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’s Faculty of Law. He first joined the faculty as an assistant teaching professor in 2023 before stepping into his current role in July 2024. He received his bachelor of laws degrees from Ekiti State University and the Nigerian Law School before receiving his LLM degree from the University of Lagos. He completed his LLM and PhD at 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.
Majekolagbe’s work experience spans continents. He served as associate counsel at Wole Olanipekun & Co, in Lagos, Nigeria. At Dalhousie, he was an adjunct professor and researcher at the school’s Marine and Environmental Law Institute. He also won several prestigious awards, including the SSHRC’s Vanier Award, Killam Trust’s Killam Award and others.
He has worked in and researched numerous topics relating to climate and environmental law, just transformations, sovereign debt, critical minerals, human rights and others.
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 435A - 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 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 565 - International Business Transactions
This is a survey course on the international and domestic law governing the transactional aspects of international trade/investment activities of Canadian and foreign business entities. Topics covered include contract types and drafting, international sale of goods, financing of transactions, dispute settlement by international commercial arbitration, export/import laws, human rights and MNCs, anti-bribery laws, and international investment law.
LAW 599 - Seminars on Specialized Legal Topics
These seminars will cover specialized topics of emerging importance in the law at a senior level. 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. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.