Английская Википедия:Bolaji Owasanoye
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Bolaji Olufunmileyi Owasanoye is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, an anticorruption agency in Nigeria.[1][2]
Early life and education
Owasanoye was born in 1963. He graduated from University of Ife in 1984 with a degree in law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. He also obtained a master's degree in Law in 1987 from the University of Lagos.[1]
Career
Owasanoye started his career as an assistant lecturer at the University of Lagos. He moved to the National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in 1991 and became a Professor of law 10 years later.[1]
In August 2015, he was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) before being appointed to the ICPC. He was a proponent of the Proceeds of Crime bill, Whistle-blower and Witness Protection Bill passed by the Nigerian National Assembly.[2]
He has also worked as a consultant for Nigerian federal and state agencies as well as international agencies such as the World Bank and USAID.[3]
In 1997, he co-founded the Human Development Initiative (HDI), a non-profit organisation.[1] In 2020, he was awarded the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).[4]
Publications
- The regulation of child custody and access in Nigeria[5]
- Fearing the dark: The use of witchcraft to control human trafficking victims and sustain vulnerability[6]
- Improving Case Management Coordination Amongst the Police, Prosecution and Court
- NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Evidence Act 2011[7]
- NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Electoral Act[8]
- Information and communication technologies (ICT), freedom of information and privacy rights in Nigeria: an assessment[9]
Awards and recognition
- University of Lagos Scholarship Award (1986/1987)[1]
- UN Institute for Training and Research Fellowship Award (1991, 1994)[1]
- US Information Service International Visitors Award (1991)[1]
- British Council Fellowship Award (1992)[1]
- Senior Special Fellowship, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (2001)[1]
- Officer of the Federal Republic OFR (2002)
References
- Английская Википедия
- 21st-century Nigerian lawyers
- Nigerian human rights activists
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- University of Lagos alumni
- Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
- Senior Advocates of Nigeria
- Academic staff of the University of Lagos
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