Professor Damilola Olawuyi, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD and Vice-Chair, United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, has been made the President of the International Law Association, ILA of the Nigeria branch.
The International Law Association (ILA) was founded many years ago. The body studies, clarifies and develops public and private international law and the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law. It has consultative status with a number of the United Nations specialised agencies.
Olawuyi, an energy and environmental law expert, took over from the immediate past president, Professor Fidelis Oditah. He was appointed for his pivotal role to the success of the association while he was the vice president of the association. The energy expert, expressed gratitude to members of the association for their confidence in him, adding that he looked forward to working with them to advance ILA’s important work of deepening international rule of law in Nigeria and across the world.
A prolific and highly regarded scholar, Professor Olawuyi has practiced and taught law in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He has published close to 100 articles, book chapters, and books on petroleum law, energy, and international environmental law.
