Dr. Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

Olabisi Delebayo Akinkugbe is the Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law and Associate Professor at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. Professor Akinkugbe's research covers several topics on issues in and at the intersection of public international law, international economic law - trade, investment and financial institutions, law and development, international courts, and regional economic integration in Africa. He explores these issues from the national, regional, and international contexts. His research draws on critical traditions such as Socio-legal approaches to law, Post-colonialism, and Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) among others. Professor Akinkugbe holds several leadership positions within international law and international economic law journals. Professor Akinkugbe is active in the governance of international societies and professional associations in his field.