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Nigerian Lawyer secures appointment at Canadian Law School

By Guardian Nigeria
16 January 2024   |   3:25 am
Nigerian international human rights lawyer, Jake Effoduh, has been appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor by the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. 

Nigerian international human rights lawyer, Jake Effoduh, has been appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor by the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University.

He is the most recent addition to the faculty of the renowned law school, named after the first Black member of parliament in Canada’s House of Commons.

While sharing the news on Twitter, Effoduh commented, “With utmost delight, starting 1/1/24, I’ll be joining the prestigious @LincAlexLawTMU as a tenure-track assistant professor. This is my ultimate dream come true and I am honoured to join such an outstanding school that is shaping the future of pedagogy.”

Responding to his announcement, the institution’s official account also tweeted: “Extending a warm welcome to you Professor Effoduh. See you on campus in the new year!”

This is the latest accomplishment by Effoduh, currently a Vanier Scholar and Ph.D. candidate at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, where he is researching the impact of the legitimisation of artificial intelligence on the pursuit of human rights in Africa.

Before his appointment, he served as the Chief Counsel at the Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC); a Partner at Praxis and Gnosis, an Abuja-based law firm; and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Frontier Risks.

The decorated lawyer and academic has held fellowships at the Harvard Library Innovation Lab of Harvard Law School; the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa; the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance of the University of Cape Town; and the Centre for Human Rights Science of Carnegie Mellon University.

He has also delivered lectures at various institutions in South Africa, Germany, Spain, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya and the United Kingdom.

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