Fatou Kiné CAMARA holds a Doctorate in Private Law and is a tenured Professor  at the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar. She is the author of a series of books and articles on the anthropology of law such as L’union matrimoniale dans la tradition des peuples noirs, Paris: L’Harmattan, 2000 (co-authored with Saliou S. M. Kandji); Pouvoir et Justice dans la tradition des peuples noirs, Paris: L’Harmattan, 2004; “Femmes et foncier en Afrique, Guerre ou harmonie entre les sexes : Les choix opposites de deux États similaires”, Annales Africaines, vol. 1, April 2020, No. 12, pp. 239-278 (co-authored with Nasfat Abul’Hair); “Droit et langues au Sénégal: les mythes fondateurs de l’unilatinguisme d’État à l’épreuve des faits et des exigences de l’État de droit,” Revue Droit Sénégalais, Issue 9 – November 2010, Pouvoirs et États en Afrique francophone, pp.185 – 239; and “Women and political power in the Black African tradition: Maat and matriarchy” ANKH, revue d’égyptologie et de civilisations africaines, n°18, 19, 20, pp.143-155. As a Human Rights activist for the respect of the rights of women and children, she has been Secretary General of the Senegalese Council of Women (COSEF) from 2007 to 2013 ; President of the Association of Senegalese Legal Scholars (AJS) from 2013 to 2015 and Honorary President since 2015; General Secretary of the Association for the Development of Bilingual Publishing (official language / national language) in Senegal (ADEBS), since 2012.