Ramatoulie Isatou Jallow, LL.M.

Ramatoulie Jallow will be supporting the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law’s research on civic education in the military.

Ramatoulie Isatou Jallow is a national security practitioner and attorney from Botswana, the Gambia, and the United States specializing in human rights, democratization, armed conflict, conflict prevention, transitional justice, countering violent extremism, and strategic impact litigation.

In her previous professional experiences, she worked for the African Union, the United States Institute for Peace and the Georgetown Center for National Security. She is also the founder of an initiative titled ‘Peace by Peace’ which is dedicated to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and creating a sustainable peace culture through curated dialogues, community education as well as advocacy in Botswana.

Jallow is a L.L.M Graduate in National Security Law (Georgetown, 2023) and in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa (University of Pretoria, Center for Human Rights, 2021). As a Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa Fellow (Georgetown University, 2022/2023) and a Joan B. Kroc Woman Peace Maker Fellow (University of San Diego, 2021/2022), her research focused on women, peace and security, conflict prevention and intergenerational collaboration. Her current publications include Covid-19 and Intrastate Armed Conflicts in Africa, Beyond the Outbreak: Creating a Sustainable Peace Culture in Botswana, and Intergenerational Peacebuilding Among Women: Leveraging the Power of Collaboration, which she co-authored.