Olufemi Amao
20062025

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Femi Amao is a Professor of Company Law & Sustainability. Femi was previously a Reader in Law at the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex (2019-2023) and a Senior Lecturer in Corporate/Commercial Law (2015-2019). He was also previously a Lecturer in International Commercial Law at the Brunel Law School, Brunel University, London (2009-2015) and a Lecturer in Law at the University College Cork, Ireland (2008-2009). He is the author of Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law: Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries (Routledge, 2011) and African Union Law: The Emergence of a Sui Generis Legal Order (Routledge, 2019). He was the lead editor of the co-edite book, The Emergent African Union Law: Conceptualization, Delimitation, and Application (Oxford University Press, 2021). Femi’s research broadly focuses on the examination of the role of law in the regulation of new social phenomena or emerging social change. He explores these issues principally in the areas of Company Law & Sustainability. In that context, he is currently focusing on Corporations and Sustainability in Africa and also business and human rights. Femi is a graduate of University College Cork, Ireland (PhD and PG Cert 2009) where he was a recipient of the President’s scholarship for his research; University of Warwick, UK (LLM, 2005); University of Ibadan, Nigeria (LLM, 2003); Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (LLB, 1997) and University of Ilorin, Nigeria (BA, 1991). He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999 and worked as a barrister in Nigeria with a prominent law firm that represented the government and major multinational corporations. He holds a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK and was awarded the University of Sussex Teaching Award - Transformative Technology award in 2021. Femi has published articles in reputable national an

Research Interests

Company Law and Sustainability, ESG, Business & Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Multinational Corporations and African Union Law.

Teaching Activities

Company Law and Sustainability, ESG, Business & Human Rights

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  4. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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