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December 2023
Dec 9-10: Professor Olawuyi speaks at Georgetown University, Doha, Qatar at the Global Energy Conference themed “Global Energy Cultures: How Energy Shapes Our Everyday Lives" (Qatar Tribune; The Peninsula)
December 6-7: Professor Olawuyi attends the 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 28) in the United Arab Emirates. First stop is a Climate Law Workshop held at the New York University, Abu Dhabi.
November 2023
November 27-29: Professor Olawuyi, SAN delivered high-level plenary remarks at the 12th United Nations Forum on Business & Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland (UN Website, Vanguard, Tribune, The Nation, Independent, The Nigeria Lawyer). Watch the Opening Plenary Here.
November 5: The Kimberley Process, in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe, hosted a Special Forum on Principles of Responsible Sourcing. The panel discussion featured Prof. Damilola Olawuyi, SAN & other eminent speakers. More information here.
October 2023
October 30: At the Geneva Peace Week event organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Professor Olawuyi, SAN delivered a keynote lecture on the need for heightened due diligence to prevent conflicts in the sourcing of transition minerals. More information here.
October 25: Professor Olawuyi served as a distinguished panelist at the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, held in Arusha, Tanzania.
October 18: Professor Olawuyi, SAN served as distinguished panelist at the 14th Biennial Conference of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) held in Accra, Ghana.
October 13: At the UN General Assembly in New York, United States, Professor Olawuyi called for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition (United Nations; Nigerian Tribune; The Nation; Independent Nigeria; The NigeriaLawyer)
October 11: Professor Olawuyi served as expert speaker at UNCTAD's Expert Panel on Inclusive Diversification and Just Transition held in Geneva, Switzerland.
September 2023
September 15: Professor Olawuyi, SAN was a distinguished speaker at the 2023 World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum. The Session focused on "Sports, Trade and Sustainability." Read more (Read more here:WTO; FIFA).
September 05: Professor Olawuyi, SAN delivered high-level plenary remarks at the 2nd African Business & Human Rights Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (African Union; Forum Website; Guardian News; Nigerian Tribune; Independent; Vanguard; Nigerian Lawyer, The Sun)
August 2023
August 04: In his capacity as Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Professor Olawuyi, SAN was on a working visit to Japan. The visit concluded with a press conference. (UN Press Release; Seattle Times; Washington Post; Associated News; ABC News, Asahi News)
July 2023
July 01: Professor Olawuyi, SAN emerges Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (Guardian Newspaper; The Nation; The Sun Newspaper; Tribune Newspaper; Independent; The Nigeria Lawyer)
June 2023
June 18-20: Professor Olawuyi, SAN served as a panelist at the 150th Anniversary Conference of the International Law Association. Themed:
Businesses as International Law Actors, the session explored the role of business enterprises in advancing international human rights law.
An excellent recap on Channels TV’s Law Weekly, is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3EoWbvFuZQ
June 06: Professor Damilola Olawuyi, SAN was in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire to attend the Stakeholder Advisory Council meeting of the Independent Recourse Mechanism, African Development Bank (AfDB). He also delivered a presentation on "Remedy in Development Finance". He emphasized the need to prioritize access to remedy programs in development financing.
May 2023
May 15: Professor Damilola Olawuyi, SAN to deliver keynote speech at the 9th Forum of African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL). Theme: "International Law, Business Law and Human rights." More information here.
May 14: International Law: We Should Put Our Best Brains Forward - says Professor Olawuyi, SAN in an exclusive interview with Channels Television's Law Weekly Show. Watch here
April 2023
April 19: Professor Damilola Olawuyi, SAN emerges President of the International Law Association (Nigerian Branch) (Daily Independent; Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Lawyers, The Sun,The Nation; Channels TV, TVC News, MITV News)
Read the full text of Professor Olawuyi's Inaugural address as President (Full text)
The full agenda for the 6th Annual Conference is available here
March 2023
March 30: Professor Olawuyi receives prestigious book prize of the American Society of International Law (Guardian, Tribune, Sun, The Nation; Case File, Independent, NigerianLawyer)
March 13, 2023: Professor Olawuyi, SAN was a distinguished panelist at the Global Security Forum. He spoke on the implications of net-zero transition for energy security in developing countries. More information here (Gulf Times)
March 08: The global launch of the book Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa edited by Professor Olawuyi and Dr. Abe was hosted by the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, in partnership with the Oxford Business and Human Rights Network and Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. More information here (Gulf Times)
February, 2023
Fe. 27-28: Professor Olawuyi, SAN chaired the 4th Conference of the Association of Environmental Law Lecturers in Middle East and North Africa Universities (ASSELLMU), held at the School of Law, University of Jordan. (The Peninsula, Z News, Qatar News Agency, University of Jordan News,
Feb. 21, 2023: Professor Olawuyi, SAN addressed the International Conference on Climate Change and Human Rights in Doha. He discussed the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the context of tackling green washing and corporate misinformation on climate change. More information here.
Feb. 17-18, 2023: Professor Damilola Olawuyi, SAN addressed the World Human Rights Pre-Forum held in Rabat, Morocco where he presented on the application of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the context of climate change, just transitions and responsibilities of extractive sector enterprises. Information here.
Feb. 02: BOOK PRIZE: Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi's book “Environmental Law in Arab States” is named winner of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Certificate of Merit for High Technical Craftmanship and Utility to Practicing Lawyers and Scholars. The award will be presented in March, 2023 at the annual ASIL Meeting in Washington DC, United States. Congratulations! (More information here)
Feb 01: Integrate Human Rights Norms Into Urban Development Projects To Avoid Further Building Collapse — Professor Olawuyi, SAN (Nigerian Tribune, NigeriaLawyer)
January 2023
January 04: 2023: Nigerians Must Elect President With Clear Foreign Policy Agenda — Prof. Olawuyi, SAN (The Guardian, Nigerian Tribune; Daily Independent)
December 2022
December 05: NEW PUBLICATION: The Oxford Handbook of International Trade Law published by Oxford University Press is now out. Professor Olawuyi, SAN contributed a chapter on Trade and Environment. Congratulations to the editors and contributors!
November 2022
November 28-30: Join Professor Olawuyi, SAN at the 11th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva where he will be chairing two important sessions:
(1) BHR in Africa (Tuesday 03:00 pm): https://lnkd.in/gC-MeVZM
(2) BHR in the Extractives and Energy Sector (Wed, 1:20 pm): https://lnkd.in/grfr7rMh
November 17: Professor Olawuyi, SAN delivered the Inaugural J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture on Global Climate Change and Energy Law at the George Washington (GW) University Law School, Washington DC, United States (NigeriaLawyer; Vanguard Newspaper, Nigerian Tribune)
November 14, 2022: In his capacity as UN Independent Expert, Professor Olawuyi, SAN was on a working visit to Liberia (UN News, Women Voices Newspaper, Liberia; New Dawn Liberia)
November 01, 2022: Professor Olawuyi, SAN appointed as BOK Visiting International Professor (VIP) at the University of Pennsylvania (Vanguard Newspaper; The Independent; NIgerianLawyer; SunNewspaper)
October 2022
October 5: Professor Olawuyi, SAN inaugurated as UNESCO Chairholder in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. Video here (News coverage: Peninsula Qatar, Gulf Times, Qatar News Agency, UNESCO News)
September, 2022
September 15: NEW PUBLICATION ALERT: Hot off the press! Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa (Edward Elgar, 2022)
Sept. 07: Professor Olawuyi, SAN wins Best Research Project Awards (2nd Place) at the Research Day Ceremony held at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. The Award recognizes his pioneering and pathbreaking project on "Environmental Law Education for Sustainable Development in the MENA Region"
August, 2022
August 04: At the global launch of The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Energy Transitions, Professor Olawuyi, SAN discusses the role of natural gas in global energy transitions (Gulf Times, Qatar Peninsula)
July, 2022
July 22: Enforce Mandatory Human Rights Disclosure In All Key Sectors ― UN Independent Expert (Nigerian Tribune; Leadership News; Daily Trust; The Guardian; The Independent)
July 08: Professor Olawuyi has been appointed to represent Africa as an Independent Expert on the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (Nigerian Tribune; Qatar Tribune; Independent Nigeria; Nigeria Lawyer; Qatar Peninsula; Gulf Times, Al Arab News)
July 05: In an interview with Channels Television, Professor Olawuyi, SAN has called for urgent and comprehensive accountability review to address issues of oil theft, illicit financial flows and insecurity in Nigeria's oil and gas sector. Watch here.
June 2022
June 01: NEW PUBLICATION ALERT: Hot off the press! The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions, by Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb and Dr. Eduardo G. Pereira is now available. (Guardian Newspaper, Tribune, Vanguard, The Nation, Cable, The Sun, The Independent)
May 2022
May 31: Professor Olawuyi, SAN chairs panel on Environmental Rule of Law in the MENA Region. The panel is part of a "24 hours Environmental Rule of Law Global Symposium" organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in partnership with other regional and International partners.
May 22: Professor Olawuyi, SAN appointed UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. (UNESCO; Gulf Times, Qatar Tribune)
May 16: Join Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN and other eminent speakers at the Biennial Conference of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) 2022 scheduled for 16–18 May 2022 at the Bocconi School of Law, Milan, Italy. More information here.
May 13: Professor Olawuyi, SAN to deliver a keynote lecture at the Workshop (virtual) organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Public Law, Cardiff School of Law and Politics, United Kingdom. He spoke on the topic "Business, Human Rights and the Search for Green Growth: Corporate Responsibility and Strategies for Advancing a Net-Zero Future". More information here.
May 06: Stakeholders Call For Urgent Policy Action On Sustainable Green Growth (IUCN; Vanguard News; Tribune News; The Nation)
May 05: Join Professor Khawar Qureshi QC, Professor Olawuyi, SAN and the entire McNair International Law Firm team at this important public lecture. "Why International Law Matters" to be delivered by Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf of the International Court of Justice.
April, 2022
April 26: Professor Olawuyi, SAN makes case for increased funding for the judiciary (Vanguard Newspaper; Tribune; Independent; NigeriaLawyers)
April 19: Implement Court Judgement on 35 per cent affirmative action for women, says Prof. Olawuyi, SAN (The Nation)
April 04: Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb has accepted an invitation to join McNair International Law Firm (with offices in London and Qatar), in order to continue his practice as an adviser and advocate in energy and environmental law disputes before international and domestic courts and arbitration tribunals. Professor Olawuyi, SAN will also continue his teaching and research activities.
April 01: Professor Olawuyi, SAN has served as a panelist at the Wisconsin International Law Journal 2022 Symposium, themed "Climate Change and Law: Global to Local legal and Policy Challenges”
March 2022
March 29-30: Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN served as the Chairman of the 2022 Legal Education Summit convened by the Nigerian Bar Association in partnership with Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (This Day; Guardian; Punch Newspapers; The Sun)
March 25: Young Lawyers' Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association honors Professor Olawuyi, SAN (Video; MITV News; The Guardian; Sun Newspaper; The Nation; Nigerian Tribune)
March 08: EVENT: Join Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb, together with Prof. Michael LaBelle, Prof. Nick Sitter, John Szabo, and other leading experts as they explore the implications of Russia's war against Ukraine on global energy security. Register here
February, 2022
Feb 22: Professor Olawuyi, SAN has called for the direct appointment of senior lawyers and legal academics to the Supreme Court bench ( The Nation)
Feb 10: EVENT: The 5th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in Middle East & Africa will hold in London on 10th – 11th February 2022. It wlll feature eminent speakers, Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb. More information here
Feb 12: Toxic Fuel Pollution in Nigeria: Professor Olawuyi, SAN calls for independent review and compensation for victims. (Guardian News, ARISE TV)
Feb 01: NEW PUBLICATION: Professor Olawuyi, SAN unveils new book, Environmental Law in Arab States, published by Oxford University Press (Guardian Newspaper, Vanguard, The Sun, Cable News, Independent News,The Nation, Nigerian Lawyer, CaseFile; StarConnect, Gulf Times; Peninsula News)
January, 2022
January 19: Lawyer's Focus: Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN (Nigerian Tribune)
January 13: FG should enforce mandatory climate disclosure in all key sectors – Professor Olawuyi, SAN (Vanguard Newspaper, City Magazine, Legend News; MITV)
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