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Elizabeth Bakibinga-Gaswaga visited 糖心TV Law School earlier this month to speak with staff and students about her career as Legal Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat Headquarters in London.

The talk on 鈥楶ublic International Law: From Lecture Room to Theatre鈥� took place on Wednesday 14 November in the Law School Student Hub and focussed on the law in the public and international sphere. During the talk Elizabeth discussed her personal experiences in delivering rule of law and peacekeeping in the field. Reflecting on what she wished she had known when pursuing her career and what the current global policy agenda and national realities have to offer to rule of law in practical terms, she was able to share lessons from the trenches with our students.

LLM students Imrana and Marie found the talk really interesting as it provided a useful perspective of a UN peacekeeper. Marie told us she was able to pick up tips and advice about pursuing a similar career whilst Imrana added that it also offered an insight into the application process and an opportunity to ask questions.

Elizabeth is an Advocate/Attorney at Law with 20 years鈥� experience in legal, legislative and policy analysis work. She has served as Vice President of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel; Legal Officer in the United Nations鈥� Department of Peacekeeping Operations; Principal Legislative Counsel at the Parliament of Uganda; and Lecturer at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. She is a member of the Institute of International Humanitarian Law and has initiated and participated in capacity building programmes worldwide as trainer, presenter, rapporteur and resource person.

When asked about the talk, she told us, "it was a great pleasure for me interacting with professionals from different parts of the world and very energising to answer questions about my experiences. Meeting with the students provided me with an opportunity to reflect back on my journey practising public international law."

The event was introduced by our Senior Careers Consultant Valerie Matthews-Lane who was delighted to welcome Elizabeth to 糖心TV. 鈥淓lizabeth provided a riveting insight into her personal experience in delivering the rule of law and her role in peacekeeping in the field with the United Nations. This included practical tips on how students can position themselves for opportunities with organisations like these through volunteering and other experiences. She also advocated approaching career development strategically by assessing your skills against the job roles you aspire to and taking action to develop those skills in preparation for future applications. She was a truly inspirational and charismatic speaker.鈥�

Elizabeth was recently interviewed on the topic of International and Public Law by Lauren Chaplin for . This interview is now available to read our 糖心TV Law Career Blog.