In this post, I will be sharing notable highlights from my paper ‘Transplanting the EU Directives on Renewable Energy to the ECOWAS Supplementary Act: A Catalyst for Positive Change?’ which was published by the OGEL Journal earlier this year. In said paper, I investigated the Economic Community of West African…
The intersection of technology and finance in Africa is not just evolving; it is rewriting the rules of financial inclusion. This reality came into sharp focus during two compelling sessions at the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Commercial Law and Global South Law Research Network events where the conversation went…
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The Legislative Drafting Workshop with Mr Davidson Oturu (the Managing Partner of Nubia Capital) held on 31 October 2024 at the University of Aberdeen. It was the second event of the two day series ‘Shaping the Future: Roundtable on Fintech and Digital Markets in Africa’ organised by the University…
This blog post centres on the Roundtable co-organised by the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Commercial Law and Global South Law Research Network to critically discuss cutting-edge complexities in Africa's evolving digital economy vis-à-vis contemporary developments such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Roundtable held at the…
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In a captivating seminar hosted by the Global South Law Research Network on August 21st, 2024, attendees had the privilege of hearing from Ms. Wendelyn Chijioke-Ibekwe, a seasoned professional in the energy industry. As the Global Policy and Advocacy Adviser for Upstream Decarbonisation at Shell International, Wendelyn shared her…
The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Commercial Law launched “The Evolving Commercial Law Landscape” series during the 2024/25 academic session to unpack contemporary issues within its key areas of focus. The inaugural contribution to the series is by Davidson Oturu. Davidson Oturu is the Managing Partner at Nubia Capital, a…
Contemporary concerns in commercial law include the effects of new/emerging technologies, impacts of climate change and rise of economic nationalism. Each of these areas of concern present unique opportunities and challenges for commercial law. For example, while new/emerging technologies offer significant efficiencies, they raise questions such as how intellectual property…
28 September is the International Day for Universal Access to Information (aka International Right to Know Day). This is a day to commemorate the development of freedom of information (FOI) laws and to take stock of the work still to be done to strengthen open government and transparency around the…
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The second workshop of the University of Aberdeen’s research project ‘Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future’, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), was held on 29 May 2024 at the Law Society of Scotland in Edinburgh. The purpose of this workshop was Mapping…
This blog piece is based on a conference held in Ljubljana on 26 April 2024. This seminar was co-organised by the Centre for Private International Law of the University of Aberdeen, the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and the Pax Project (co-funded by the European Commission). The…
