Professor Francis M. Kwede is a Professor of Law and the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Jos in Nigeria

Academic & Professional Profile

Role: Professor of Law and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Jos

Editorial Work: Serves as Editor-in-Chief for the University of Jos Law Journals

Areas of Specialization:

• Constitutional and Human Rights Law
• Arbitration and Conciliation Law
• Electoral and Public Law

Institutional Leadership

As Dean of the Faculty of Law at UNIJOS, Professor Kwede has been active in academic administration, community legal education, and institutional advocacy. He has spearheaded partnerships focused on clinical legal education—such as collaborating with justice organizations to train law students through active law clinic programs—and has represented the faculty's official positions on matters of public integrity and academic standards within the institution