaevents.bsky.social , and my time at the conference was full of highlights.
Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
Good to finally see this in print
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Good to finally see this in print
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
Professor @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social, who served two successful terms as director of the #uOttawa HRREC sat down with us to reflect on a decade of leadership, collaboration, and transformation.
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3KojT3R
@uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3KojT3R
@uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Professor @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social, who served two successful terms as director of the #uOttawa HRREC sat down with us to reflect on a decade of leadership, collaboration, and transformation.
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3KojT3R
@uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3KojT3R
@uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
Happening now: live broadcast of oral submissions on the advisory opinion request from the ILO on the right to strike under ILO Convention No 87 on Freedom of Association.
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on the Right to Strike – International Labour Office; International Trade Union Confederation; In...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 on 6 October 2025.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Happening now: live broadcast of oral submissions on the advisory opinion request from the ILO on the right to strike under ILO Convention No 87 on Freedom of Association.
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
📚📖📖New Forthcoming Short Essay in the #CPUS section of @ajil.bsky.social now on #SSRN.
“Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries”.
Download via link⬇️
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
“Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries”.
Download via link⬇️
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📚📖📖New Forthcoming Short Essay in the #CPUS section of @ajil.bsky.social now on #SSRN.
“Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries”.
Download via link⬇️
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
“Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries”.
Download via link⬇️
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
At the @asilorg.bsky.social #MYM at Case Western, I leaned into a mix of the scholarly& personal on "Sharenting." Core Q: What happens when kids’ everyday lives become content, & how do we read that at the intersection of tech, labour & child rights? The answer is forthcoming in Case W. J. Int' l L
September 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
At the @asilorg.bsky.social #MYM at Case Western, I leaned into a mix of the scholarly& personal on "Sharenting." Core Q: What happens when kids’ everyday lives become content, & how do we read that at the intersection of tech, labour & child rights? The answer is forthcoming in Case W. J. Int' l L
Toronto owes me nothing. 🖤
I left Toronto with a full heart...ideas sharpened, spirit steadied, while surrounded by friends&kin. Engaging at the #TWAIL conference was uplifting. Thanks to Profs Okafor & Bawa for the invitation.
#InternationalLaw
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
I left Toronto with a full heart...ideas sharpened, spirit steadied, while surrounded by friends&kin. Engaging at the #TWAIL conference was uplifting. Thanks to Profs Okafor & Bawa for the invitation.
#InternationalLaw
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Toronto owes me nothing. 🖤
I left Toronto with a full heart...ideas sharpened, spirit steadied, while surrounded by friends&kin. Engaging at the #TWAIL conference was uplifting. Thanks to Profs Okafor & Bawa for the invitation.
#InternationalLaw
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
I left Toronto with a full heart...ideas sharpened, spirit steadied, while surrounded by friends&kin. Engaging at the #TWAIL conference was uplifting. Thanks to Profs Okafor & Bawa for the invitation.
#InternationalLaw
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
Attending the @asilorg.bsky.social #MYM in Cleveland, Ohio? You are invited to the WILIG Coffee & Conversation. Details below.
It’s a real privilege to carry the tradition forward once again.
Drop by and say hello — I, we'd love to meet you!
Thanks to our sponsor @foleyhoag.bsky.social
It’s a real privilege to carry the tradition forward once again.
Drop by and say hello — I, we'd love to meet you!
Thanks to our sponsor @foleyhoag.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Attending the @asilorg.bsky.social #MYM in Cleveland, Ohio? You are invited to the WILIG Coffee & Conversation. Details below.
It’s a real privilege to carry the tradition forward once again.
Drop by and say hello — I, we'd love to meet you!
Thanks to our sponsor @foleyhoag.bsky.social
It’s a real privilege to carry the tradition forward once again.
Drop by and say hello — I, we'd love to meet you!
Thanks to our sponsor @foleyhoag.bsky.social
Honoured that our work is included other outstanding scholars in this @elgarpublishing.bsky.social relevant collection on #Migration, #Asylum #Law.
In our Chapter, (with @delnakache.bsky.social) we map 3 roles of vulnerability&propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability.
In our Chapter, (with @delnakache.bsky.social) we map 3 roles of vulnerability&propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability.
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Honoured that our work is included other outstanding scholars in this @elgarpublishing.bsky.social relevant collection on #Migration, #Asylum #Law.
In our Chapter, (with @delnakache.bsky.social) we map 3 roles of vulnerability&propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability.
In our Chapter, (with @delnakache.bsky.social) we map 3 roles of vulnerability&propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability.
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
🗣️ Out now
Our 39th #LectureSeries video on YouTube explores the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC):
• Purpose
• Composition
• Functions
• Mode of operation
📽️ Watch here: bit.ly/3IWHibP
#Education #TeachingIL #ilawproject
Our 39th #LectureSeries video on YouTube explores the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC):
• Purpose
• Composition
• Functions
• Mode of operation
📽️ Watch here: bit.ly/3IWHibP
#Education #TeachingIL #ilawproject
LESSON 39 - ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & CULTURAL COUNCIL
#AU #internationallaw #AfricanUnion #internationallaw #ilawproject #education #RegionalSystems #AU #AfricanUnion #TeachingIL For the thirty-ninth lecture in this series, we will speak to another African Union organ – Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC). In this lesson, we will address: Its purpose/objective Its composition Its functions; and Its mode of operation 👉🏿Download Transcript Here: https://bit.ly/4olomDF =========================================================== |Follow Us| 📌 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3QU8kTh 📌X (formerly Twitter): https://bit.ly/3eBeKBb 📌 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3k6XzZm 📌 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3ov11zS 📌 Blog: https://bit.ly/3n4C8ds 📌 Bluesky: https://bit.ly/4fhpZhE
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August 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
🗣️ Out now
Our 39th #LectureSeries video on YouTube explores the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC):
• Purpose
• Composition
• Functions
• Mode of operation
📽️ Watch here: bit.ly/3IWHibP
#Education #TeachingIL #ilawproject
Our 39th #LectureSeries video on YouTube explores the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC):
• Purpose
• Composition
• Functions
• Mode of operation
📽️ Watch here: bit.ly/3IWHibP
#Education #TeachingIL #ilawproject
New chapter out in the Elgar Encyclopedia Migrants in Situations of Vulnerability. We map 3 roles of “vulnerability”—guiding case law, shaping frontline practice,&influencing decisions—& propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability. bit.ly/4oh8emD.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New chapter out in the Elgar Encyclopedia Migrants in Situations of Vulnerability. We map 3 roles of “vulnerability”—guiding case law, shaping frontline practice,&influencing decisions—& propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability. bit.ly/4oh8emD.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social
This past week, I joined 77 other scholars from 42 countries at the Global Scholars' Academy of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, hosted at Stellenbosch University in South Africa—highlights in photos.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This past week, I joined 77 other scholars from 42 countries at the Global Scholars' Academy of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, hosted at Stellenbosch University in South Africa—highlights in photos.
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
🎓 Call for Postdoctoral Candidates!
Planning to apply for a SSHRC, FRQSC, or other postdoc fellowship? Passionate about migration, international law, and human rights? The Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law @uocommonlaw.bsky.social is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join its team!
Planning to apply for a SSHRC, FRQSC, or other postdoc fellowship? Passionate about migration, international law, and human rights? The Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law @uocommonlaw.bsky.social is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join its team!
June 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🎓 Call for Postdoctoral Candidates!
Planning to apply for a SSHRC, FRQSC, or other postdoc fellowship? Passionate about migration, international law, and human rights? The Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law @uocommonlaw.bsky.social is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join its team!
Planning to apply for a SSHRC, FRQSC, or other postdoc fellowship? Passionate about migration, international law, and human rights? The Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law @uocommonlaw.bsky.social is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join its team!
I’ve been fortunate to receive, among others, the Nicole Senécal Award in International Law, but even more so to have met Ms. Senécal in person and shared a rich lunch conversation on everything from international law to life beyond the academy. Special thanks to Ms. Nget for facilitating this!
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve been fortunate to receive, among others, the Nicole Senécal Award in International Law, but even more so to have met Ms. Senécal in person and shared a rich lunch conversation on everything from international law to life beyond the academy. Special thanks to Ms. Nget for facilitating this!
Edmonton welcomed me last week at the #RILS conference, and the camaraderie was palpable! Thanks to the organizers for creating space & @ubakaogbogu.bsky.social for hosting. My piece “Two Sides of a Coin: Are a Coin” offered a metaphorical exploration of migration as currency & border as method.
June 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Edmonton welcomed me last week at the #RILS conference, and the camaraderie was palpable! Thanks to the organizers for creating space & @ubakaogbogu.bsky.social for hosting. My piece “Two Sides of a Coin: Are a Coin” offered a metaphorical exploration of migration as currency & border as method.
A sneak peek while we wait for official photos:
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A sneak peek while we wait for official photos:
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
Turned away from the news to face the sun dying into the west. There is such beauty in this precious world and every drop is worth fighting for.
📷 The Outer Hebrides from home
📷 The Outer Hebrides from home
May 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Turned away from the news to face the sun dying into the west. There is such beauty in this precious world and every drop is worth fighting for.
📷 The Outer Hebrides from home
📷 The Outer Hebrides from home
Reposted by Christiana Essie Sagay
Canada’s Migration Diplomacy: Between International Commitments and National Practices.
Launch of the new URC on Migrant Protection and International Law (May 20) exploring Canada’s role in global migration governance.
📍Hybrid | 🕚 11am–2pm
🔗 shorturl.at/UfQxD
Launch of the new URC on Migrant Protection and International Law (May 20) exploring Canada’s role in global migration governance.
📍Hybrid | 🕚 11am–2pm
🔗 shorturl.at/UfQxD
May 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Canada’s Migration Diplomacy: Between International Commitments and National Practices.
Launch of the new URC on Migrant Protection and International Law (May 20) exploring Canada’s role in global migration governance.
📍Hybrid | 🕚 11am–2pm
🔗 shorturl.at/UfQxD
Launch of the new URC on Migrant Protection and International Law (May 20) exploring Canada’s role in global migration governance.
📍Hybrid | 🕚 11am–2pm
🔗 shorturl.at/UfQxD