Budhimali Aloka Wanigasuriya

Budhimali Aloka Wanigasuriya

  • Karen Blixens Plads 16

    2300 København S

20172019

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Aloka Wanigasuriya is a PhD scholar at CECS at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Aloka’s research project explores the national impact of International Criminal Court (ICC) interventions. Aloka is an Australian lawyer who holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in international human rights law from Lund University (Sweden) and a conjoint Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Deakin University (Australia). Aloka has previously been affiliated with the Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Danish Institute for Human Rights and The Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Aloka’s main research interests lie in the fields of international criminal law, public international law and human rights law.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions