{"60":"1988-02-20","61":{"first":"Adedotun Opeyemi Oluwaseun","last":"Olusanya"},"62":"adedotunolusanya@gmail.com","63":"234-906-8040","64":{"street":"5","street2":"Adesanya Street, Mafoluku-Oshodi","city":"Lagos","state":"Lagos","zip":"01","country":"Nigeria"},"191":"LLM American","66":"I must admit that whilst my initial focus as a Legal Practitioner was on Corporate Law and Sports, most of my students in recent times as a Law Lecturer have inspired me to focus on the intersections between constitutional law and human rights. I have supervised research projects in law in Nigeria that focus on whether domestic laws meant for prosecution of terrorists or armed bandits are adequate or the political will to deal with this menace from the State security agents is completely absent. \r\n\r\nOther research projects have focused on the justification of various decisions of the Nigerian government to disobey numerous court orders; granting bail to individuals as a justification for ensuring security of lives and properties of ordinary citizens. \r\n\r\nEssentially, my students have inspired me to focus on legal issues concerning fundamental human rights and the powers of the State in either guaranteeing these rights or expunging them whenever the State and its agents threaten to act as despots. These issues and more occurring in the international space inform my decision to apply for admission into the LLM Program (General- American LLM Specialization) at the Delaware Law School.\r\n","67":"The rich cum diverse LLM curriculum, excellent academic reputation and credible alumni at the Delaware Law School are definitely great attractions and additional reasons which make my application imperative. \r\n\r\nMy Mentor, who is a resident of Boston spoke in high regard of Delaware Law and convinced me to apply because he believes I will have the chance to proceed to do the SJD after the completion of the LLM program since this is my long-term goal (as a result of my background in the academia).","68":"1.University of Minnesota Law - Accepted (70% Scholarship)\r\n2.University of Georgia Law-  Accepted (80% Scholarship)\r\n3.University of Pittsburgh Law-Accepted (75% Scholarship)\r\n4.Northeastern Law- Accepted (75% Scholarship)\r\n5.Pace Law -  Accepted (80% Scholarship)\r\n6.University of Michigan Law- Accepted (Scholarship Offer under consideration)\r\n7.Northwestern Law- Accepted (Scholarship Offer under consideration)","69":"I am interested in carrying out a research on the corporate governance of Global Sport Organisations such as the Federation de International Football Association (FIFA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) especially from the human rights perspective as my proposed SJD Thesis. The thesis will seek ingenious and practical ways of making FIFA and IOC responsible to ordinary citizens in host nations or cities through direct\/indirect pressure on their corporate sponsors. I am of the humble opinion that undertaking this LLM will serve as a solid platform to my proposed SJD Thesis which will likely focus on corporate governance and international sports governance in the nearest future. \r\n\r\nMy immediate short-term goal after my studies at Delaware Law School (five years after my studies) is to focus fully on conventional legal practice in Nigeria with particular focus on\r\nInternational Law and Sports Law. Presently, there are very few lawyers in Nigeria who specialize in these areas and have the requisite knowledge in terms of the rationale behind\r\ncertain laws being promulgated to regulate the affairs of international sport bodies and commercial aspects of sports. The sports industry in Nigeria is gradually developing and it\r\nwill need the expertise of lawyers who specialize in International law and Sports law to help the Nigerian government regulate the affairs of the sports industry as well as the formulation cum implementation of policies which ensures development in the sports industry.\r\n\r\nI believe the exposure I would possess during the course of my studies including relevant externships and other work-related experience in these sectors will help me build the\r\nnecessary professional network to lunch my career in Nigeria, thereby bridging the required gap.","70":"Often than not, there is a sub-conscious focus of members of the academia to pay close attention to excellent students at the detriment of genuine students who are willing but lack the natural ability to compete with other students either as a result of defects in their educational background or some external factors.\r\n\r\nA major highlight of my teaching experience as a Law Lecturer was when 5 students whose cummulative grade point average (cgpa) were below 2.0 (on a 5.0 scale) had their grades turn around in an academic session to an average of 3.0-3.5 after I engaged with them over the course of 3 academic semesters. The program was a unique one which was suggested by the Dean of the College of Law and required academic staff-members to motivate students in a bid to ensure better academic performance and their prospects in the legal profession.\r\n\r\nThe huge transformation in the academic performance and their emergence as leaders in their law class after I had engaged them as their Mentor over the course of 3 semesters made it absolutely clear to me that everyone deserves a second chance. Better still, some individuals deserve bespoke attention if they will have any chance of reaching their true potentials.\r\n\r\nI hold a huge sense of personal satisfaction from this and still keep in touch with these students after their graduation.  ","72":"Adedotun Opeyemi Oluwaseun Olusanya"}