Charles A Adeogun-Phillips

Charles Ayodeji Adeogun-Phillips is a former United Nations genocide and war crimes prosecutor, international lawyer and founder of Charles Anthony (Lawyers) LLP. His name "Ayodeji" means "My joy is doubled" in Yoruba. He was educated at C.M. Grammar School, Lagos, Nigeria's first secondary school (founded in 1859) and at the prestigious British boarding school, Repton. He led the trial between 2001 and 2002 of Dr. Gerard Ntakirana, the leader of the Seventh Day Adventist Church who was transferred to the UN Court of the United States. He also led the case involving serial rapist Mikaeli Muhimana, involving charges of sexual violence and cruelty against women. He is the son of Professor Anthony Adeyemi Adeogu, who was a Professor Emeritus of Commercial and Industrial Law and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos. In 2019, he was invited by his Alma Mata, Warwick University, to address the graduating class of that year. He read law at Warwick University from where he graduated in 1989 and in 1994 at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.