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U.S. Society of International Law honours Nigerian, Olawuyi

International law expert and the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Damilola Sunday Olawuyi (SAN), has been awarded the top prize in academic publishing by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).

Olawuyi, who is the Vice Chair of United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, received the prestigious “ASIL Certificate of Merit for High Technical Craftsmanship and Utility to Practicing Lawyers and Scholars” for his book ‘Environmental Law in Arab States’ published by Oxford University Press.

ASIL is the world’s most prestigious learned society in international law, and the Certificate of Merit Award, its highest honour for academic scholarship.

The most recent recipients of the award include, Amal Clooney (Columbia Law School), Dame Rosalyn Higgins (International Court of Justice), Philippa Webb (King’s College) and Lavanya Rajamani (Oxford), among other…
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