Professor Funmi Abioye

Funmi Abioye is an Associate Professor of Law in the Department of Jurisprudence at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria.  She obtained her LLM and LLD degrees from the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa, in the field of International Law. She has been teaching in this field and other fields for the past ten (10) years. Her interests include fields of international law, rule of law in Africa, good governance and legitimate leadership on the continent, and she has published successfully in these fields. She is an admitted Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, where she served as counsel for 5 years in various matters before commencing with her LLM and LLD degrees.  She currently teaches Comparative Law and Private International Law in the Department of Jurisprudence, College of Law, Unisa, and is an editor of the Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa (CILSA). She has held many administrative posts within the College of Law.