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Overview
Dr Bukola Faturoti is a law academic with interests in the relationship between IP and technology, ADR, International Commercial Arbitration, Cyberlaw, Digital Copyright in emerging economies. He is a Senior Lecturer-in-Law at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom. He was at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland from 2008 to 2019 where he taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Bukola taught Telecommunications and e-Media Law, Cyberlaw, International Commercial Dispute Resolution and other commercial law focused subjects.
Dr Faturoti holds a PhD from the University of Leeds. Prior to this, he was a student at Robert Gordon University where he studied for an LLM in International Information Technology after completing an LLM in Public International Law at the prestigious London School of Economics. As an undergraduate student at the University of Ibadan, Dr Faturoti was the first student to graduate with a first-class in law at the premier university in Nigeria. Before switching to legal education, he completed a BA (Hons) degree in English Language from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Nigeria.
Dr Faturoti was also a student at Central European University and Hague Academy of International Law.
He was a Visiting Lecturer to Groupe ESC, Graduate School of Management, Clermont Ferrand and later France Business School between 2010 and 2014.
Dr Faturoti is admitted to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Professional Memberships include:
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK
- Society of Legal Scholars (SLS)
- International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), US
- Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators of Nigeria
- Nigerian Bar Association
- Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)
- Academic Member African Academic Network on Internet Policy – Research Fellow
Research interests
Cyberlaw
(Digital) Copyright
Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Commercial Arbitration
Law and Technologies in Developing Economies
Digital Divide
Teaching specialisms
Emerging Technologies and Law
Cybercrime
Cyberlaw
Research Methods and Skills
International Commercial Arbitration
Education/Academic qualification
Law, PhD, Digital Copyright Challenges: Reconciling the Copyrights Holders’ Rights and the Internet Intermediaries’ Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement in Nigeria., HEI: University of Leeds
Award Date: 12 Dec 2018
International Information Technology Law, LLM , Copyright or Copyfree? : A cross jurisdictional study of Peer-to-Peer and Copyright Protection
Public International Law, LLM, Religion and Cultural Relativism: Justifications of Nigerian Women’s Rights Discrimination? , HEI: London School of Economics and Political Science
Law, LLB (Hons) First Class, HEI: University of Ibadan
English Language, BA(Hons)
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Projects
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PowerBox – Locally made Solar Home System for affordable mini off-grid
Oseghale, R. (PI), Alaka, H. (CoI), Mporas, I. (CoI), Adeyemi, O. (CoI) & Faturoti, B. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Solar Cool System (So-Cool) for smallholder farmers’ produce – helping to connect smallholders to bulk buyers to foster inclusivity and reduce hunger
Oseghale, R. (PI), Alaka, H. (CoI), Adeyemi, O. (CoI), Sunmola, F. (CoI) & Faturoti, B. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Enforcing data privacy in Kenya and Nigeria: Towards an African Approach to Regulatory Practice
Faturoti, B. & Juma, I., 23 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. p. 1-25 26 p., 2506918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Examining Intellectual Property and Technology Law in Africa
Faturoti, B. & Basu, S., 12 Feb 2025, 1st ed. London: Routledge. 99 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Internet Access as a Human Right and the Justiciability Question in the Post-COVID-19 World
Faturoti, B., 2 May 2024, In: European Journal of Law and Technology. 15, 1, 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The prosecution of cybercrime – why transnational and extraterritorial jurisdiction should be resisted
Arnell, P. & Faturoti, B., 8 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. 37, 1, p. 29-51 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Online Learning during COVID19 and Beyond: A Human Right Based Approach to Internet Access in Africa
Faturoti, B., 19 Jan 2022, In: International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. 36, 1, p. 68- 90 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile45 Citations (Scopus)166 Downloads (Pure)