Legal Unicorns

From Bloem to Shanghai to Florida, Unicorn Clea Strydom is changing the shape of the law in Africa

Legally Africa

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See the great work CILPA (Center for International Law & Policy) is doing https://cilpa.org/

Clea and Rob share their passion for geopolitics and Africa's development, Clea is utterly fascinating and South Africa's loss was America's gain when she moved there. Connect with her here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clea-stry...

Interested in joining the South African Branch of the International Law Association: email secretarty_sabila@outlook.com Interested in CILPA's work or becoming an intern: email Clea at cstrydom@outlook.com

00:00 Intro
03:45 Who is Clea?
05:30 From a Chef to an Attorney
08:30 Moving to China
11:00 Meeting a husband, Covid in China
12:40 What's it like to move to the US?
15:00 Coming into the US from Trump's "Shithole countries"
18:00 The 90-Day Fiance
24:00 Autonomous AI Weapon Systems in War
30:00 The threat of AI is real and it is now!
32:00 Billionaires are full of BS
34:00 Every country has its problems
34:30 Women's rights
43:00 CILPA, International policies brought to Africa
48:00 Africa should deal with Africa's issues
52:00 The Courts of First Instance and the ICC
54:00 Breaking ground in African law
55:00 Universal jurisdiction
58:20 Intern jobs for African law grads...get in touch with Clea
1:02:00 Reparations for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
1:07:00 Meatball Ron
1:09:15 History is vital
1:13:00 We cannot be afraid to talk and ask questions

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