Not sure what the noise is about Dapo’s current nomination, but those who know him/ know about him have known about his excellence for years
Dapo Akande is the Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and co-director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC). Akande was the first Black professor to be honoured with a portrait at St Peter’s College, Oxford. Akande is a founding editor of EJIL, the scholarly blog of the European Journal of International Law.
In November 2021, Akande was elected to the United Nations International Law Commission for the term 2023–2027 at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was co-nominated by the United Kingdom, Japan, Kenya, Slovenia, and Nigeria, making him the first candidate to be nominated by countries from four United Nations regional groups in the history of the International Law Commission.
Akande graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly the University of Ife) in 1992. In 1993, he qualified as a barrister and solicitor from the Nigerian Law School. Akande was awarded a Master of Laws (LLM) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1994, and was awarded a Master of Arts (MA) by resolution from the University of Oxford in 2004.