@akinkugbe
Associate Prof. |Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law, Schulich School of Law |Founding Editor: @afronomicslaw.bsky.social | Editor, Int’l Decisions Section - @ajil.bsky.social |Vice President @sielnet.bsky.social 🇳🇬/🇨🇦
Congrats to Prof. Akinkugbe on his Jan. 22 lecture at Brooklyn Law School’s International Economic Law Colloquium, where he referenced his recent essay “Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries.”
ICYMI: You can watch AJIL's most recent AJIL Explainer webinars, featuring @akinkugbe.bsky.social, Ingrid Brunk, Henry Gao, and @monicahakimi.bsky.social
Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Asia: youtu.be/L1vUfJbUA_U?...
Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Africa: youtu.b
8/11: "Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Africa” with @akinkugbe.bsky.social
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📖: “Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries” tinyurl.com/mtxyr8dk
The October issue of AJIL is now available online! This issue places special focus on the CPUS section, where members of the Board have written essays on the various policies and changes under the second Trump administration. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Thank you to those who attended our AJIL webinars this morning, and thanks to our speakers Henry Gao & @akinkugbe.bsky.social & the AJIL EICs for hosting some really thought-provoking discussions. You can view all of our past AJIL Explainer webinars here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Register today for "Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the view from Africa" featuring @akinkugbe.bsky.social in conversation with AJIL EICs Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social on the topic of how Africa views the second Trump admin.
Register here: cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📚📖📖New Forthcoming Short Essay in the #CPUS section of @ajil.bsky.social now on #SSRN.
“Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries”.
Download via link⬇️
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Today at 17:15cet. Join us online.
A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
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Hey Ntina, nothing specific comes to mind now but will do well to share if I come across one sooner. But, there is an #AJIlL CPUS issue coming in October that looks at the EOs and its implications from Asian, EU, Africa etc perspectives. Not sure it is what you want but thought to flag.
Hello international trade law people! Has anyone written from an IL perspective (so not the IEEPA stuff) on the trade 'deals' of the US? Especially about the legalisation/delegalisation of trade and investment governance? @monapaulsen.bsky.social @harlangcohen.bsky.social @akinkugbe.bsky.social
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social
AJIL Volume 119, Issue 3 is now available online! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
My latest on U.S. Outbound Investment Rule: the break in USG’s approach to econ security & business, the broader weaponization of the global economy it reflects, international law’s ill-fit for geoeconomic competition, & reimagined rules to manage+minimize conflicts: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It was worth at the time at UM6P - Faculté de Gouvernance, Sciences Economiques et Sociales, UM6P - Uni Mohammed VI Polytechnic, in Rabat,🇲🇦
My thanks to Sa Benjamin Traore again for the invitation. Jonathan Kabre,all involved with the landing of the conference, merci beacoup!
📸On May 20 & 21, I joined colleagues in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 to assess the first years of the implementation of the #AfCFTA.
I offered the #Keynote speech at the conf. & also participated in a High Level panel that reflected on Morocco’s efforts in implementing the AfCFTA../1
@afronomicslaw.bsky.social
Looking forward to being & delivering the #keynote in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 for the conference on “First Years of Functioning of the AfCFTA: Challenges & Prospects” organized by Sâ Benjamin Traoré & his team.
Check out the program ⬇️.
Thank you for the invitation.
www.afronomicslaw.org/category/new...
Lots of speculation about what @noiweala.bsky.social meant when she called for “repositioning” of @wto.org. Would it be a specific type of “reform”? Or just PR-speak?
This on her statement to WTO ambassadors doesn’t shed any light.
It does map out three phases of work.
www.wto.org/english/news...
Our editor @ianadreyer.bsky.social will moderate the next @sielnet.bsky.social conversation on the “The Second Tariff War and the International Trade Regime” in about 40 minutes!
Still time to join!
📢 Join us for the next @sielnet.bsky.social Conversation:
“The Second Tariff War and the International Trade Regime”
🗓 7 May 2025
🎙 Speakers:
- James T. Gathii
- Simon Schropp
- Anna Jerzewska
- Joel Trachtman
Moderator:
- Iana Dreyer
🔗 Register here: sielnet.org/siel-convers...
🎥Earlier today, (April 24), I joined Channels Television’s Business Morning segment for a short discussion of the ramifications & possible opportunities of the US tariffs for African States & other emerging economies, especially in the context of the #AfCFTA.
youtu.be/Ki3e95JEgMA?...
ID No 3️⃣ by @OriPomson reflects on Arbitral Award of 3 October 1888 - Monetary Gold Principle (Guyana v. Venezuela) #ICJ Preliminary Opinion.
The IDs section is #OpenAccess!
Get in touch with me if you are keen to write an ID.
Submissions by and from #globalsouth final court/tribunal.
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ID No 2️⃣ by Diego Meiji-Lemos reflects on Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. Government of Canada. 🇨🇦
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Check out the International Decisions Section of @ajil.bsky.social which in this #April Issue features 3️⃣ IDs
1️⃣ by Marco Longobardo reflects on the Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel 🇮🇱 in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem. #ICJ #AO
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Celebrating with James Gathii, Rabiat Akande, @godwindzah.bsky.social @matiangai.bsky.social and Tendayi Achiume was truly a joy and inspiration. I will be remiss not to acknowledge Obiora Okafor and @akinkugbe.bsky.social you for building and holding community.
On April 11, the Canadian Yearbook of International Law convened a webinar, under the leadership of Olabisi Akinkugbe, to discuss the International Economic System in a Flux. The webinar benefited from the expert knowledge of John Boscariol, Gabrielle Marceau, Lorand Bartels, and Kathleen Claussen.
Le 11 avril, l'Annuaire canadien de droit international a organisé un webinaire sous la direction d'Olabisi D. Akinkugbe pour discuter du système économique international en mutation. Ce webinaire a bénéficié de l'expertise de John Boscariol, Gabrielle Marceau, Lorand Bartels et Kathleen Claussen.
Global finance commodifies nature while absolving the Global North of its climate responsibility. Our hidden gem of the week rebukes the neocolonial extraction behind carbon markets.
By James T. Gathii at @afronomicslaw.bsky.social
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Webinar Invitation:
34th Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series
"The Racialized Epistemology of International Law: From White Ignorance to Black Dignity"
Date: April 19, 2025
Zoom Registration ⬇️
www.afronomicslaw.org/category/aca...
Check out our new @ajil.bsky.social series to showcase members of our incredible board—starting with @akinkugbe.bsky.social.