Faculty of Law
History of the Faculty:

        The Faculty of Law is one of the Foundation Faculties of this University since 1962. In 1960, the Committee on Legal Education for Students from Africa had been set up under the legendary Lord Denning.  The Report of the Committee stressed the need for the training of lawyers within Africa.  In Nigeria, however, things had moved faster than the Denning Committee.  The Unworths Committee on the Future of the Nigerian legal profession, which was set up in April 1959, had submitted its Report in October 1959.  The Committee recommended, inter alia that:

  1. Nigeria should establish its own system of legal education, and
  2. A Faculty of law be established in the first instance at University College, Ibadan, though, it was hoped that Faculties of Law would be established at other Nigerian Universities.

 This development gave impetus to the establishment of Law Faculties in Nigeria Universities.  By October 1962 when the Faculty of Law of the University of Ife took off, the necessary professional institutions and legislation were in place, i.e., the Council of legal Education and the legal Education Act of 1962.  Following the demise of one of the foremost Nigerian politicians of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the name “University of Ife” was changed to “Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife” in 1987. 

Brief  Address from the  Dean

 I welcome all the local and international stakeholders to the site of the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. This is a fascinating centre of excellence where
 your lofty aspirations and yearnings for legal knowledge are catered for.

DR  A.  O. POPOOLA  (READER): LL.B , B.L,  LL.M,  Ph.D
Current Dean

Achievements of the Faculty

Right from its inception in 1962, the Faculty had made her indelible print on the pages of academic history and excellence within and outside Nigeria. The product of the Faculty are scattered all over the world occupying big and challenging positions of authorities in the Judiciary, academics, corporate affairs and politics.
The Faculty keeps its excellent pace in term of standard, discipline and development.There are well-developed and adequately taught academic courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Faculty enjoys good support of the University/Alumni authorities and it is also blessed with
Crops of brilliant and dedicated Lecturers. Students of the Faculty continue to excel every year in the Nigerian Bar Final Examinations. 

List of Units under the Faculty

  1.   Dean’s office                 

       2.     Department of Business Law          

      3.     Department of International Law

      4.     Department of Jurisprudence and Private Law

      5.    Department of Public Law

      6.    Law Reports Unit

List of Faculty Publications, if any. (To be featured on the site)

  1.     Obafemi Awolowo University Law Journal               

       2.     The Obafemi Awolowo University Law Reports

      3.     Obafemi Awolowo University Law Students’ International Magazine(The Advocate)

      4.     The Faculty of Law Handbook 2006-2008

         

List of Faculty Buildings and Facilities:
One complex Building housing all Departments, Offices, Faculty reading rooms, Law Reports Unit, Moot Court, Lecture rooms and toilet facilities. There are also computers, internet, audio-visual and  other research/social infrastructural facilities.

 Any other information about the Faculty.
The University Authority is planning to construct another building annex for separate Moot Court and other offices for Lecturers.

 List of Senior Staff in the Faculty: 

Academic activities in department, faculty, unit, and current research areas:

(1) Teaching and Research

(2) Moot Court and Mock Trials exercises for law students

(3) Individual research projects by the lecturers in the Faculty in different areas of the law e.g. environmental law, human rights, taxation etc.

(4) Staff Publication: A publication by one of the staff on

        Environmental law is soon to be launched.
 

 Number of students in the various years in the Faculty:

1991/92     1992/93         1993/94     1995/96     1996/97
1,072         1081                 942             1102         1254
 

    Academic Programme:
            (Degree of Bachelor of Law - LL.B)