Prof BO Fagbayibo

Qualifications

• LLD (Pretoria)
• LLM (Pretoria)
• LLB (Unisa)

NRF Rating

Currently teaching

• International Law (LP4801)
• International Law on Foreign Investments (MIL5903)
• Foundations of Human Rights (MHR5902)

Fields of academic interests

• Public International Law
• African Union
• Comparative regionalism
• Transnational Policy Development
• International Relations

Books

• “From OAU to AU: Rethinking supranational governance in Africa” in Oloruntoba S & Falola T (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development. Palgrave Macmillian: New York (2018) 771-782.
• “Article 4(h): A supranational perspective” in Viljoen F and Kuwali D (eds), Africa and the responsibility to protect: Article 4(h) of the African Union Constitutive Act. Routledge: London (2014) 129-138
• “Rethinking Nigeria’s foreign policy approach to continental integration: Policy perspectives” in Muchie M et al (eds), Unite or Perish: 50 Years After the Founding of the OAU, Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA): Pretoria (2014) 103-113.
• “Towards a continental framework on mobility and migration: Can the African Union learn from the European Union in terms of the roles of regional hegemons?” in Dormoy D, Kuyu C & Mangu A (eds) Regards croisés sur certains aspects des politiques migratoires, Institut Universitaire des Sciences de la Société et de l’Environnement: Espérance  (2014) 55-85.

Journal articles

• ‘A normative appraisal of the African Union’s membership admission rules’ Verfassung und Recht in Ubersee 2017 (50/2) 156-174.
• ‘I am an African’: A critical examination of the politics of transnational identity within the context of African integration Africa Development 2016 (41/2) 185-202.
• “The legal regime of compliance with regional norms in Africa: Reframing the paradigms of engagement” (Forthcoming: African Journal of International and Comparative Law)
• “Recent developments in the regulation of investor-state dispute resolution:
• Any lessons for the Southern African Development Community?” (with Lawrence Ngobeni) (Forthcoming: African Journal of Legal Studies)
• Nkrumahism, Agenda 2063, and the role of inter-governmental institutions in fast-tracking continental unity” Journal of Asian and African Studies 2017, 1-14: 10.1177/0021909617709489
• “Flexibility arrangements in the African Union: A way out of the integration conundrum?” Africa Review 2016 (8) 156-170
• “Policy discourse on the possibility of a pan-African framework on the free movement of persons” Politeia 2015 (34/1) 4-21
• “The investor-state dispute resolution forum under the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment: Challenges and opportunities for effective harmonisation” Law, Democracy and Development 2015 (19) 175-192 (with Lawrence Ngobeni)
• “The African Union concept of “shared values”: A legal analysis” South Africa Yearbook of International Law 2014 (39) 336-349
• “How central is the African Union to the promotion of traditional African values? A critical engagement” Southern Africa Public Law 2014 (29) 313-322
• “The (democratic) future is ours to create”: Youth and democratisation in Africa” African Journal of Democracy and Governance 2014 (1) 33-46
•  “Looking back, thinking forward: Understanding the feasibility of normative supranationalism in the African Union” South African Journal of International Affairs 2013 (20) 411-426
• “In search of nuanced methods of assessing African integration” Politeia 2013 (32) 59-73
• “Common problems affecting supranational attempts in Africa: An analytical overview” Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 2013 (16) 32-69
•  “The (ir)relevance of the office of the Chair of the African Union Commission: Analysing the prospect for change” Journal of African Law 2012 (56) 15-28.
• “Exploring the legal imperatives of African integration” Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 2012 (45) 64-76
• “Enhancing good governance in Africa: The imperative of a supranational approach” University of Botswana Law Journal 2012 (14) 135-145
• “Rethinking the African integration process: A critical politico-legal perspective on building a democratic African Union” South Africa Yearbook of International Law 2011 (36) 209-225
• “Towards the harmonisation of laws in Africa: Is OHADA the way to go? Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 2009 (42) 309-322
• “A supranational African Union: Gazing into the crystal ball” De Jure 2008 (3) 493-503