Christiana is a doctoral candidate at the University of Ottawa, using Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and feminist conceptual tools to explore the historical evolution of Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs) on the African continent. Her research explores tensions between diplomatic agendas and protections for migrant workers, conducted under the supervision of Delphine Nakache, an expert in immigration and citizenship.
Christiana holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Linguistics and an LL.B. from the University of Benin, Nigeria, and an LLM in International Legal Studies from the American University Washington College of Law, where she won the Best Research Award and the May-Firm Writing Scholarship.
Her career spans a broad spectrum, including work as a litigator and solicitor in Nigeria and in international and UN administrative law issues at the General Legal Division of the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
From 2021 to 2023, Christiana served as the research coordinator for the Canadian division of the VULNER Research Team, part of a broader EU Horizon 2020 (H2020) research consortium involving partners from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Christiana has served the international law community in various capacities, including as a steering committee member and secretary of the Women in International Law Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), co-chair of the Poverty and Social Development Committee of the International Bar Association, and as a member of the 2024 research forum committee for ASIL Mid-Year Meeting at the University of Chicago.
Driven by a passion for creating impact beyond the traditional legal realm, she founded the “International Law Project.” Through this initiative, Christiana aims to bring international law concepts to the forefront in a fun and engaging way. Christiana is licensed to practice law in Nigeria and Ontario, Canada.