Yemi Akinseye George

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Yemi Akinseye George
Born1963 (age 62–63)
Ondo, Nigeria
Alma mater University of Lagos
OccupationsLegal practitioner; academic administrator
Employer(s)Yemi Akinseye-George & Partners
Known forLegal cases

Yemi Akinseye George, SAN (born 1963) is a Nigerian professor of public law and president of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies. [1] [2] He is the principal partner of Yemi Akinseye-George & Partners, a firm which provides qualitative legal and consultancy services to individuals, corporate bodies, and governments within and outside Nigeria. [3]

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Early life

George was born on 1963 in Ondo State, Nigeria. [4] He obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) in 1985 and a Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1986. [5] After he completed his National Youth Service Corps in 1986, he proceeded to the University of Lagos where he obtained a master's degree in public law. [6]

Career

In 1989, he joined the University of Ibadan, where he became a senior lecturer. [7] [8] After eight years of academic service at the University of Ibadan, he received a fellowship at the Davis Centre at Princeton University. He conducted research on corruption and constitutionalism in Africa at Princeton (1997-1998). [9] In 2003, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While serving in this capacity, he was appointed as a professor of public law at Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State in December 2004. He served as dean of the faculty of law at the university. [10] In July 2012, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, alongside Femi Falana and 22 others. [11] [12] He has, since his call to bar actively combined scholarship with Legal practice.

Membership

He is a member of the following professional bodies:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Impeachment: Open letter to State Chief Judges". Vanguard . Lagos, Nigeria. 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Gadzama, Kalu express worry over non-implementation of Oronsaye report". newtelegraphonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-12-12.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "Home". censolegs.org.
  4. ↑ "Falana, EFCC lawyer, 22 others appointed SAN". ekiti.com.
  5. ↑ "National Mirror". nationalmirroronline.net. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ Robert, Dana L. (2 January 2008). Converting Colonialism. Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-1763-1.
  7. ↑ aliyu. "EFCC, ICPC are operating from disadvantaged position — Prof Akinseye George". Daily Trust . Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  8. ↑ Adeola Adeyemo (13 July 2012). "Straight From the Headlines! What Everyone was Talking About this Week". BellaNaija.
  9. ↑ Transparencyng. "What Jonathan should do to tackle corruption – Prof Akinseye-George". Transparency Nigeria.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Appraising the role of the legal profession in creating an ideal democratic society". Sahara Reporters. 21 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "Supreme Court elevates Femi Falana, Jacobs, 23 others to SAN". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  12. ↑ "Falana, 25 others appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN". thenigerianvoice.com.
  13. ↑ "Board of Directors". www.nulai.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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