Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law - Admin
- majekola@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Climate Change Law Justice and Sustainability Transformation; Climate Finance and Sovereign Debt International Environmental Law Critical Minerals Governance Impact Assessment International Economic Law Business and Human Rights
About
Adebayo (Bayo) Majekolagbe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law. He received his Bachelor of Laws degrees from Ekiti State University and the Nigerian Law School before receiving his LLM degrees from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and Dalhousie University, Canada. He also holds a PhD from the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. Bayo is a fellow of the Marine and Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University and the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network.
He is a member of the International Association for Impact Assessment, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment, and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network.
Bayo’s work experience spans continents. He served as associate counsel at Wole Olanipekun & Co, in Lagos, Nigeria. At Dalhousie University, he was an adjunct professor and researcher at the Marine and Environmental Law Institute.
He has also won several prestigious awards, including SSHRC’s Vanier Award, Killam Trust’s Killam Award and others. His work on Just Transition and Impact Assessment was recognized at SHHRC’s “Real Insight. Real Impact. Real Purpose” showcase on Parliament Hill in 2023.
He has researched and published on numerous topics relating to impact assessment, climate and environmental law, just transformations, sovereign debt, critical minerals, human rights and others. He also teaches courses including climate change law and constitutional law.
Research
- Justice and Sustainability Transformation
- Climate Change Law
- Climate Finance and Sovereign Debt
- International Environmental Law
- International Economic Law
- Business and Human Rights
- Critical Minerals Mining and Justice
- Impact Assessment
Announcements
“Exploring the Application of the Social Cost of Carbon in Loss-and-Damage and Impact Assessment.” A Majekolagbe, SL Seck, DV Wright. Climate Law 1, 1-35. 2023.
“Just Transition as Wellbeing: A Capability Approach Framing.” A Majekolagbe, Ariz. J. Environmental Law and Policy, 14, 41. 2023.
“Meaningful public engagement and the integration of climate considerations into impact assessment.” M Doelle, A Majekolagbe. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 101, 107103. 2023.
“Effective Integration of Climate Change into Impact Assessment: The Importance of Meaningful Public Engagement.” M Doelle, A Majekolagbe. Available at SSRN 4165975. 2022.
“International Investment Law and Climate Justice: The Search for a Just Green Investment Order.” OD Akinkugbe, A Majekolagbe. Fordham International Law Journal. 46, 169. 2022.
“International Investment Law and Climate Change.” HR Fabri, S Schill, S Maljean-Dubois, OD Akinkugbe, A Majekolagbe, et … World Investment & Trade 737. International Investment Law and Climate Change. 2022.
“Impact Assessment, Sustainability, and Climate Change: Lessons from Lower Churchill.” A Majekolagbe. Dalhousie LJ 44, 71. 2021.
Nora Götzmann (ed.), Handbook on Human Rights Impact Assessment (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019), 483 pp. A Majekolagbe. Business and Human Rights Journal 6 (3), 621-624. 2021.
Courses
LAW 399 - Introduction to Environmental Law
Introduces students to the basic structure and function of the legal system. It will then focus on the way in which law is used to control environmental problems, focussing on major federal and provincial pollution licensing legislation, and the legal duties of persons working within industry. Regimes for environmental impact assessment and the use of criminal and civil enforcement mechanisms will also be included. The relationship between legal rules and non-legal industry standards and voluntary initiatives may also be explored. Note: Open to students in the Civil Engineering (Environmental Option) degree program only. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for LAW 459. May not be used for credit in any degrees or programs offered by the Faculty of Law. May not be used for credit in any degrees or programs offered by the Faculty of Law.
LAW 435B - Constitutional Law
An introduction to the legal framework governing the exercise of power by the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Canadian state, covering who has the power to make new laws, the power to implement laws, and the power to adjudicate disputes. The limitations imposed on these powers by the rules of federalism and by the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are also considered. An introduction to the constitutional provisions concerning Indigenous peoples in Canada is also included.
LAW 589 - Specialized Legal Topics
These courses will cover specialized topics of emerging importance in the law at a senior level in a format with a significant out-of-classroom component. The particular topic covered would vary dependent on the availability of Faculty with necessary teaching competence, student interest, and the needs of the legal profession.