Professor of Foreign and International Law
Universitätsstr. 14-16, Raum: JUR 321, 48143 Münster
T: + 49 251 83-22733 (Büro) | E-Mail | Website

Academic Education
2010 - 2014	J.S.D. (Yale)
2009 - 2010	LL. M. (Yale)
2003 - 2007	BA (Hons) (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
2003 - 2007	LL. B. (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
Work Experience
since 10/2016	Professor of Foreign and International Law, University of Münster
2016	Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa
2014 - 2016	Senior Researcher, Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, University of Pretoria
2008	Sessional Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
2008	Constitutional Court of South Africa, Law Clerk
Functions and Memberships
since 2017	Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Mitherausgeber
since 2016	Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, Mitherausgeber
since 2014	International Society of Public Law, Member
2014 - 2016	Pretoria University Law Press, Member Editorial Board
2014 - 2015	Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law, Member Series Advisory Board

Publications

Review of Julie C. Suk, We the women: the unstoppable mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment Fowkes James (2021) In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 19(2). doi:10.1093/icon/moab055 Review (journal) \| Published
A hole where Ely could be: democracy and trust in South Africa Fowkes James (2021) In: International Journal of Constitutional Law, 19(2). doi:10.1093/icon/moab040 Research article (journal) \| Published
Informal constitutional change in unlikely places : the case of South Africa Fowkes James (2021) In: Kontiades Xenophon I, Fotiadou Alkmene (eds.), Routledge handbook of comparative constitutional change, 421-434. London ; New York: Routledge. Research article in edited proceedings (conference) \| Published
Zum Glück der Vereinigten Staaten Fowkes, James E.; Hailbronner, Michaela (2021) Web publication (blog article) \| Published
Choosing to have had a revolution : lessons from South Africa's undecided constitutionalism Fowkes James (2020) In: Albert Richard (eds.), Revolutionary constitutionalism : law, legitimacy, power, 355-376. Oxford ; London ; New York ; New Dehli ; Sydney: Hart Publishing. Research article (book contribution) \| Published

Talks

“Human Rights: Basic Concepts and Legal Dimensions”, SRSN College, Goa, India.
Naik, Y. (16/11/2011)
Human Rights Awareness Talk, SRSN College, Goa, India.
Type of talk: scientific Talk

Proportionality Analysis in the Rights Jurisprudence of the United States Supreme Court – Questioning the Claim of Methodological Exceptionalism of US…
Candidate: Neumann, Jonas | Supervisors: Petersen, Niels | Reviewers: Petersen, Niels; Fowkes, James; Lepsius, Oliver
Period of time: 01/04/2020 - 12/11/2025
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Review of Julie C. Suk, We the women: the unstoppable mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment Fowkes James (2021) In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 19(2). doi:10.1093/icon/moab055 Review (journal) \| Published
A hole where Ely could be: democracy and trust in South Africa Fowkes James (2021) In: International Journal of Constitutional Law, 19(2). doi:10.1093/icon/moab040 Research article (journal) \| Published
Informal constitutional change in unlikely places : the case of South Africa Fowkes James (2021) In: Kontiades Xenophon I, Fotiadou Alkmene (eds.), Routledge handbook of comparative constitutional change, 421-434. London ; New York: Routledge. Research article in edited proceedings (conference) \| Published
Zum Glück der Vereinigten Staaten Fowkes, James E.; Hailbronner, Michaela (2021) Web publication (blog article) \| Published
Choosing to have had a revolution : lessons from South Africa's undecided constitutionalism Fowkes James (2020) In: Albert Richard (eds.), Revolutionary constitutionalism : law, legitimacy, power, 355-376. Oxford ; London ; New York ; New Dehli ; Sydney: Hart Publishing. Research article (book contribution) \| Published