Justice Professor Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake is an internationally recognised jurist, legal scholar and former University of Botswana (UB) law lecturer. He has served as a judge of the High Court and Industrial Court of Botswana, Court of Appeal of Seychelles, Residual Special Court of Sierra Leone and Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea, becoming the first African appointed to the latter courts.
He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Cape Town (UCT), an LLM from the University of London and an LLB from the University of Botswana. His academic appointments include Honorary Professor of Public Law at the University of Cape Town and professorships at universities in Australia, Rwanda and the Philippines. He is also a lead facilitator at the Judicial Institute for Africa at UCT.
Justice Dingake has authored more than seven (7) legal books and published extensively on constitutional law, human rights, gender justice, HIV and the law. He chairs the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum and co-chairs regional initiatives addressing HIV, tuberculosis, human rights and social justice. In 2013, he received the Bronze Gavel Award from Women’s Link Worldwide for his contribution to gender justice.
He serves as Chancellor of ABM University College in Botswana and is Botswana’s nominee for election to the International Court of Justice for the 2027–2036 term.
