Phoebe Okowa

Professor Phoebe Okowa is Professor of Public International Law and Director of Graduate Studies at Queen Mary University of London's School of Law. An advocate of the High Court of Kenya, she has acted as counsel to governments and NGOs before international courts including the International Court of Justice.

Her research expertise spans state responsibility, international environmental law, use of force, and accountability for natural resource exploitation in conflict zones. She examines systemic challenges when insurgencies challenge state-centric authority structures in international law.

Professor Okowa has published extensively on transboundary pollution accountability, international criminal responsibility, and legal dimensions of armed conflicts. Her monograph 'State Responsibility for Transboundary Air Pollution in International Law' remains a definitive work on environmental accountability.