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FUOYE Academic Staff Profile

Dr. Kolawole Kazeem Oyeyemi

Senior Lecturer

Department of Law, Faculty of Law

Area of Specialization: International Human Rights, Children’s Rights and Constitutional Development

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Biography

I am Dr. Kolawole Kazeem Oyeyemi, an accomplished legal scholar and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Law at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). My academic career and research focus extensively on International Human Rights Law, Public Law, and Children's Rights. Driven by professional integrity, compassion, and a commitment to academic excellence, I dedicate my career to teaching, global research, and institutional leadership.

Research Interests

• International Human Rights Law
• Child Rights Law & Advocacy
• Disability Rights Frameworks
• Constitutional & Public Law
• Legal Research & Academia

Qualifications

DegreeInstitutionYear
LL.D (Doctor of Law)North-West University, South Africa2022
LL.M (Masters of Law in Common Law)University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria2014
LL.B (Hons) (Common Law)University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria2008

Professional Qualification

BL (Call to Bar) · 2009

Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria

Awards

Postgraduate Academic Excellence Award. · 2022

North-West University, South Africa, Faculty of Law Postgraduate Academic Excellence Award.

Award of Honour as the most Interactive Lecturer. · 2018

Nigerian Universities Engineering Student’s Association (NUESA), University of Maiduguri, Award of Honour as the most Interactive Lecturer.

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC): Award of letter of commendation · 2010

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC): Award of letter of commendation in appreciation of outstanding qualities, dedications to duty, high sense of responsibility and humility throughout the one year of National service in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Scholarship

Several Faculty of Law, Postgraduate Research Award. · 2017 to 2019

Faculty of Law, North-West University, South Africa Bursary for Postgraduate Research Award.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). · 2009 till date

Member

Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nigeria (ASUU). · 2015 till date

Member

National Association of Nigerian Law Teachers (NALT). · 2015 till date

Member

Course Teaching

LPT 304 · 2025/2026 Academic Session/ Se

Law of Torts

LPT 208 · 2025/2026 Academic Session/ Se

Nigerian Labour Law

Selected Publications

Protection of the rights of children with disabilities in Nigeria: Challenges and a constitutional rights-based solution

Authors: Kolawole Kazeem Oyeyemi

African Disability Rights YearBook • 2025

Open publication

Implementation of the right of the child to be heard under article 12(1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa

Authors: Kolawole Kazeem Oyeyemi

African Human Rights Law Journal • 2024

Open publication

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