Department of Public Law

Examining the Framework of State, Governance, and Individual Rights

The Department of Public Law focuses on the legal principles governing the relationship between the state and its citizens, as well as the structure and operation of government itself. The curriculum provides a deep analysis of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Human Rights Law, Criminal Law, and International Law.

Students engage with critical issues of power, justice, accountability, and fundamental freedoms, preparing them to advocate within judicial systems, shape public policy, and defend the rule of law.

• Key Focus Areas: Nigerian Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence, Administrative Law & Judicial Review, Human Rights Law & Practice, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, and Environmental Law.
• Distinctive Edge: A strong emphasis on moot court and mock trial exercises, clinical legal education involving real-case exposure, and a curriculum acutely attuned to contemporary Nigerian socio-legal challenges and constitutional developments.
• Career Pathways: Litigation Lawyer (Civil & Criminal), Judge/Magistrate, Legal Advisor to Government Agencies, Human Rights Advocate, Policy Analyst, Prosecutor, and Academia.

Prepare to engage with the power of the state and become a guardian of constitutional order and civil liberties.

Dr Itunu Kolade-Faseyi

Dr Itunu Kolade-Faseyi is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos State, Nigeria where she teaches Family Law, Criminal Law, Nigerian Legal System, Law, Ethics & Leadership as well as the Nigerian Legal Method at the undergraduate level.

In about seventeen years of being called to the Nigerian Bar, the purpose-driven and result-oriented Dr. Kolade-Faseyi‘s cognate experience spans legal advocacy, legal research, teaching, university administration, and community service.

Her area of research focus is Gender and the law with particular bias for Women and children. At the moment, she has about 26 peer-reviewed academic articles published in reputable journals which are accessible online.

Dr Itunu who enjoys travelling, sightseeing, and reading novels is married with two adorable children