Asst. Professor, Lincoln Law at TMU | Ph.D. candidate @OsgoodeNews, researching the impacts of AI on human rights praxis in Africa. @UniOfOxford Alum.
Joined January 2011
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
Join the Majority World Initiative at ISP for "Governing AI from Africa: Rights, Sovereignty, and Democratic Futures"
June 12, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM ET
featuring @effodu, @kebenewodajo, and @yeayalew , moderated by Kenzo Soares Seto.
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
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When overseen by American companies, geographic localization of data services offers sovereignty in name only, explain Samuel W. Ugwumba and @effodu. bit.ly/4vrBqKH
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When we avoid responsibility and place blame on others, growth is hindered, and maturity is delayed.
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EVENT: Governing AI from Africa: Rights, Sovereignty, and Democratic Futures
How are African scholars and policymakers shaping the future of AI governance beyond dominant US and European frameworks?
Registration link
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Happy to have contributed this short piece!
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The current conception of data sovereignty is based on a fallacy: that what matters is where data is stored and what national laws govern it. In fact, the binding constraint is corporate ownership, write Samuel W. Ugwumba and @effodu. bit.ly/4vrBqKH
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
Jun 5
When overseen by American companies, geographic localization of data services offers sovereignty in name only, explain Samuel W. Ugwumba and @effodu. bit.ly/4vrBqKH
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
May 29
AI is redefining modern border governance. Biometrics, drones, predictive analytics and automated risk scoring already in use by several African Union member states, but just because the technology is evolving does not guarantee that it is getting any safer for its most vulnerable users. A broader continental shift is occurring, with implications reaching further than home borders.
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Ghana, Kenya and South Africa are among the AU member states already deploying tech-enabled border governance, illustrating a broader continental shift. In this policy brief, I map what this shift means, who is shaping it, and what is at stake. cigionline.org/publications/…
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
In my Tech Law class, students are not just learning how to practice in digital courts; they are among the first generation of Canadian lawyers being trained to critically interrogate, redesign, and improve them.
The future of courts is online. The future of lawyers must be too.
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Call for Papers:
I am co-editing a special issue of the Latin American Law Review on "The Future of the Legal Profession in the Digital Age: Perspectives from the Global South."
Manuscripts due 30 June 2026. Submit in English or Spanish
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My oped on @IPOsgoode:
Why AI Red Teams Need More Lawyers
After participating in red teams, it became clear to me that safety testing of AI systems CANNOT remain the domain of engineers. Here are 5 things lawyers bring to the "AI breaking" table
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
I was very proud to receive the @YorkUniversity President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award this year.
I have been supported and inspired by so many excellent others - students, colleagues, mentors, family, and friends. I thank them.
@OsgoodeNews
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Data isn’t just tracking what you buy, it could decide what you pay. My latest op-ed explores how surveillance pricing could reshape grocery bills and deepen inequality, and how Canadian laws need to change before personalized pricing becomes normalized. theconversation.com/your-bro…
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Jake Okechukwu Effoduh retweeted
Apr 29
You put in the work @effodu congratulations 🙌🏼
Honoured to receive the Dean’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty of Law) at the 2026 Toronto Metropolitan University Awards.
I am profoundly thankful to my students, colleagues, and community, whose trust, brilliance, and engagement continue to inspire me daily.
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Honoured to receive the Dean’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty of Law) at the 2026 Toronto Metropolitan University Awards.
I am profoundly thankful to my students, colleagues, and community, whose trust, brilliance, and engagement continue to inspire me daily.
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Now a CIGI Senior Fellow.
I look forward to contributing to timely work at the intersection of AI, human rights, and international law, and to engaging with a global community advancing more just and accountable AI governance.
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