▁of ▁the ▁pre am ble . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Personal ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁in ▁the ▁UN ▁process ▁concerning ▁child ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁background ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Sy rac use ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁and ▁University ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁MA , ▁M . Ph il ▁and ▁Ph D ▁degrees . ▁He ▁was ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁Long ▁Island ▁University ▁( C . W . ▁Post ▁Camp us ) ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor ▁at ▁Ford ham ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁has ▁lect ured ▁and ▁written ▁on ▁various ▁issues ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁peace keep ing , ▁dis arm ament , ▁security , ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁trans itional ▁justice . ▁They ▁include : ▁" E CO MO G ▁– ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁UN ▁peace keep ing ", ▁Africa ▁Law ▁Today ▁( The ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ▁Section ▁of ▁International ▁Law , ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 ); ▁" S ierra ▁Le one : ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁peace , ▁justice ▁and ▁recon c ili ation ” ▁in ▁Global ism : ▁People , ▁Prof its ▁and ▁Progress ▁( K lu wer ▁Law ▁International ▁Publish ers ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Council ▁on ▁International ▁Law , ▁ 2 0