Denning Metuge is a Senior Lecturer in IMEL who specialises in the Law of the Sea and Marine Spatial Planning Law. He joined the institute in 2024. Denning teaches and convenes IMEL’s postgraduate course on the Law of the Sea and co-teaches the International Environmental Law course. He also co-teaches the LLB module, Environmental Law. He holds an LLB From the University of Buea (Cameroon), an LLM (Mercantile Law) from Nelson Mandela University, and an LLD (Public Law) from Nelson Mandela University. Before joining the team at IMEL, he lectured on the Law of the Sea and Marine Spatial Planning Law at Nelson Mandela University and co-developed a short learning programme on Africa and Marine Law at the University of South Africa. He also consults in South Africa and within various African States on ocean governance-related issues, including the legal frameworks for marine spatial planning. Besides work, Denning is also an avid fan of basketball and soccer and enjoys the arts.

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