Professor Philip Aka, LL.M. '08, S.J.D. '16, Publishes Works on Universal Human Rights
05/22/2017
Professor Philip Aka, LL.M. ’08, S.J.D. ’16, has published three recent works on the concept of universal human rights. Two of these works were utilized as the lead articles in the journals in which the pieces were published.
“Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Humanitarian Action: Eight Steps to Humanitarian Wellness in Nigeria,” was published in Willamette Journal of International Law & Dispute Resolution, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Fall 2016): pp. 1-51. Aka’s scholarship was the lead article in this journal.
Aka’s article, written with Chidera Oku , titled, “Black Retirement Security in the Era of Defined Contribution Plans: Why African Americans Need to Invest More in Stocks to Generate the Savings They Need for a Comfortable Retirement,” was published as the lead article in Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Spring 2017): pp. 169-95.
Additionally, Aka’s article, written with Ibrahim J. Gassama, A.B. Assensoh, and Hassan Wahab, titled, “Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme and the Evolution of a Human Right to Healthcare in Africa,” was published in the Chicago-Kent Journal of Int’l & Comp. Law, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring 2017): 1-65.
Aka is a summa cum laude LL.M. graduate of IU McKinney, where he also teaches as an adjunct professor. He is a political science professor at Chicago State University.
