Highest Degree
LLB, LLM (UP), LLM (Dund)
Subject Area
Policy
Law
Economics
Management
Activities
Specific research interests include the emergent field of regulatory frameworks for seabed mining; the relationship between mining and development in Africa; mineral value chains; responsible seabed mineral resource governance; the optimisation of mining agreements, and the impact of international environmental law on mining operations.
Skills
Leon Gerber is a Senior Law Lecturer and Programme Director for the University of Pretoria 'Extractive Industries Law in Africa' Programme. His expertise is in Mineral- and Environmental Law and Policy, with his research and teaching activities relating to the regulation and governance of mining, particularly the developmental, social and environmental aspects of the sector.