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AKINOLA AKINTAYO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2966\" class=\"elementor elementor-2966\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67b279e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67b279e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86c56af\" data-id=\"86c56af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ab22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31ab22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/law.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-073333.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/law.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-073333.png 202w, https:\/\/law.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-073333-106x146.png 106w, https:\/\/law.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-073333-36x50.png 36w, https:\/\/law.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-073333-55x75.png 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39cf3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39cf3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fc0b03\" data-id=\"8fc0b03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9e003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9e003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>TITLE (PROF\/DR): \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>DR.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>NAME<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AKINOLA EBUNOLU AKINTAYO<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>POSITION: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education. Add\/delete rows as necessary:<\/span><\/p><table width=\"576\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"184\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>DEGREE <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Completion Date (MM\/YYYY)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FIELD OF STUDY<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"184\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of\u00a0 Lagos &#8211; Akoka &#8211; Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LL.B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April\/2004<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"184\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.L<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">November\/2005<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Legal Practice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"184\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria \u2013 South Africa Akoka &#8211; Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LL.M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">December\/2007<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human Rights<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"184\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dept of Public Law, University of\u00a0 Pretoria \u2013 South Africa<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LL.D<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April\/2015<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"144\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human Rights<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A. Personal Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am an Associate Professor and legal researcher with a passion for advancing justice, regulatory reform, and inclusive development through law. My research interests lie at the intersection of law, technology, and society, particularly in the areas of digital rights, data protection and people-centred criminal justice. I am committed to producing legal scholarship that informs public policy, strengthens institutions, and empowers vulnerable communities. In both teaching and research, I prioritize a multidisciplinary approach that bridges legal theory with practical relevance, and I actively engage in training, advocacy, and collaboration with stakeholders to build responsive and equitable legal systems in Nigeria and Africa.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member, Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member, Law and Society Association<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founding member and Co-Finance Secretary International Society of Public Law, Nigerian Chapter<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research Fellow, [Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa], [2019]<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Legal Consultant, [Criminal Justice Reform Project\/RoLAC\/British Council], [2018 &#8211; 2022]<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reviewer, [African Human Rights Law Journal, Nigeria Bar Association Journal, etc]<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scholar, [Visiting Lecturer], [Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa], [2019]<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coordinator of the National Data Protection Moot Court Competition [University of Lagos\/Meta], [2022 \u2013 2025]<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>C. Selected Most Recent Publications \/ Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Akintayo AE \u2018Beyond moral obligation: Pathways to realising the right to food and food security in Nigeria \u2013 A comparative analysis\u2019 (2025) 4 (1) <em>Marathwada Mitra Mandal\u2019s SCLC Law Review<\/em> 20 \u2013 41<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Akintayo AE \u2018Trends and implications of Nigerian courts\u2019 jurisprudence on privacy and data protection: Lessons from comparative foreign jurisprudence\u2019 (2024) 1 <em>African Journal on Privacy and Data Protection<\/em> 99 \u2013 118.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Akintayo AE \u2018Challenges and Prospects of Litigating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in Nigeria: Lessons from Comparative Foreign Jurisprudence\u2019 (2022) <em>Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa <\/em>1 \u2013 39<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Akintayo AE \u2018Right to record, share news occurring in public places versus the right to privacy and data protection: Scope and impediments under Nigerian law\u2019 (2022) 10 <em>Journal of International and Comparative Law <\/em>70 \u2013 94<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Akintayo AE (2022) \u2018Making a Case for the Implementation of the African Union Model Law for the Implementation of the Kampala Convention in Nigeria \u2018in A. Onuora-Oguno (ed.) <em>Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa<\/em> Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan 35 \u2013 52<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>D. Collaborators \/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Azubuike Onuora-Oguno, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diala Anthony, University of the Western Cape, South Africa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Serges Djoyou Kamga, <strong>T<\/strong>habo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa, South Africa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr Emmanuel Salami, University of Lapland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr Tomiwa Ilori, UN Human Rights (Advisor)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR): \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DR. NAME: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AKINOLA EBUNOLU AKINTAYO POSITION: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW EDUCATION\/TRAINING Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education. 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