Biography

Mawuto Tossa is a legal scholar specialising in public international law, international economic law, and international dispute settlement. He holds a joint Ph.D in Law from the University of Lomé (Togo) and the University of Granada (Spain). His doctoral research, which was awarded the JB Scott – 2025 Carlos Calvo Prize by the ‘Institut de Droit international’, critically analysed the innovations, implications and imperfections of African regionalism in International Investment Law.

As a Max Weber Fellow, he investigates the political, legal and institutional challenges arising from the ongoing ‘continentalisation’ of international investment law in Africa. His research project aims to contribute to the development of a Pan-African approach to investment governance and dispute resolution in the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Before joining the European University Institute, Mawuto was a Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL, Heidelberg), a Brandon Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (University of Cambridge), and a Coimbra Scholar at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Leiden University). He also completed a research stay at the Centre de Recherche sur le Droit des Marchés et des Investissements Internationaux (CNRS/Université Bourgogne Europe).

Prior to his doctoral studies, he served as a Legal Officer within the Commercial Division of the Court of Lomé (Togo).

Mentor

• Sergio, Puig De La Parra