Adebayo Majekolagbe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law. He has over a decade of post-call legal experience, and has appeared at all levels of the Nigerian judicial system. He holds Master of Laws degrees from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and Dalhousie University, Canada. He also holds a PhD from the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. Adebayo is a fellow of the Marine and Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University and a member of the International Association for Impact Assessment, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment, and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network. He has won several awards including SSHRC’s Vanier Award, Killam Trust’s Killam Award and others. His work on Just Transition and Impact Assessment was recognized at SSHRC’s “Real Insight. Real Impact. Real Purpose” showcase on Parliament Hill in 2023. Adebayo has researched and published on numerous topics relating to just transition, impact assessment, sustainability and climate change law and human rights. He also teaches courses at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law including climate change law, environmental law, and constitutional law.
