Jake Okechukwu Effoduh
Assistant Professor,
Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Areas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence & Technology Law
- Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL)
- International Institutions & Development Law
- International Institutions
- Discrimination & Identities Law
- Non-Profit Law
Jake Effoduh has gained significant expertise in international human rights advocacy at various ranks of domestic, regional, and international legal systems. He has also informed the regulatory frameworks and policy formulation on artificial intelligence (AI) both for supranational organizations and domestic institutions in several countries including the United States, Brazil, and Nigeria. Prior to joining Lincoln Alexander Law, Jake served as Chief Counsel of Africa – Canada AI and Data Innovation Consortium, mobilizing AI and big data techniques to build governance strategies. He is also the project coordinator of Canada’s Rights Role in Sub-Saharan Africa, a multi-year interdisciplinary SSHRC-funded partnership between Canada and several African countries.
Jake has held multiple academic fellowships including at the Centre for Law, Technology, and Society at the University of Ottawa; the Harvard Library Innovation Lab of Harvard Law School; the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance of the University of Cape Town; and the Center for Human Rights Science of Carnegie Mellon University.
Science and Public Policy (April 2026)
The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (March 2026)
Foundational Principles of AI Governance and Policy(February 2026)
Third World Approaches to International Law Review (Feb 2026)- A Few Critical People to Handle the Truth: AI, Hallucinations, and the Labour of Law Clerks
Artificial Intelligence for Legal System (2025)
Journal of Scholarly Publishing (July 2025)
Business and Human Rights Journal (October 2025)
Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Africa (2024)
Healthcare (2023)
The Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa (October 2022)
African Journal of Legal Studies (May 2022)
Harvard Human Rights Journal (2022)
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