Makuta Mara

Dr. Makuta Mara serves as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bolton's School of Law, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Her academic foundation combines advanced degrees from the University of Dundee and University of Southampton with over a decade of frontline legal practice in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Justice.

Her educational qualifications include:

• LLB (university not specified)
• LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy, University of Dundee
• LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Southampton
• PhD in International Investment Law, University of Dundee

Dr. Mara's research examines critical intersections between international law and socioeconomic development. Her work in International Investment Law analyzes treaty protections for foreign investors versus host-state regulatory sovereignty, while her Business and Human Rights scholarship investigates corporate accountability in extractive industries. Her Energy and Mining Law expertise—forged through Sierra Leone's resource governance challenges—focuses on sustainable legal frameworks for resource-rich developing nations.

No scientific awards are documented in available materials.

Her teaching integrates practical insights from serving as State Counsel in Sierra Leone's Ministry of Justice, where she handled complex international commercial disputes. Current research builds on her DFID-funded work with the Extractives Hub Project, examining how legal systems balance investment protection with sustainable development goals. Dr. Mara maintains active engagement with legal practice through professional networks despite her academic role.

She operates without a named research laboratory but contributes to the School of Law's academic community through course instruction and research supervision.