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Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Lagos State University, Nigeria

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL.B. Hons.), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria

Kolawole Olalekan Afuwape

Lecturer & Assistant Editor, Jindal Global Law Review

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ORCID ID 0009-0001-5686-230X
Key Expertise International Trade and Investment Law, Environmental Law, Energy Law, Corporate Governance, Competition Law, Law and Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Company Law, and Practice, Public International Law, Artificial Intelligence Law

Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Lagos State University, Nigeria

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL.B. Hons.), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria

Biography

Kolawole Afuwape is a lecturer at O P Jindal Global University's Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) in Sonipat, Haryana, India. His bachelor's degree in law was awarded to him by Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria. After completing an LLM in International Energy Law and Policy at the University of Dundee in Scotland, he went on to Lagos State University in Nigeria to earn a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime and Commercial Laws. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Jindal Global Law School.

He held positions in several strategic resource functions units at First Bank of Nigeria Limited, including Internal Audit, Retail Operations and Businesses, Legal Services Department, and Remedial and Classified Assets Management, before he joined the O P Jindal Global University's Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, Hayana, India.

He belongs to several organizations in addition to the Nigerian Bar Association, including the Chartered Risk Management of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.

His areas of interest in research are energy law and policy, business and commercial law, and environmental law. Reading, viewing documentaries, photography, going sight-seeing, and travelling, and sports watching are some of his hobbies.

International Trade Law

Practitioners approach to Competition Law

Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity

Laws and Practice of the United Nations

Laws of the Use of Force

Assistant Editor, Jindal Global Law Review

Reviewer, Digital Technologies Research and Applications Publisher: UK Scientific Publishing Limited 18 Dollman Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom B7 4RP

Reviewer, FinTech and Sustainable Innovation Publisher: Bon View Publishing Pte Ltd. BNU-HKBU United International College, China

Assistant Editor, Jindal Global Law Review

Centre for Trade and Investment Law, O.P. Jindal Global University

Centre for International Law, O.P. Jindal Global University

Bias and Fairness in AI-Driven Legal Systems: Ethical and Legal Considerations, published in the Journal of Legal Studies, 2025, Vol. 13, Issue-1/2025/07, pp. 72—83. https://journaloflegalstudies.co.in/Archive_Data/Vol.%2013,%20Issue%20I,%20January%202025.pdf

Regulatory Barriers in Digital Mergers and Acquisitions: Antitrust Regulation of Technology Sector, published in the Journal of Digital Technologies and Law, 3(2), 304–337. https://doi.org/10.21202/jdtl.2025.13. Cited as: Afuwape, K. (2025). Regulatory Barriers in Digital Mergers and Acquisitions: Antitrust Regulation of Technology Secto. Journal of Digital Technologies and Law, 3(2), 304–337. https://doi.org/10.21202/jdtl.2025.13

Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Blue Carbon Credit Markets, published in the Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law, 2025, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 88—101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.61205/S199132220034876-9 Cited as Afuwape K. Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Blue Carbon Credit Markets, 2025, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 97—109. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.61205/S199132220034876-9

Climate Law and Litigation: Human Rights in the Contemporary Climate Context, published in the Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law, 2025, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 97—109. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.61205/S199132220033434-3. Cited as Afuwape K. Climate Law and Litigation: Human Rights in the Contemporary Climate Context. Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law, 2025, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 97—109. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.61205/S199132220033434-3

Digital Markets Act: A Hindrance to Innovation and Business Development, published in Digital Law Journal, 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.38044/2686-9136-2024-5-2-31, ISSN 2686-9136 (Online). Cited as: Afuwape, K. O. (2024). Digital Markets Act: A hindrance to innovation and business development. Digital Law Journal. https://doi.org/10.38044/2686-9136-2024-5-2-3

Legal Aspects of Personal Data Protection and the Issues of Competition in Digital Marketplaces, published in Journal of Digital Technologies and Law. 2024;2(4):1031-1053. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21202/jdtl.2024.48. EDN: GNQSWZ ISSN 2949-2483 (Online). Cited as: Kolawole A. Legal Aspects of Personal Data Protection and the Issues of Competition in Digital Marketplaces. Journal of Digital Technologies and Law. 2024;2(4):1031-1053. https://doi.org/10.21202/jdtl.2024.48. EDN: GNQSWZ

The Ex-ante Regulations in India's Digital Competition Bill and Its Effects on Indian Business Interests” published in World Competition Law and Economics Review, Volume 47, Issue 4 (2024) at pages 521-556 edited by Jose Rivas and published by Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54648/woco2024034. Cited as: Afuwape, Kolawole (2024) Analysing the ex-ante regulations in India’s digital competition bill and its effects on Indian business interests. World Competition, 47 (Issue). pp. 521-556. ISSN 1011-4548
ORCID ID 0009-0001-5686-230X
Key Expertise International Trade and Investment Law, Environmental Law, Energy Law, Corporate Governance, Competition Law, Law and Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Company Law, and Practice, Public International Law, Artificial Intelligence Law
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