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Dr. Damilola S. Olawuyi
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, UNESCO Chairholder on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
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Dr. Damilola S. Olawuyi
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, UNESCO Chairholder on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
Educational Qualifications
DPhil
LL.M
Entity
College of Law
Biography
Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN (QC), FCIArb, is a Professor and UNESCO Chairholder on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the College of Law. He is also Chancellor’s Fellow and Director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute), Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.
A prolific and highly regarded scholar, Professor Olawuyi has practiced and taught law in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Professor Olawuyi has published close to 100 articles, book chapters, and books on petroleum law, energy, and international environmental law.
Professor Olawuyi serves on the executive committees and boards of several organizations. He is Vice Chair of the International Law Association; co-chair of the Africa Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (2016-2019); and member of the Academic Advisory Group of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy.
Professor Olawuyi holds a doctorate (DPhil) in energy and environmental law from the University of Oxford; a master of laws (LLM) from Harvard University; and another LLM from the University of Calgary. He has been admitted as Barrister and Solicitor in Alberta, Canada; Ontario, Canada; and Nigeria.
Professor Olawuyi is a regular media commentator on all aspects of natural resources, energy and environmental law.
DPhil
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2013
LL.M
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, United States
2009
LLM
University of Calgary, Canada
2008
BL(First Class Honours)
Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria
2006
LLB (First Class Honours)
Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria
2005
- International Petroleum Transactions
- Energy Law and Policy
- Climate Change Law and Policy
- Africa and the Middle East
- International Environmental Law
- Business and Human Rights
- Business Organizations
- Structuring Transactions: Business Practice
- Environmental Dispute Resolution
- International Commercial Arbitration
Senior Visiting Research Fellow
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2016 - Present
Chancellor’s Fellow and Professor of International Law
Afe Babalola University, Nigeria
2016
Senior Lecturer in Law
College of Law, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria
2012-2016
David Sive Scholar
Columbia Law School, New York
2016-2016
Visiting Professor of Law
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
2015, 2016
Barrister and Solicitor
Energy Practice Group, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2012-2016
University Research Fellow
Energy and Environmental Law, University of Calgary, Canada
2011-2012
Consultant
Energy and Environmental Law, International Development Law Organization, Rome, Italy
2011
- (2nd Edition, Kluwer Law International, 2020) with Eduardo Pereira
- in Inigo Del Guayo, Lee Godden, Donald N. Zillman, Milton Fernando Montoya, & Jose Juan Gonzalez (eds.), Energy Law and Energy Justice (Oxford University Press, 2020) 254-272.
- 103 (1) Journal of Environmental Science & Policy (Elsevier)
- Current Opportunities and Future Directions (2020) Extractives Industry and Society Journal (Elsevier)
- Handbook of International Investment Law (Springer, 2019) 1-21.
- JOURNAL OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW (Taylor and Francis, London) 93-117.
- Innovation in Energy Law and Technology: Dynamic Solutions for Energy Transitions (Oxford University Press, 2018) 354-370.
- Sustainable Development, International Aviation, and Treaty Implementation (Cambridge University Press, 2018) 154-174.
- Energy Justice: US and International Perspectives (Edward Elgar, 2018) 73-104.
- Encyclopaedia of Human Rights and the Environment, Indivisibility, Dignity and Legality (Edward Elgar, 2018).
- Complexity's Embrace: The International Law Implications of Brexit (McGill-Queens University Press, 2018) 225-240.
- 7 (1) GLOBAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW (BRILL) 115-133 (With Mohammed E. Tok and Cristina D’ Alessandro)
- 36:1 JOURNAL OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW (Taylor and Francis, London) 61-84.
- 34:1 JOURNAL OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW (Taylor and Francis, London) (2016) 27-44.
- MCGILL INT. JOURNAL OF SUST. DEV. LAW AND POLICY (2015) 113-158.
- SANTA CLARA J. OF INTL. LAW (2015) 133-149.
- OPEC ENERGY REVIEW (Blackwell Wiley) (2015) 247-265.
- LAW AND DEVELOPMENT. REV. (2014) 107–129.
- AFRICAN J. OF INT. & COMP. LAW (Edinburgh University Press) (2009) 270-301.
- David Sive Research Fellowship, Columbia Law School, United States (2016)
- Former Governor General of Canada, The Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé's Fellowship Award for emerging global leaders (2010)
- Future Leader Award, Nigerian Leadership Initiative (2011)
- University Research Fellowship in energy law, Consortium for Peace Studies, University of Calgary, Canada (2012)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria (2012)
- Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2010-2013)
- Clarendon Scholarship, Oxford University Press, University of Oxford (2009-2012)
- Overseas Research Scholarship, Government of the United Kingdom (2009-2012)
- Sloane Robinson Merit Award, Keble College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (2009-2012)
- Doctoral Fellowship, A.G Leventis Foundation, Greece (2011, 2012)
- Harvard University Graduate Scholarship Award (2008)
- Certificate of Merit, Harvard University Sustainability Program (2008)
- Alberta Law Foundation Scholarship Award (2007)
- University of Calgary Graduate Research Award (2007)
- International Fellowship, Canadian Institute of Resources Law (2007)
- Faculty of Law Graduate Award, University of Calgary (2007)
- Valedictorian and Winner of the Chancellor's Prize for the overall best graduating student (2005)
- Oba Ereduiwa's Outstanding Achievement Award, Igbinedion University, Nigeria (2005)
- Vice Chancellor's Prize for the Overall Best Graduating Law Student (2005)
- Governor Adamu Muazu's Prize for Outstanding Performance, Igbinedion University (2005)
- Professor Olu Aina's Family Prize for the Best Graduating Student in Igbinedion University (2005)