Ayodele S. Owolabi

Embedding Human Security into Free Trade Agreements in Africa.

Biography

Ayodele has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. He obtained his LLB Law degree in 2017 from the University of Buckingham, England where he also studied to obtain his LLM degree in International and Commercial Law and an MA degree in United Nations and Diplomatic Studies in 2018 and 2019 respectively. 

Research Interests

• Human Security and Trade Agreements in Africa
• Law and Politics of Regional Organisations in Africa

Thesis 

Ayodele’s research is on how community (in)security affects Free Trade Agreements in Africa, with a focus on the problem of implementation and the ECOWAS and SADC’s experiences in embedding community security into their trade agreements.

Ayodele.Owolabi@liverpool.ac.uk