Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law

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A Critical Appraisal of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

International Economic Law (southern) African Perspectives and Priorities, Franziska Sucker and Kholofelo Kugler(eds.) (JUTA Law, South Africa; 2021) pp. 283-306.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2024
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, Regional Economic Community, Pan-Africanism

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Dispute Settlement Under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment

African Journal of International and Comparative Law November 2020, vol. 28, No. Supplement: pp. 138-158
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Dispute Settlement Mechanism, African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, WTO, Trade Disputes

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The Criticism of Eurocentrism and International Law: Countering and Pluralizing The Research, Teaching, and Practice of Eurocentric International Law

Makane M. Mbengue and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, "The Criticism of Eurocentrism and International Law: Countering and Pluralizing the Research, Teaching, and Practice of Eurocentric International Law", in The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe, Anne Van Aaken, et al (Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2023
Makane Moïse Mbengue and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
University of Geneva, Faculty of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Eurocentrism, TWAIL, Global South, Africa, International Law

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Dispute Settlement: African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA)

Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, Hélène Ruiz Fabri (Ed), Oxford University Press, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Apr 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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AfCFTA, Dispute Settlement, Africa

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Pathways to Just, Equitable and Sustainable Trade and Investment Regimes

Number of pages: 202 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Tomaso Ferrando, Nicolás M. Perrone, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Kangping Du
University of Antwerp Law and Development Research Group and Institute of Policy Development, Escuela de Derecho, Universidad de Valparaíso, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Shanghai International Studies University
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Africanization and the Reform of International Investment Law

53 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 7 (2021)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Africa, International Investment Law, Reform, Third World Approaches to international Law

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International Economic Law in the Global South and COVID-19

Afronomicslaw Symposium on COVID-19 and International Economic Law in the Global South, 2020
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 May 2020 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2021
James Thuo Gathii, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Nthope Mapefane, Ohio Omiunu and Titilayo Adebola
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Independent, De Montfort University and School of Law, University of Aberdeen
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Covid-19 and South-South Trade & Investment Cooperation: Three Emerging Narratives

Afronomicslaw Symposium on COVID-19 and International Economic Law in the Global South, 2020
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 26 May 2020
Clair Gammage and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
University of Bristol - School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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South-South, Cooperation, Trade, Investment, Race, COVID-19

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The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights Decision in the Ogiek Case: An Appraisal

Extractive Industries and Human Rights in an Era of Global Justice: New Ways of Resolving and Preventing Conflicts, Amissi M. Manirabona & Yenny Vega Cardenas, eds., (LexisNexis, 2019), pp. 163-201
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Adebayo Majekolagbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and University of Alberta Faculty of Law
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Jurisdiction, Admissibility, Ogiek Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, Extractive Industries

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Revisiting the Economic Community of West African States: A Socio-Legal Analysis

(Forthcoming) Law, Economics and Regionalism in Africa: A Socio-Legal Analysis of the Economic Community of West African States (‘Routledge Research in International Economic Law’ series)
Number of pages: 234 Posted: 14 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Regionalism, Regional Economic Integration, Cooperation, Africa, ECOWAS, Socio-Legal Approach

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Reflections on the Value of Socio-Legal Approaches to International Economic Law in Africa

Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 22, No. 1, Summer 2021, 24-36.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Socio-legal Approahes, International Economic Law, Africa, Methods, Theory

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The Challenge to the Rule of Law and Democracy in Contemporary West and Central Africa

Forthcoming in The Rule of Law under Pressure: The Enmeshment of International and National Trends, Gregory Shaffer and Wayne Sandholtz (Eds) (CUP).
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Jan 2024
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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West Africa, Central Africa, Sahel, Rule of Law, Democracy, Regional Courts, Judicialization, Transnational Law

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Africa’s Participation in International Economic Law in the 21st Century: An Introduction

Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Volume 17, Issue 1: 1-9, 2020, Special Issue of the 4th African International Economic Law Network Conference.
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 22 May 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Ohio Omiunu, Amaka Vanni, Regis Y. Simo and Luwam Dirar
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, De Montfort University, University of Leeds - School of Law, Queen's University Belfast - School of Law and Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law
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Africa, International Economic Law, Research, Teaching, Practice of IEL.

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The Politics of Regulating and Disciplining Judges in Nigeria

Richard Devlin and Sheila Wildeman, (eds) Disciplining Judges: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies, (Edward Elgar, 2021), pp. 254-277.
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Nigeria, Judges, Regulation, Discipline, Appointment, Removal

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Theorizing Developmental Regionalism in Narratives of African Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)

Volume 1, (2020) African Journal of International Economic Law, 297-320.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Judicial Nullification of Presidential Elections in Africa: Peter Mutharika v Lazarus Chakera and Saulos Chilima in Context

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
James Thuo Gathii and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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judicialization, elections, Malawi, rule of law

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South West Terminal Ltd. v Achter Land: Contractual and Evidential Implications

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe & Robert J. Currie, K.C, “South West Terminal Ltd. v Achter Land: Contractual and Evidential Implications” [2023] Dalhousie Law Journal Blog, September 28, 2023
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 Oct 2023
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Robert J. Currie
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Contracts, Thumps Up Emoji, Interpretaion, Evidence, Acceptance, technology

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Reverse Contributors? African State Parties, ICSID, and the Development of International Investment Law

ICSID Review, Vol. 34, No. 2 (2019), pp. 434–454
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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ICSID, African State Parties, Arbitration, Contribution

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Towards an Analyses of the Mega-Politics Jurisprudence of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice

The Performance of Africa’s International Courts: Using International Litigation for Political, Legal, and Social Change, (James Thuo Gathii, ed.), (Oxford University Press, 2020), 149-177.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Africa's International Courts, ECOWAS, Regional Economic Community Courts, Mega-Politics

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The Dilemma of Public-Private Partnerships as a Vehicle for the Provision of Regional Transport Infrastructure Development in Africa

The Law and Development Review (2013) Volume 6 Issue 2, pp. 3-28.
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Jan 2015
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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African regional infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, regional economic integration and development

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Background: Towards a Critical Assessment of Canadian-Nigerian Bilateral Relations

The Transnational Human Rights Review (2017) Vol. 4, pp. 1-21
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Jun 2018
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Doing Development Differently: Reorienting Sino-African Trade and Investment Relations After the Pandemic

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 02 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2023
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Clair Gammage
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and University of Bristol - School of Law
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Sino-African relations; trade; investment; development; pandemic; COVID-19

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Informal Networks of Corruption: Assessing the Challenges for Public Sector Whistleblowing in Nigeria

Akinkugbe, O.D. (2018) 9 Jindal Global Law Review 11-28.
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Anti-Corruption, Whistleblowing, Protection of Whistleblowers, Public Governance, Informal Social Networks of Corruption, Nigeria

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Public Procurement and Human Rights: Opportunities, Risks and Dilemmas for the State as Buyer. Olga Martin-Ortega and Claire Methven O’Brien Eds. (Book Review)

(2021) 6:1 Business and Human Rights Journal, 174-177.
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 28 Mar 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Public Procurement, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, COVID-19

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Corporate Structures and the Attribution Dilemma in Multinational Enterprises

"Corporate Structures and the Attribution Dilemma in Multinational Enterprises" in States, Firms, and Their Legal Fictions, Melissa J. Durkee (Ed.) (CUP, 2024) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 17 Jan 2024
James Thuo Gathii and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Illicit Financial Flows, Coporate Structures, Multiational Corporations, Africanization, Telkom, Malabu Oil, Kenya, Nigeria

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Race & International Investment Law: On the Possibility of Reform and Non-Retrenchment

(2023) American Journal of International Law, 117(3), 535-547.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 03 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2023
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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International Investment Law, Race, Reform, UNCITRAL Working Group III, Global South, TWAIL, Decolonial

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International Investment Law and Climate Justice: The Search for a Just Green Investment Order

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe & Adebayo Majekolagbe, International Investment Law and Climate Justice: The Search for a Just Green Investment Order, 46 Fordham Int'l L.J. 169 (2023).
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2023
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Adebayo Majekolagbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and University of Alberta Faculty of Law
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International Investment Law, Climate Justice, TWAIL, Green Investment, Paris Agreement

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Stephan Hobe and Julian Scheu (eds), Evolution, Evaluation and Future Developments in International Investment Law. Nomos: Hart Publishing, 2021. (Book Review)

Akinkugbe, O. D. (2022). Evolution, Evaluation and Future Developments in International Investment Law, edited by Stephan Hobe and Julian Scheu, The Journal of World Investment & Trade, 23(3), 482-490.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2023
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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International Investment Law, International Investment Arbitration, ICSID, International Investment Law Centre Cologne

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To Recognize or Not? Good Faith Under Nigerian Law of Contract

Journal of Commonwealth Law (2019) Vol 1, Issue 1, pp. 363-402
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 26 May 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Good Faith, Law of Contract, Nigeria, Bhasin v Hrynew, Organizing Principle

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Judicialization of Election Disputes in Africa’s International Courts

James T Gathii and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, "Judicialization of Election Disputes in Africa's International Courts", Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 84, No. 181, 2022
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Dec 2022
James Thuo Gathii and Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Subregional Courts, Africa, EACJ, ECCJ, African Court, Judicialization, Election Disputes

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Houngue Éric Noudehouenou v. Republic of Benin

American Journal of International Law, Volume 115 / Issue 2, April 2021, pp 281 - 287 doi: 10.1017/ajil.2021.16 Published Online on 19 April 2021.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Houngue, Benin, Election Disputes, Megapolitics, Constitutional Law, African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

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The Role of the Registry and Legal Division of the African Court of Human and People's Rights in Dispute Settlement

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The Role of the Registry and Legal Division of the African Court of Human and People's Rights in Dispute Settlement

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D., and Morris K. Odeh. “The Role of the Registry and Legal Division of the African Court of Human and People's Rights in Dispute Settlement.” AJIL Unbound 116 (2022): 384–89. doi:10.1017/aju.2022.69.
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Dec 2022
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Morris Odeh
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law
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African Court, Secretariat, Legal Division, Roles

The Role of the Registry and Legal Division of the African Court of Human and People's Rights in Dispute Settlement

AJIL Unbound
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 May 2024
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Morris K. Odeh
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, Students
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African Court, Secretariat, Legal Division, WTO, AJIL, TWAIL

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Debt-for-Climate Swaps and Illicit Financial Flows: A Call for Caution in Designing Climate Finance Infrastructures

AfronomicsLAW
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 31 May 2024
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Morris K. Odeh
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, Students
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COP28, Debt-for-Nature, Climate Finance, Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Global South, Debt Securities

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Introduction to Symposium on Illicit Financial Flows and Sustainable Development in Africa

AfronomicsLAW
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 May 2024
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Morris K. Odeh
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, Students
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Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Sustainable Development, Symposium, Africa, Tax

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2018 Developments in Home State Foreign Direct Investment Policies

The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2018, Lisa E. Sachs, Lise J. Johnson & Jesse Coleman (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2019.
Posted: 22 Feb 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Sara L. Seck and Adebayo Majekolagbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and University of Alberta Faculty of Law

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FDI; host state law; Canada; Australia; Brazil; Nigeria; India

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2017 Developments in Homes and Host State Policy Responses to Foreign Direct Investment

The Yearbook on Investment Law & Policy 2017, (Lisa Sachs, Lise Johnson, and Jesse Coleman, eds.) (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe and Sara L. Seck
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law

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Book Review of African Regional Trade Agreement as Legal Regimes by James Thuo Gathii

(2013) African Affairs, Issue 112, no. 446, pp. 157-159.
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 30 Jan 2015
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Africa, African Regional Trade Agreements, Law, Regional Economic Integration

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Book Review: Legal Aspects of Economic Integration in Africa. By Richard Frimpong Oppong

Journal of International Economic Law (2015) Vol 18 Issue 4, pp. 935-938
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 Jun 2018
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law
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Book Review of South-South Cooperation: Africa on the Centre State, Renu Modi Ed.

(2013) Issue 40, no. 136, Review of African Political Economy, pp. 339-340
Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2020
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law

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Africa, South-South Cooperation, Development.