Lesline Kouity obtained a PhD in international human rights law from the University of Nantes (France) and is a trainee solicitor. Her thesis focused on European and Inter-American influence on the African human rights protection system. She is also a freelance journalist for Oxford Reports on International Law (Oxford University Press).

Her expertise covers international human rights law, regional mechanisms for the protection of fundamental rights, comparative constitutionalism and the study of interactions between international courts and national legislation. She is particularly interested in women’s rights and gender equality in the context of international protection of fundamental rights. She also has extensive teaching experience and has taught various courses at the University of Nantes in constitutional law and fundamental rights and freedoms. She also completed an internship at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, where she contributed to research and the drafting of decisions.

Committed to promoting research and human rights, she has been head of the international human rights law division of the youth section of the African Academy of International Law Practice and a member of the NGO Perles de prix in Côte d’Ivoire, which works on behalf of disadvantaged women and children. The recipient of several awards and distinctions, including the Starthèse 2024 competition organised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, she has also been a judge in the African moot court competition in international human rights law organised by the University of Pretoria since 2024 and in the ECOWAS moot court competition since 2025. As Legal Manager for francophone West Africa (FWA), she provides leadership and manages the establishment and strengthening of the Feminist Litigation Network in francophone West Africa. Lesline enjoys having fun and discovering new things. She is also passionate about history and crime series.