Extractives Industry Law in Africa

Damilola S. Olawuyi is an Associate Professor of Law at HBKU Law School. He is also Chancellor’s Fellow and Director at the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute), Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.

• Part I: Introductory Context and Principles. Introduction - Nature and Scope of the African Extractives Industry - Extractive Sector Infrastructure. Part II: Legal Theories, Contracts and Fiscal Regimes on Extractive Investments in Africa - Ownership and Control of Extractive Resources - Sources of Extractive Industry Law - Regulatory Institutions - Legal Rights and Interests in Resource Extraction - Contractual and Fiscal Arrangements in the Extractive Industry - Local Content and Product Mandating Requirements. Part III: Legal and Business Risks in African Extractive Investments - Environmental Impacts and Risks of Extractive Operations - Business, Human Rights and Corruption Risks.