Nyasha Makuzwa

Nyasha Makuzwa is a legal researcher and scholar specialising in administrative justice, constitutional and administrative law, environmental governance, land reform, and the rule of law in Zimbabwe and broader African contexts. She holds an LLB Degree (2017) from the University of Zimbabwe, a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Constitutional Law (2019) from Midlands State University, and a Master’s Degree in Rule of Law for Development (2023) from Loyola University Chicago. Her research focuses on good governance, administrative accountability, reparative and transformative justice, and the role of public institutions in addressing historical injustices in post-colonial states. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes on topics including the unresolved land question in Zimbabwe, just administrative action in environmental governance, and transformative approaches to administrative justice aimed at improving public administration efficiency. Nyasha has participated in national, regional, and international academic and policy-oriented conferences, including the African-Caribbean Dialogue on Justice convened by the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum, where she engaged with judges, jurists, scholars, and policymakers on comparative perspectives of justice, constitutionalism, and governance across Africa and the Caribbean. Her conference participation reflects a commitment to bridging theory and practice and contributing to contemporary debates on justice reform and institutional accountability. Her scholarly work adopts an interdisciplinary and context-sensitive approach, drawing on constitutional theory, comparative public law, and African legal scholarship. Her research interests include administrative justice systems, land and agrarian reform, environmental and natural resources governance, public administration reform, and the protection of socio-economic rights.