Jake Okechukwu Effoduh

Asst. Professor, Lincoln Law at TMU | Ph.D. candidate @OsgoodeNews, researching the impacts of AI on human rights praxis in Africa. @UniOfOxford Alum.

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

Thank you @effodu for this insightful publication.

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

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.

https://t.co/xqNljA33BJ

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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. https://t.co/zmq4aUJCKt

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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.

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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.

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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

https://t.co/ZASHfRmIbb

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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
 https://t.co/oytobeQTTX

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

@emilykiddwhite @YorkUniversity @OsgoodeNews @OsgoodeLawLib Congratulations Prof. Emily! This is very well deserved! You are such a phenomenal Prof!!!

[Emily Kidd White @emilykiddwhite]

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

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

Governance is the foundation of digital sovereignty

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https://t.co/2hrRqk5FN7 via @TorontoMet

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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. https://t.co/01bY6h7gvt

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

@DrNaguY Haha Thank you so much boss!

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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.

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

@OlawwaleOJO Thank you so much.

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

@Obinna_Obika Thank you so much.

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

@jaynewhyte Thank you so much.

[Bella Anne Ndubuisi @Bellanwa]

You put in the work @effodu congratulations 🙌🏼

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

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.

https://t.co/sEG3suDKud

[Jake Okechukwu Effoduh @effodu]

I am happy to have contributed to this groundbreaking report by the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Law enforcement institutions in every country should get this!

Link: https://t.co/DubIE4W2Hf