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ERNEST OJUKWU

RESUME

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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ERNEST OJUKWU NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

ABUJA +234 8034028676

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RESUME

1. Name: Ernest Maduabuchi Ojukwu 2. Date of Birth: 23 September 1960 3. Married 4. LLB (Ife) 1983; LLM (Ife) 1987; Called to Nigerian Bar 1984 5. Academic Positions Held:

(a) 2013-2014 Deputy Director-General and Head Quality Assurance Nigerian Law School, Abuja; (b) 2001-2013 Deputy Director-General and Head of Campus Nigerian Law School Augustine

Nnamani Campus Enugu; (c) 1995-2000 Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria.

6. Law teacher at Abia State University for 15 years (1985-2000) – taught Nigerian Legal System, Criminal Law, Business Law, Conflict of Laws and Human Rights Law at the LLB; Comparative Criminal Law and Civil Litigation and ADR at the LLM.

7. Supervised many LLM dissertations; 8. Law Teacher at the Nigerian Law School for 13 years (2001-2014)- taught Civil Litigation,

Fundamental Rights Procedure, ADR, Professional Skills and Ethics. 9. He established the Nigerian Bar Association’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education in 2007 and

designed the Rules and Guidelines that drives the mandatory continuing legal education programme for the legal profession.

10. Leading advocate and pathfinder for the introduction of clinical legal education in Nigeria (and West Africa). As President Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI Nigeria) he has assisted in the establishment of over ten university based law clinics in the past ten years.

11. Designed clinical legal education curriculum for law faculties. 12. Led the design and implementation of a new curriculum (2008) for the Nigerian Law School 13. Conducted many clinical legal education conferences, teacher training and curriculum development

workshops in Nigeria. 14. Presented on legal education and clinical legal education themes at many international conferences

organised by the Global Association of Justice Education (GAJE), International Journal of Clinical Legal Education (IJCLE), American Association of Law Schools (AALS), International Bar Association (IBA), African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL), Externship 6 Conference, and Harvard Law School’s Global Legal Education Forum. He was Keynote speaker at the 11th International Journal of Clinical Legal Education/12th Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference at Griffith University Brisbane Australia in July 2013.

15. Ojukwu is widely published academically. He is a contributor to the International book on clinical legal education, The Global Clinical Movement- Educating Lawyers for Social Justice (Oxford University Press) edited by Frank S. Bloch.

16. Author of: Legal Practitioners’ Charges in Nigeria: Law and Practice; Legal Education in Nigeria: A Chronicle of Reforms and Transformation under Tahir Mamman; and co-author of: Introduction to Civil Procedure.

Ojukwu is also the principal author of:

(a) Clinical Legal Education: Curriculum Lessons and Materials; (b) Handbook on Prison Pre-trial Detainee Law Clinic;

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(c) Manual on Prison Pre-trial Detainee Law Clinic; (d) Impact Assessment of clinical legal Education in Nigeria

And Editor-in-Chief of: (a) African Journal of Clinical Legal Education and Access to Justice. (b) Abia State University Law Journal (1995-2000) (c) Nigerian Bar Journal (of the Nigerian Bar Association- 2002-2004 and 2006-2008) (d) Nigerian Law and Practice Journal (of the Nigerian Law School - 2006-2013) (e) Nigerian Law School Externship Handbook for Supervisors (2013) (f) Nigerian Law School Externship Students Handbook (2013).

17. Ernest Ojukwu also was in active legal practice from 1984-2001 at Aba Nigeria. He is a very active

member of the Nigerian Bar Association. He was Secretary NBA Aba Branch (1992-1993), Chairman NBA Aba Branch (1997-1999), Past Chairman NBA Law Reform Committee (2002-2004), Past Chairman NBA Legal Education Committee (2006-2008), Editor-in-Chief Nigerian Bar Journal (2002-2004), Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Nigerian Bar Journal (2006-2008), and Chairman NBA Strategic Plan Working Group 2012.

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF

ERNEST OJUKWU

1. NAME: Ojukwu, Ernest Maduabuchi

2. SEX: Male

3. DATE OF BIRTH: 23RD September 1960

4. PLACE OF BIRTH: Umuahia, Nigeria

5. MARITAL STATUS: Married, with Five Children

6. COMMUNITY, L.G.A.

AND STATE OF ORIGIN: Ahaba Imenyi, Isuikwuato L.G.A. of Abia State

7. NATIONALITY: Nigerian

8. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED:

(1) Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, (1979-83); (1986-87)

(2) Nigerian Law School, Lagos (1983-84).

(3) Govt. College, Umuahia Abia State (1977-79).

(4) Methodist College, Uzuakoli, Abia state (1973 - 77).

9. DEGREES OBTAINED:

1. Master of laws, b+ average, (Ile-Ife) December, 1987, with specialisation on the

following subjects: corporate management and finance law; law of non - marine insurance;

international economic law; comparative criminal law.

2. Bachelor of Laws, Second Class (upper) division (Ile-Ife) June, 1983.

10. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Was called to the Nigerian Bar in August 1984 after obtaining a second class (upper)

division in the bar examination.

11. CERTIFICATES OBTAINED:

(1) Nigerian Law School Certificate, June 1984

(2) H.S.C./G.C.E. A Level (1979)

(3)W.A.S.C.E.(1977)

12. WORK EXPERIENCE:

A. ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

i) 2013-2014 - Deputy Director-General (Quality Assurance Unit) Nigerian Law

School Bwari Abuja.

ii) 2001-2013 - Deputy Director-General and Head of Campus, Nigerian Law

School, Augustine Nnamani Campus Enugu

iii) 1998 - Appointed Associate Professor of Law Abia State University 1st October

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1998.

iv) 1995-2001 - Dean, Faculty of Law, Abia State University, Uturu,

v) 1994 - Appointed Senior Lecturer Faculty of Law Abia State University

vi) 1985-1991 - Appointed Lecturer I 1989, lecturer II 1987 and Asst lecturer 1985

Faculty of Law, Abia State University, Uturu.

vii) From October 1985 to February 2001 I taught various subjects both at the

undergraduate and post-graduate levels, such as: Nigerian criminal law; Nigerian

legal system; business law; conflict of laws; comparative criminal law; human rights

law; principles of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

viii) From 2001 to 2013 I taught Civil Litigation including Fundamental Rights

Enforcement Procedure, Skills, ADR, and Ethics and Professional Ethics at the

Nigerian Law School. I also carried out projects on clinical legal education focusing

on access to justice, legal aid, and pre-trial detention.

ix) I was a Visiting Scholar at the Griffith Law School Socio-Legal Research Centre,

Griffith University Brisbane Australia from 28 June 2009 to 13th July 2009. During

my visiting period I participated in the faculty seminar on the faculty’s

curriculum review implementation report. I also presented a seminar on

“Reform of the Nigerian Law School Curriculum: from traditional to clinical

legal education.”

x) Participated in a study tour organised by Street Law Inc. USA on law school training

for street law/ clinical legal education for West African citizens exchange project,

US study visit, Dec. 4 - 15, 2000 Washington DC USA.

xi) Participated in a study tour of five universities’ law clinics (on clinical legal

education) in South Africa from 15th to 26th April 2002 facilitated by the British

Council.

xii) At Abia State University, I Supervised many master of laws dissertations under

the Postgraduate College of Abia State University. These include:

a) 1996 “Euthanasia and the criminal law” by V. Njoku (No. 90/PG/LLM/08371).

b) 1997 “The place of refugees in international human rights law” by C. Igboekwu (NO.

93/PG/LLM/1689).

c) 1997 “The legal basis of the democratization process: the Nigerian perspective” by O.C.

Odoemenam (NO. 91/PG/LLM/1116).

d) 1997 “Legal aspects of environmental protection: a comparative study of the Nigerian and

international laws” by A. Nwaiwu (NO. 96/PG/LLM/3243).

e) 1998 “Human rights and criminal justice administration in Nigeria: a critical analysis” by

U.U. Chukwumaeze ( No.88/PG/LLM/5086).

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f) 1999 “Problems of corporate criminal liability: proposal for reform” by C.K. Nwankwo

(No. 96/PG/LLM/3250).

g) 2002 “The legal control of narcotic drugs in Nigeria: a survey of domestic and

international drug law enforcement” by J.C. Okafor (No. 95/PG/LLM/2944).

xiii) Member, Council of Legal Education (Nigeria), from 1998 - 2001.

xiv) Member Council of Legal Education Appointments & Promotions Committee, 1998 -

Sept 1999.

xv) Member, Council of Legal Education Finance and General Purpose Committee, Sept.

1999 - 2001.

xvi) Other university administrative/leadership positions held include:

1) Member, Senate Abia State University, Uturu, 1995 to 2000.

2) Member, Committee of Deans, Abia State University, Uturu, 1995 to 2001.

3) Member, Committee for the restructuring of Abia State University 1998/1999.

4) Member, Ceremonial Committee, Abia State University, Uturu, 1996 to 1997.

5) Member Abia State University search team for the appointment of vice-chancellor,

2000.

6) Member, several other committees of the Senate Abia State University Uturu.

7) Chairman and member several investigative panels Abia State University Uturu

such as:

a) Illegal issuance of receipts, custody of university revenue, etc, 1995 – Chairman

b) Allegation of intimidation and demanding ransom, 1995, Member

c) sale of hostel accommodation, Member 1996

d) Doctoring grades of certain library courses, 1995, Member

e) Assault occasioning harm and malicious damage, 1995, Member

f) Bursary and illegal award of contracts (committee of council), Member

g) Disciplinary committee of council on illegal admissions, 1995/96 session Member.

8) Chairman Nigerian Law School Committee on continuing legal education, 2003.

9) Member Publication committee (Law and Practice Journal), Nigerian Law School

2001 – 2004.

10) Chairman Nigerian Law School vsat/internet Committee 2004.

11) Chairman publication committee Nigerian Law School 2005 to present.

12) Chairman Law School committee to clear backlog of law students’ applicants

December 2005.

13) Member Council of Legal Education Legal Education Reform Committee 2006

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14) Chairman of Administrative Committee to Make Proposal for the clearing of backlog

of admission of students into the Nigerian Law School, 2006.

15) Chairman of the Placement Clinic Committee to review and propose changes to the

Attachment (Externship) programme of the Nigerian Law School, 2011-2012.

B LEGAL PRACTICE

i) 2014 – Partner, OJUKWU, FAOTU & YUSUF, (Lawyers), Plot 313 Life Camp, Opposite

Skye Bank, Life Camp Abuja.

ii) 1992- 2001 Partner in the law firm of Nwonye & Ojukwu, 64 Hospital Road, Aba.

iii) 1989-91, private legal practice as Partner in the law firm of Ekenna, Nwajei, Nwauche,

Ojukwu & Co., 64 Hospital Road, Aba.

iv) 1985-88, Counsel in the law firm of Chief G.N.A. Atulomah & Co., 106 Market Road,

Aba.

iv) 1984-85 Legal Aid Counsel, Legal Aid Council, (NYSC) Yola.

C OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE/APPOINTMENT:

1. MEMBER, Abia State Law Reform Commission, April 1999 -2010.

2. MEMBER, Abia State High Court Rules Committee, 2000 -2002.

3. SECRETARY, National Committee on the Reform of Legal Education in Nigeria, May 2006 to

February 2007.

D NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION APPOINTMENTS/ACTIVITIES:

(a) CHAIRMAN, Nigerian Bar Association Aba branch 1997 - 1999. As chairman I initiated

new programmes that addressed the professional development of the bar members including

introducing and developing a bar journal, a law report and a newsletter for the local branch.

(b) MEMBER, National Executive Committee Nigerian Bar Association 1992, 1998 to present.

(c) SECRETARY, Nigerian Bar Association, Aba branch 1992-93.

(d) MEMBER Committee of chairmen and secretaries, Nigerian Bar Association 1997 to 1998.

(e) MEMBER, Executive Committee NBA Aba Branch, 1992- Present.

(f) MEMBER Nigerian Bar Association Special National Committee on Abuse of Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers, 1998 to 2000

(g) MEMBER, Joint working committee of the Nigerian Bar Association & Continuing Legal Education Association of Nigeria (CLEAN) on continuing legal education for practicing members of the legal profession august 1999 to 2000.

(g) SOLE MEMBER, Nigerian Bar Association Standing Sub Committee y to investigate complaints against legal practitioners October 1999.

(i) MEMBER Nigerian Bar Association Legal Education Committee, 2000 to 2004. (j) MEMBER Steering Committee of the Human Rights Law Society (HURILAWS)-Nigerian

Bar Association National Action Plan for justice sector reform in Nigeria, 2002. (k) MEMBER 2002 Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference Planning Committee. (l) ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN 2003 Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference Planning

Committee. (m) ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Editorial Board Nigerian Bar Journal,

October 2002 to 2004. As Editor –in-Chief I edited and published for the Bar 8 editions of

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Nigerian Bar Journal in 2003 and 2004. (n) CHAIRMAN, Nigerian Bar Association Law Reform Committee 2003 to 2004. As chairman

of this committee I led the initiative that produced the draft legal practitioners act proposed to replace the existing legislation. The draft Act has introduced radical reforms to the professional bar including the introduction of mandatory continuing legal education programme and renewal of professional licence at prescribed intervals.

(o) MEMBER Nigerian Bar Association practicing fee, stamp and seal committee, Jan. 2003 to 2004.

(p) MEMBER Nigerian Bar Association Committee on the state of the NBA, March 2005 (q) ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN Nigerian Bar Association on the summit on the future of legal

education in Nigeria 2006. (r) CHAIRMAN Nigerian Bar Association Academic Forum 2006 to 2010 (s) CHAIRMAN Nigerian Bar Association Editorial Committee 2006-2008 (t) CHAIRMAN Nigerian Bar Association Legal Education Committee 2006-2008 (u) PROJECT DIRECTOR Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education

2006 to 2010; and 2012 to Date.

13. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: 1. Nigerian Bar Association. 2. Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT). 3. International Bar Association (IBA). 4. Commonwealth Legal Education Association. 5. President Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI Nigeria)- An Association

with the objectives of development of clinical legal education and legal aid. 6. Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE).

14. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

1. 2009 – Awarded the GOLD MERIT Award for outstanding Contribution to Isuikwuato and humanity by the Isuikwuato Traditional Rulers Council. 2. 2005 – awarded the traditional title of GBAONWA-GBAONWA Agbonelu, by my community Agbonelu Ahaba Imenyi Isuikwuato LGA Abia State. 3. 2004 (31ST Dec) – Award of Excellence and Recognition by Agbonelu Autonomous Community, Ahaba Imenyi Isuikwuato LGA Abia State. 4. 2002- merit award by the Nigerian Bar Association Aba branch “in recognition of years of selfless dedicated and meritorious service to the bar” 5. 2000- Nigerian Bar Association Aba branch merit award for outstanding contribution to legal education in Nigeria. 6. 1995- most contribution to the development of the Nigerian Bar Association Aba Branch, by the Nigerian Bar Association Aba branch.

15. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS/OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCE:

(a) Member Board of Directors, Enyimba F.C. Ltd, (wholly Abia State Government owned) March 1992 to August, 1994.

(b) Chairman, Contracts Review Committee (of 1991-1999) Aba South Local Government, Abia State, July 1999.

(c) Chairman, Administrative Panel of Inquiry into the problems of the College of Education (Technical) Arochukwu, November 1999.

16. ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS: see schedule A attached.

17. CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION: see schedule B attached

18. OTHER INTERESTS: Sports/Films

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19. CONTACT ADDRESS: NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL ABUJA

E-MAIL: [email protected], ernestojukwu@ofy-lawyers

Tel, 08034028676

18. REFEREES:

1. Professor Ogwo E. Ogwo

Formerly Vice Chancellor

Abia State University Uturu

2. Chief J.H.C. Okolo, SAN (Formerly Chairman, Council of Legal Education)

11b Hillview Street

Independence Layout Enugu

Dated This 10th March, 2014


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SCHEDULE A

BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEARNED

PUBLICATIONS: A BOOKS

1. OJUKWU ERNEST: Legal Education in Nigeria: A Chronicle of Reforms

and Transformation under Tahir Mamman, Council

of Legal Education, 2013;

2. OJUKWU ERNEST ET AL: Clinical Legal Education: Curriculum, lessons and

Materials, Abuja NULAI Nigeria, 2013.

3. OJUKWU ERNEST ET AL: Handbook on Prison Pre-trial Detainee Law Clinic,

Abuja, NULAI Nigeria, 2012;

4. OJUKWU ERNEST & LAGI, O: Manual on Prison Pre-trial Detainee Law

Clinic, Abuja, NULAI Nigeria, 2012

5. OJUKWU ERNEST &

OJUKWU CHUDI 2005: Introduction to Civil Procedure, Helen-Roberts, 3RD Edition 2009.

6. OJUKWU ERNEST &

OJUKWU CHUDI 2005: Introduction to Civil Procedure, Helen-Roberts, 2nd Edition 2005.

7. OJUKWU ERNEST &

OJUKWU CHUDI 2002: Introduction to Civil Procedure, Helen-Roberts, 2002

8. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1997: Legal Practitioners’ Charges In Nigeria: Law and

Practice, Helen-Roberts Research and Resources Ltd, Lagos 1997.

B CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “The Effect of Decree No. 62 1999 On

Existing Laws”, Traversing the Path of Justice (Essays in Honour

of Justice C.I. Uche) Chapter 8 Pp. 129-143

2. OJUKWU ERNEST 2001: “Federal High Court Jurisdiction and

The 1999 Constitution”, Awa Kalu Ed. Hon. Justice K.O. Anyah- A

Titan at Eighty: (Essays), Chapter 7 Pp. 194 -207

3. OJUKWU ERNEST 2002: “Land Suits Must Not Be In the Situs”,

Nweze C.C. Ed. Justice in the Judicial Process, Fourth Dimension

Publishers, 2002, Chapter 12 Pp. 378 -389.

4. OJUKWU ERNEST 2003: “Trends In Legal Education: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria,

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USA, UK, and South Africa, Nigerian Law School: Four Decades of

Service to the Legal Profession, Chapter Xi, Pp. 133 – 141.

5. OJUKWU ERNEST 2005: Challenges to Legal Education in the Commonwealth: The Nigerian

Experience, Growing the Law Nurturing Justice: Essays In Honour

of Niki Tobi, Jsc, Chapter 10, Pp. 348- 366.

6. OJUKWU ERNEST 2006: “Crisis in Legal Education in Nigeria: Need For Reform or Attitidunal

Change?” A Living Judicial Legend: Essays in Honour of Hon.

Justice A.G. Karibi-Whyte (CON), Chapter 15, Pp. 249-270.

7. OJUKWU ERNEST 2006: “Civil Procedure” in Uwais Through The Cases, Hon. Justice Niki

Tobi (ed), Chapter 16 Pp. 555 – 580.

8. OJUKWU ERNEST, 2010: “The 2007 Proposals of the National Committee on the Reform of

Legal Education Nigeria: Challenges and Way Forward” Current

Legal Issues in Nigerian Jurisprudence, Essays in Honour of Chief

Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, SAN, Chapter 4, pp.101-124.

9. OJUKWU ERNEST 2011: David McQuoid-Mason, Ernest Ojukwu, and George Mukundi Wachira,, “Clinical Legal Education in Africa: Legal Education and Community Service”, in Bloch Frank (ed), The Global Clinical Movement: Educating Lawyers for Social Justice, Chapter 2, New York, Oxford University Press, 2011.

C MONOGRAPHS

1. OJUKWU ERNEST, 2014: Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programme for Lawyers

in Nigeria

2. OJUKWU ERNEST, et al, 2013: Impact Assessment of Clinical Legal Education in Nigeria

3. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1997: Is Fawehinmi V Abacha A Correct Decision?, Legal

Practice Notes (Human Rights Law No.1)

4.OJUKWU ERNEST, 1997: Companies Proceedings Rules 1992 Annotated

(Legal Practice Notes No.2)

D JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1987: “The Imo State Customary Courts Edict 1984”, Nigerian Current

Law Review, 1987 P. 138

2. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1988: “Effect of a Successful Plea of Self-Defence in Homicide”,

Law and Practice, Vol. 1 No. 2 P.32.

3. OJUKWU ERNEST 1988-91: “Executive Lawlessness and Judicial Helplessness in the

Administration of Justice: A Need to Plug-Up the Holes”, Nigerian

Current Law Review, 1988-91 P. 139.

4. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1990: “Setting Aside Judgments Obtained Under the Undefended List

Procedure in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules”, Justice, Vol. 1 No.5

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P. 11

5. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1991: “Making the Unifrom Civil Procedure Rules Unpracticable”, Justice,

Vol. 2 No. 5 P.31

6. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1991: “The Principle of Good Faith and Illiterate Protection in Insurance

Law in Nigeria”, Justice, Vol. 2 No. 8 P. 59

7. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1991: “The Applicability of the Mocambique Rule in Inter-State Situations

in Nigeria”, Justice, Vol. 2 No. 9 P. 27

8. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1993: “Law Reform: The Primitivity of the Nigerian States-Abia/Imo

Examples”, Insight Law Journal (Nigerian Bar Association), June

Vol. 1 No.1 P. 1

9. OJUKWU ERNEST, 1993: “Legal Practitioner’s Charges- Notes and Comments on the Law and

Practice”, Insight Law Journal (Nigerian Bar Association), June

Vol. 1 No.1 P. 37

10. OJUKWU ERNEST 1994: “Entitlement to Practice as a Legal Practitioner in Nigeria”, Nigerian

Current Law Review, 1994 P. 42

11. OJUKWU ERNEST 1995: “The Nigerian Universities’ Disciplinary Measures against Students-

Limitations of Legal Provisions, and Issues of Fundamental Rights”,

Abia State University Law Journal 1995 P. 58

12. OJUKWU ERNEST 1995: “Nigerian Law School- Issues Beyond Abuja”, Abia State

University Law Journal, 1995 P.1

13. OJUKWU ERNEST 1995: “The Insanity Defence in Nigeria”, Nigerian Journal of Legal

Studies, 1995 P. 42

14. OJUKWU ERNEST 1996: “Variation of Interest Rates in Loan Agreements- Another View”,

Lawyers’ Bi-Annual, Vol. 3 No. 1 P. 76

15. OJUKWU ERNEST 1996: “Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Nigeria”, International Legal

Practitioner (International Bar Association), Dec. 1996, Vol. 21 No.

1 P. 76

16, OJUKWU ERNEST 1996: “Wanted Nigerian Private International Law Code”, Nigerian Law

Reform Journal 1996 P. 40

17. OJUKWU ERNEST 1996: “Euthanasia, Witholding and Withdrawing Treatment and the

Criminal Law”, Abia State University Law Journal 1996 P. 64;

Lawyers’ Bi-Annual 1999 Vol. 3 No. 2 Pp.91- 101

18. OJUKWU ERNEST 1997: “The New Legal Climate for Foreign Investment in Nigeria”,

Nigerian Journal of Legal Studies, 1997 Vol. 2 P. 45

19. OJUKWU ERNEST 1997: “Taking Practical Legal Training into the 21st Century: Proposal for

the Reform of the Nigerian Law School Programme”, Abia State

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University Law Journal, 1997, Vol. 1 P. 91

20. OJUKWU ERNEST 1997: “The Applicability in Nigeria of the English Extended Frontiers in

Conflict of Tort Laws”, Current Jos Law Journal Vol. 3 No.3 P. 61

21. OJUKWU ERNEST 1997: “Revisiting the Issues of Discipline and Immunities of Judges”, Abia

State University Law Journal, 1997 Vol. 2 Pp. 88-100

22. OJUKWU ERNEST 1998: “Revisiting Legal Training in Nigeria: Wanted A Mandatory

Continuing Legal Education Programme”, Journal of Commercial

Private and Property Law (Of the Faculty of Law Rivers State

University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt), Vol. 1 Pp.

19-39

23. OJUKWU ERNEST 1998: “Ten Years of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules: A Review”, Abia

State University Law Journal, 1998 Vol. 5 No. 2 Pp. 71-84

24. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “Demurrer in Litigation Practice: The Dimension of Jurisdictional

Issues”, Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law,

Vol. 3 No. 3 July 1999, Pp. 610- 617

25. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “Decrees Nos. 47 1989 and 33 1999 Are Road Blocks To the

Eradication of Cultism and Examination Malpractice in the

Campuses”, University Of Uyo Law Journal, Vol. 3 1999, Pp. 35- 42

26. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “The Relevance of Section 99 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act under

the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules”, Nigerian Law and Practice

Journal Vol. 3 No. 2 1999 Pp. 120- 126

27. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “The Defence of Self, Property and Provocation in Murder and the

Review of Findings of Fact by Trial Courts: The Supreme Court Erred

In Mallam Zakari Ahmed v the State”, Abia State University Law

Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 1999 Pp. 89- 96

28. OJUKWU ERNEST 1999: “Lead Discuss On Ethics and Standards of Practice of Law in the last

two Decades”, 1999 Nigerian Bar Association Conference

Proceedings, P. 33

29. OJUKWU ERNEST 2000: “Miscellaneous Offences Decree 1984- What About It?” Nwauche

E.S. Et Al, Ed. Essays in Honour of Professor C.O. Okonkwo, Pp.

304- 311

30. OJUKWU ERNEST & UNEGBU M. 2000: “Street Law Comes To Abia State Nigeria”, Abia

State University Law Journal, Vol. 7 2000 Pp. 49 – 54

31. OJUKWU ERNEST 2001: “Reflecting on the Judiciary’s Position and Role under Separated

Powers in a Democracy and the 1999 Constitution”, Nigerian Bar

Journal, Vol. 1 No. 1 2001 Pp. 21- 38

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32. OJUKWU ERNEST 2002: “Does The Body Of Benchers Reserve The Power To Run The

Affairs of the NBA?” Bar Perspective (Of the Nigerian Bar

Association) Jan. 2002 P. 9

33. OJUKWU ERNEST 2003: “Comments on the 2002 Draft Rules of Professional Conduct in the

Legal Profession”, Nigerian Bar Journal, Jan 2003, Vol. 1 No. 1 Pp.

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34. OJUKWU ERNEST 2003: “Hall V Simons: Are Nigerian Lawyers Still Immune From Liability

for Negligence?” Nigerian Law and Practice Journal.

35. OJUKWU ERNEST 2003: Commencement of Suits under the Undefended List: A Critique of

Kwara Hotels Ltd v Ishola – Another View, Nigerian Bar Journal,

Vol. 1 No. 3 Pp. 427 – 434.

36. OJUKWU ERNEST 2003: A Critical Review of the New Lagos State Civil Procedure Rules

Nigerian Bar Journal, Vol. 1 No. 4 Pp. 525 – 552.

37. OJUKWU ERNEST 2004: Challenges Facing Reform of Legal Education In Nigeria,

International Bar Association Academics’ Forum, Vol.9. No.1

March 2004, Pp. 5 – 7.

38. OJUKWU ERNEST 2006: “Clinical Legal Education Curriculum for Nigerian Universities’ Law

Faculties/Clinics”, Clinical Legal Education Curriculum for

Nigerian Universities’ Law Faculties/Clinics, pp. 1-9, October 2006,

Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI Nigeria).

39. OJUKWU ERNEST 2007: “Developments towards introducing clinical legal education (CLE) in

Nigeria”, NULAI Nigeria 2004-2006 Reports, pp. 5-13.

40. OJUKWU ERNEST 1997: “Is Fawehinmi v Abacha a correct decision?”, Legal Practice Notes

(Human Rights Law No. 1), pp. 21-32.

41. OJUKWU ERNEST 2008: “Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers in Nigeria: an

Overview”, Nigerian Bar Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 Feb 2008, pp. 53-67.

E EDITED BOOKS

OJUKWU ERNEST &

NWANKWO C.K., 2012 : Law and Social Development (Essays in Honour of Chief Echeme

Emole, CFR), 2012.

F EDITED JOURNALS

1. EDITOR : Insight (Journal of the Nigerian Bar Association Aba Branch) - 1993

2. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, 1995 3. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, 1996 4. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, February 1997 5. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, June 1997 6. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, June 1998

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` 7. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, February 1999 8. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Abia State University Law Journal, Vol. 7 2000 9. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Bar Law Report (1991-1997) Volume 1 10. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Bar Law Report (1991-1997) Volume 2 11. EDITOR :The Nigerian Bar Journal, August 1998 Special Conference

Edition 12. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Bar Bulletin (Newsletter Published by the Nigerian Bar

Association Aba Branch) -1998 13. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol. 1 No.1 January 2003 14. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.1 No. 2 April 2003 15. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.1 No. 3 July 2003 16. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.1 No. 4 October 2003 17. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.2 No. 2 April 2004 18. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.2 No. 3 July 2004 19. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal vol.2 No. 4 October 2004 20. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal Vol. 5 No.1 February 2007 21. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal Vol. 5 No.2 May 2007 22. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : Nigerian Bar Journal Vol. 6 No.1 February 2008 23. EDITOR: Editorial Board Nigerian Law & Practice Journal 2002 No. 6 24. EDITOR/CHAIRMAN: Editorial Board Nigerian Law & Practice Journal 2003-2006 Vol.

7 25. EDITOR/CHAIRMAN: Editorial Board Nigerian Law & Practice Journal 2007 Vol. 8 26. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: African Journal of Clinical Legal Education and Access to Justice,

2012 Volume 1. 27. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: African Journal of Clinical Legal Education and Access to Justice,

2013 Volume 2. G EDITED ACADEMIC MONOGRAPHS

1. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Nigerian Law School Student Externship Handbook, 2013.

2. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Nigerian Law School Externship Handbook for Supervisors, 2013.

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SCHEDULE B

CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES,

WORKSHOPS, ETC: A PRESENTED/CONDUCTED

1. PRESENTED a paper titled “Executive Lawlessness and the Administration of Justice: A

Need to Plug up the Holes”, at the August 1991 Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference

Held at Owerri.

2. PRESENTED a paper titled “The Scope of Banking Regulations in Nigeria” at A

Symposium organised by the Aba Branch of The Nigerian Bar Association at Aba On 31st

October, 1991.

3. PRESENTED a paper titled “The Legislative Aspects of the New Local Government

System, 1992 at Aba, Seminar organised by the N.T.A. Aba For Local Government

Councillors and Staff.

6. PRESENTED a paper titled “Privilege and Responsibility at the Bar and Bench” at the Law

Week Nigerian Bar Association Aba Branch 7/12/95.

7. PRESENTED a paper titled “Legal Charging - Capable and Incapable Clients: Strategies for

Assessment” NBA Port Harcourt 1997 Bar Seminar Held On 10th & 11th Dec. 1997.

8. PRESENTED a paper titled “Indivisibility of Human Rights-The Role of Lawyers” Shelter

Rights Initiative Workshop on Lawyers and Human Rights, Aba 15/4/98.

9. PRESENTED a paper titled “Arrest, Search, Bail as it Concerns Women”, International

Federation of Business and Professional Women Club Seminar, Aba 23/4/98.

10. PRESENTED a Paper titled Elementary Legal Principles for Justice of the Peace at the

Induction Seminar/Workshop for Justices of the Peace organised by the Abia State Ministry

of Justice on the 7th April 1998 at Umuahia.

11. PRESENTED a paper titled “Osu Caste Practice in the eyes of the Law” at the

Constitutional Rights Project Conference on Osu Caste Practice in Igbo Race 6th -7th August

1998 at Owerri.

12. LEAD DISCUSSANT, on Ethics & Standard of Legal Practice in the last 20 years at the

Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference, Ilorin 1999.

13. PRESENTED a paper titled “Executive Lawlessness and Judicial Helplessness in the

Administration of Justice: Has the 1999 Constitution Plugged-Up the Holes?” at the Year

2000 Bar Week of the Maiduguri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association 10th- 12th July 2000

at the Musa Usman International Conference Centre Maiduguri on the theme “Administration

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of Justice in a Democratic Set Up: A Study of the 1999 Constitution”.

14. PRESENTED a paper titled “Legislative Practice, Administration and Ethics in Nigeria:

Local Government Experience” at a two-day Legislative Preparatory Workshop for Local

Government officials in Abia State, Nigeria, 31st October -1st November 2000 at Umuahia.

15. PRESENTED a paper titled “The Judiciary and Separation of Powers in a Democracy and

the Nigerian Constitution” at the Second Otu Oka Iwu National Symposium in Honour of

Late Hon. Justice Chukwuweike Idigbe on the theme “The Judiciary In Emergent

Democracies” on November 2 2000 at Agip Recital Hall Muson Centre Lagos.

16. PRESENTED a paper titled “Domestic Application of International Economic Social and

Cultural Rights Standards in Nigeria” at a two-day Workshop for Lawyers, organised by

Shelter Rights Initiative on the 24th and 25th November 2000 at Excellence Hotel and

Conference Center Ikeja Lagos.

17. PRESENTED a paper titled “Retraining the Nigerian Lawyer for the New Millennium” at

the 1st West Africa Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association

on the theme “Legal Education and the Administration of Justice in West Africa” Held on the

28th -30th November 2000 at Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja.

18. LEAD DISCUSSANT on the Sub Theme “Sustaining A British- Nigeria Law Partnership:

Towards A British-Nigeria Law Forum” at the British-Nigeria Law Week, 23rd- 27th April

2001, Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja.

19. PRESENTED on the Sub theme “Legal Training” at the Civil Society Stakeholders Forum

on Justice Sector Reform in Nigeria organised by the Human Rights Law Society (Huri-

Laws) 7th -9th May 2001 at Rockview Hotel Abuja.

20. LEAD DISCUSSANT on the sub themes “Dwindling Ethics at the Bar: Causes and

Remedies” and “Role of the Legislature in Sustenance of Democracy” at the Nigerian Bar

Association Benin Branch Year 2001 Law Week 14th -18th May 2001, Benin on the Sub

theme “Sustenance of Democracy through the Law”.

21. PRESENTED a paper titled “Strategies for Actualizing the Draft Fundamental Rights

(Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2000 at a Consultative Seminar for Judges and Lawyers on

Strategies to Actualise Frep Rules 2000 Held at Excellence Hotel Ogba Ikeja, August 2-3

2001 and organised by the National Association of Democratic Lawyers.

22. PRESENTED a paper titled “Ethical Demands of the Legal Profession” at the Nigerian Bar

Association Port Harcourt branch Annual Law Week 2001 on the theme “Freedom, Liberty

and Justice: Without Lawyers they are Just Words” Held at Delta Hotels, old GRA Port

Harcourt 12th-13th December 2001.

23. LEAD DISCUSSANT on “Developing Strategies to Ensure Legal Education Responds to

the Need of Bar and Society, at the Legal Education Forum Of 29th- 31st January 2002 at

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Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja, organised by the Department of International

Development (DFID) and the British Council.

24. PRESENTED a paper titled “Eradicating Vices in Higher Institutions of Nigeria: Decrees

Nos. 47 1989 and 33 1999 and the Nigerian Constitution are Road Blocks to the Eradication

of Cultism and Examination Mal-Practices in the Campuses” at the National Summit on

Higher Education on the theme “Repositioning Higher Education In Nigeria” at The Ecowas

Secretariat Abuja, 10th- 16th March 2002.

25. LEAD DISCUSSANT on “Access to Justice in Nigeria- the Role of the Judiciary” at the

2002 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja branch 25th – 27th March 2002 at

Sheraton Hotel and Towers Abuja on the theme: Access to Justice.

26. PRESENTED a paper titled “Should Civil Servants Participate in Partisan Politics?” at the

Nigerian Bar Association Owerri branch 2003 law week of 11th- 13th march 2003 at Concorde

Hotel Owerri on the theme: the Political Parties, Bench and Bar in Democratic Transition.

27. PRESENTED a paper titled “Discipline in Nigerian Universities and Law Enforcement” at

the 35th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, Usmanu Danfodio

University Sokoto on the Theme: Law and Discipline in Nigerian Universities.

28. PRESENTED a paper titled “ Review of Existing High Court Rules: The Imperatives of

Modernization, at the Workshop Sponsored By DFID (Access To Justice) on the Review of

Existing High Court Law/Rules in Enugu State, 7 – 8 August 2003 at Protea Hotels (Nike

Lake Resort) Enugu.

29. PRESENTED a paper titled “Rule of Law and Public Officials Conduct: Impact on the

Citizenry” At the Federal Governement of Nigeria (Economic Management Capacity

Building Project (Legal and Judicial Component) South East Zone Stakeholders Consultative

Workshop, Oct. 14- 16 2003, Nike Lake Resort Enugu.

30. PRESENTED a paper titled (Comments on the Draft High Court Rules Enugu State Part II

(Orders 16 – 330” at the Post Review/Validation Workshop on the High Court Rules/Laws of

Enugu State on March 4 – 5 2004 Protea Hotel Nike Lake Resort Enugu organised by Enugu

State Judiciary and DFID/Access To Justice Programme.

31. PRESENTED two papers respectively titled Developments Towards Introducing Clinical

Legal Education (CLE) in Nigeria” and “Potential Challenges for the Introduction of Clinical

Legal Education in West Africa” at The Francophone West Africa Clinical Legal Education

Colloquium, 19- 20 March 2004 Dakar Senegal.

32. PRESENTED a paper titled “Legal Education In Nigeria: Developments And Challenges” at

the 1st Nigerian Clinical Legal Education Colloquium, 13 – 14 February 2004 at Rockview

Hotel Abuja organised By Network Of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI Nigeria)

and Open Society Justice Initiative.

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33. PRESENTED a paper titled “Introduction of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

(MCLEP) in Nigeria: time for action” at the 40th Annual Conference of the Nigerian

Association of Law Teachers (NALT) 16 – 19 May 2004 at the Institute of Advanced Legal

Studies Lagos.

34. PRESENTED a paper titiled “the Nigerian Democratization Process” at the Civitas Africa

Conference on Education for Democracy, at Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers, August 14-

17 2004.

35. LEAD DISCUSSANT on “Conflict in Names, Prohibited and Restricted Names: Problems

and Solutions”, at National Workshop on Company Administration and practices in Nigeria

organised by the Corporate Affairs Commission, 10 – 11 Feb. 2005.

36. SPEAKER on Access to Justice: best practices in the design and delivery of Legal Aid:

alternative service delivery models, at the International Bar Association Conference Chicago

17- 22 September 2006.

37. PRESENTED overview of Clinical Legal Education and Curriculum Development in

Nigeria, at the Clinical Legal Education Curriculum Development workshop, 19 -22 October

2006 at Beverly Hills Hotel Abuja and organised by Nulai Nigeria and Open Society Justice

Initiative.

38. SPEAKER on “educating and supporting a commitment to public service lawyering: role

and strategies used by Clinical Legal Education programmes”, at the 4th Global Alliance for

Justice Education (GAJE) conference 27th Nov- 2nd Dec 2006 at Cordoba Argentina.

39. CONDUCTED the 2nd Nigerian Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training Workshop, 13th

– 15th December 2006 Berverly hills hotel Abuja which was organised by Network of

University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI Nigeria).

40. PRESENTED “Advocacy experiences case study” and “Successful Advocacy Case Studies’

analysis and lessons learning” at the Nigerian Law Project of the Law Society of England and

Wales & LEDAP’s Advocacy Skills & Techniques Workshop of 19th-22nd February 2007,

Lagos.

41. PRESENTED with Associate Professor Sara Chandler “Building Access to Justice in

Nigeria: the role of clinical legal education in the duty solicitors scheme” in the International

Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference at University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, 9th-11th July 2007.

42. CO-CONDUCTED the 1st Nigerian Law School Clinical Legal Education and Skills

Teacher Training Workshop for 52 Law Teachers at Digital Bridge Institute Abuja, May 15th-

26th 2007.

43. CONDUCTED the Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers,

Faculty of Law University of Ibadan, 7 – 9 October 2007 at University of Ibadan Nigeria.

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44. CO-CONDUCTED the first Nigerian Bar Association Academic Forum workshop on “legal

research methodology” on August 29th 2007 at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Bar

Conference August 26th- 31st 2007 Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria.

45. CONDUCTED the Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers,

Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri, 15 – 17 November 2007;

46. CONDUCTED the Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of

Abia State University and Nigerian Law School, Faculty of Law Abia State University Uturu,

7 – 8 December 2007;

47. CONDUCTED a workshop on new rules of professional conduct for lawyers for Nigerian

Bar Association, Aba Branch, August 14th 2007 at Aba Nigeria.

48 CONDUCTED a workshop on curriculum design and development for Nigerian Law

School, 17th and 18th September 2007 at the Nigerian Law School Enugu for 29 participants.

49. CO-CONDUCTED the World Bank Assisted Nigerian Law School Legal Education

Capacity Building Project Workshop on Curriculum Development, 25th and 26th January

2008 at Digital Bridge Institute Utako Abuja;

50. CONDUCTED the Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of

Ebonyi State University, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, University of Uyo and Abia State

University at the Faculty of Law Ebonyi State University Abakaliki 7 – 8 February 2008

51. CO-CONDUCTED the World Bank assisted Nigerian Law School Teachers skills training

workshop, June 10-14 2008 at Digital Bridge Institute Utako Abuja.

52. CO-CONDUCTED Network of Universities Legal Aid Institutions, NULAI Nigeria

workshop for University Law Clinic teachers on “Proposal writing, fundraising and Project

Management, 25-29 July 2008 at Angeles Hotel Abuja.

53. CO-CONDUCTED Teacher skills training and curriculum development workshop for

Nigerian Law School sponsored by the World Bank (IDF), 8 Sept – 3rd October 2008;

54. PRESENTED “The role of law clinics for effective Access to justice in the Prison”, at the 5th

GAJE (Global Alliance for Justice Education) conference, Manila Philippines, 8-13

December 2008;

55. CONDUCTED Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of

University of Abuja, Faculty of Law University of Abuja 2009;


University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Faculty of Law UNN Enugu Campus 2009;

57. CONDUCTED Clinical legal education Curriculum development workshop for law teachers

University of Ibadan, 26-27 February 2009;

58. CONDUCTED Examination (Assessment) workshop for law teachers at the Nigerian Law

School, Bwari Abuja, 28-29 May 2009;

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59. PRESENTED “Introducing clinical legal education at the Nigerian Law School” at the 7th

International Journal of clinical legal education conference and the 10th Australian Clinical

Legal Education Conference on the theme Global, Local, Clinical- clinical legal education in

a shrinking world, 9-11 July 2009 at Murdoch University School of Law Fremantle Western

Australia;

60. CONDUCTED Clinical Legal Education Round Table Meeting on Consolidation of CLE in

Nigeria, 6th and 7th August 2009 Enugu;

61. CONDUCTED Workshop on the Role of Clinics in Prison, held at Villa Toscana Hotel

Enugu, 25-26 September 2009;


University of Uyo, 4-5 December 2009;

63. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law

teachers of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, 26-27 March 2010;


teachers of University of University of Lagos (UNILAG), 9-10 June 2010;

65. PRESENTED at the NBA Academic Forum on the theme “SAN: Abolish or Reform” QC

Appointment, criteria and procedure in England on 25th August 2010 at Kaduna.


teachers of Babcock University, 5-7 Dec 2010.

67. CONDUCTED All Africa Law Clinics Conference on Pre-trial and Criminal Justice, 24-25

May 2011, Hawthorn Suites Hotel, Abuja;

68. CONDUCTED Prison/pre-trial detainee law clinics teachers training and curriculum

development workshop held at Port Harcourt, 21-23 August 2011;


teachers of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, 2011;


teachers of Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye Ogun State, 2011;

71. CONDUCTED Nigerian Law School Academic Staff Retreat and Workshop on the new

Curriculum, Uyo, Nov-Dec 2011;

72. CO-CONDUCTED Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Role of University-Based

Law Clinics on Issues of Child Trafficking and the Implementation of Child Rights Law at

Best Western Plus Ajuji Hotel, Gudu District, Abuja, 27th - 28th September, 2012

73. CONDUCTED International Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training

Workshop supported by the Open Society Global Criminal Justice Fund, held from 12th – 15th

October, 2012 at Bayview Hotel, Enugu – Nigeria

74. CO-CONDUCTED Street-law Teacher Training Workshop on Child Rights and Child

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Trafficking for Clinical Law Teachers, 16th – 17th November, 2012, Abuja;


teachers of Nasarawa State University, 2012;


teachers of University of Ilorin, 2012;

77. CONDUCTED Teacher Training Workshop for New Law Teachers of the Nigerian Law

School, Bwari Abuja, Dec 2012;


teachers of Benson Idahosa University Benin, Feb 2013;

79. PRESENTED “Nurturing Judicial Independence and Accountability through Law Students’

Court Monitoring”, at the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers Conference, 17-19

May 2012, at University of Lagos;

80. CONDUCTED Ethics and Freedom of Information Workshop for Law Clinics, 11-12 May

2012, Abuja;

81. SPEAKER at the Global Association for Justice Education (GAJE) 6th Worldwide

conference and the 9th IJCLE Conference 11-16 July 2011, Valencia Spain on the following:

(a) Innovative solutions to challenges facing Criminal Defence Clinics;

(b) Clinical Legal Associations;

(c) Educating the public about their legal rights: a Global Tour of “street law” Clinics;

82. CO-CONDUCTED Workshop on the “Sustainability of Law Clinics” at the International

Journal of Clinical Legal (IJCLE) at Durham, 11-13 July 2012;

83. PRESENTED “Preparing Lawyers for the Practice of Law through Placement Clinic: The

Nigerian Law School Experience” at the Externships 6 conference on Preparing Lawyers: the

Role of Field Placement, March 1-4 2012 at Northeastern University/Harvard Law School;

84. SPEAKER at Harvard Law School Global Legal Education Forum on “Clinical Legal

Education”, March 23-25 2012;

85. PRESNETED “Reforming the scope and methodology for teaching ethics to law Students-

the Nigerian Experience” at the Access to Justice and Clinical Legal Education Conference to

Honour Professor David McQuoid-Mason: School of Law, Howard College, Durban, South

Africa (10-12 December 2012).

86. PRESENTED “Corruption in Leadership: A Clog in the wheel of Development” at the 2013

Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yenagoa Branch, 7-10 March 2013.

87. SPEAKER at the Association of American Law Schools Clinical Legal Education

Conference Puerto Rico, USA on 30th April 2013 on “Outside the In-house Clinic: Teaching

Students to learn from Practice Settings."

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88. PRESENTED “The Role of NBA Branches in the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Programme” at the Capacity Building Workshop for Chairmen of Nigerian Bar Association

Branches, on 5th June 2013 at Yenagoa Bayelsa State.

89. PRESENTED Keynote at the 11th International Journal of clinical legal Education/12th

Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference at Griffith University Brisbane 16-18 July

2013 on “Moving from Red to Green: Sharing the Nigerian Experience of Transformation of

Legal Education”.

90. PRESENTED Keynote Lecture on “The Law and the Cancer of Corruption in Nigeria” at the

2013 NBA Abeokuta Branch Annual Law Week and Chief Toye Coker Annual Memorial

Lecture, on 30th July 2013 at Abeokuta.

91. PRESENTED “What is wrong with the 2007 Rules of Professional Conduct” at the

Academic Forum Session of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference on

27th August 2013 at Tinapa Calabar.

92. PRESENTED “The Role of Law Firms in the Externship Programme of the Nigerian Law

School” at the Nigerian Bar Association 53rd Annual General Conference on 28th August

2013 at Calabar.

93. PRESENTED “The Role of University Law Clinics in Promoting Pre-trial Justice” at the

African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF)’s West and Central African

Consultation Conference on Pre Trial Detention Guidelines, Dakar Senegal, 16th-17th

September 2013.

94. SPEAKER at the IBA Conference 6-11 October 2013 at Boston USA on “Competencies for

a Global Practice”.

95. PRESENTED “The Role of Law Clinics in Legal Aid Best Practices” at the UNDP/Legal

Aid Scheme Conference on “Legal Aid Best Practices” (Meeting to identify and adapt proven

strategies to improve Ghana’s Legal Aid Delivery system), at Akosombo Ghana, 25-27

November 2013.

96. PRESENTED on “The Law Reform and Access to Justice Clinical Models: Pretrial Criminal

Justice and Civil Law Clinics” at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7th

Worldwide Conference on the theme “Advancing Justice Education through Global

Commitments and Connections”, 10-18 December 2013, at OP Jindal Global University

Sonipat and National Law University New Delhi India.

97. PRESENTED on “Incorporating Freedom of Information Law into the Work of Legal

Clinics” at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7th Worldwide Conference on

the theme “Advancing Justice Education through Global Commitments and Connections”,

10-18 December 2013, at OP Jindal Global University Sonipat and National Law University

New Delhi India.

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98. PRESENTED on “Using Self-determination Theory for Enhanced Effectiveness of Justice

Education Programs: Applying Research on Motivation and Happiness to Course Design and

Teaching” at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7th Worldwide Conference on



New Delhi India.

99. LEAD FACILITATOR on Ethics and Professional Responsibility at the Train-of- Trainer

Workshop at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7th Worldwide Conference on



New Delhi India.

100. PRESENTED “Practical Legal Education and Promotion of Access to Justice in Africa:

Beginning a New Era” at the Conference on Legal Education and Public Interest Lawyering

in East Africa: The Role of University Based Law Clinics, Makerere University, Kampala

Uganda, 5-6 February 2014.

101. SPEAKER “Promoting Practical Legal Education in East Africa”at the Conference on Legal

Education and Public Interest Lawyering in East Africa: The Role of University Based Law

Clinics, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, 5-6 February 2014.

B. ORGANISED/COORDINATED

1. ORGANISED Nigerian Bar Association Aba Branch Workshop on Law Reform, Aba 27/4/98

2. ORGANISED Nigerian Bar Association Aba Branch Symposium on ten years of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, 10th August 1999 High Court Premises Aba.

3. CO-CORDINATED the 2nd All Africa Clinical Legal Education Colloquium organised by Nulai Nigeria and Osji 30th Jan to 1st Feb 2005 at Rockview hotel Abuja.

4. CO-CORDINATED the 1st Nigerian Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training Workshop organised by NULAI Nigeria and OSJI 2nd – 6th Feb 2005 Rockview Hotel Abuja.

5. CO-CORDINATED the 2nd Nigerian Client Interviewing and Counselling Skills Competition for Nigerian Law Faculties, organised by NULAI Nigeria 15th to 17th December 2006 at Nigerian Law School Bwari Abuja.

6. CO-CORDINATED the World Bank Assisted Nigerian Law School Legal Education Capacity Building Project Workshop on Advocacy Training for Law Teachers, 27th and 28th October 2007 at Digital Bridge Institute Utako Abuja.

7. CO-CORDINATED the World Bank Assisted Nigerian Law School Legal Education Capacity Building Project Workshop on Guidelines for monitoring and evaluation of Professional Attachment, 28th and 29th November 2007 at Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja.

8. CO-CORDINATED Train-of-Trainers Workshop at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7th Worldwide Conference on the theme “Advancing Justice Education through Global Commitments and Connections”, 10-18 December 2013, at OP Jindal Global University Sonipat and National Law University New Delhi India.

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C. PARTICIPATED

1. PARTICIPATED, Nigerian Bar Association Conference, Port Harcourt, 1992. 2. PARTICIPATED, Conference of Deans of Law Faculties on “a Human Rights Law

Curriculum at the University”, Ibadan, 1995. 3. PARTICIPATED, Workshop on Teaching of International Humanitarian Law, in Nigeria

Universities, Rockview Hotel Abuja, 1997, organised by the Institute of International Affairs. 4. PARTICIPATED, Alternative Dispute Resolution University Curriculum Development and

Teaching Workshop, July 1- 4 1997, Owerri Nigeria organised by California State University Sacramento School of Health and Human Services, Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution.

5. PARTICIPATED, African Charter on Human Rights: Key to Development Workshop organised by NBA, Enugu and British Council, 17/9/97 Enugu.

6. PARTICIPATED Nigerian Bar Association Conference 1997, Jos. 7. PARTICIPATED, National Workshop on Civic Education and the Future of Democracy in

Nigeria, Civitas Nigeria, Port Harcourt, September 2 - 4, 1999. 8. PARTICIPATED in the National Conference on Legal Education for the 21st Century:

Problems and Prospects for Nigeria organised by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on the 20th- 22nd April 1999 at Abuja.

9. CHAIRED WORKSHOP on the Establishment of Nigeria Prison Service Internal Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism organised by the Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and the Danish Embassy on 6/12/99, Rappour Hotel Owerri.

10. PARTICIPATED AND WAS CHIEF RAPPORTEUR Nigerian Bar Association 2000 Annual Conference on “Sustenance of Democratic Governance in Nigeria” at Abuja Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja 21st – 25th August 2000.

11. PARTICIPATED in a study tour organised by Street Law Inc. USA on Law School Training for Street Law/ Clinical Legal Education for West African Citizens Exchange Project, US Study Visit, Dec. 4 - 15, 2000 Washington DC USA

12. CHIEF RAPPORTURE at the Nigerian Bar Association Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Way Forward, May 31st 2001 at the Law School Lagos, organised by the Legal Education Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association.

13. PARTICIPATED in the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Bar Conference at Calabar August 2001 on the theme “The Law, Democracy and National Development”..

14. PARTICIPATED in the Continuing Legal Education Alpha-Juris Workshop Series on Telecommunications & Maritime Held at the Mirage Hotel Calabar 16th- 17th August 2001.

15. PARTICIPATED in the 2002 Annual Bar Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association 26th -30th August 2002 Cultural Centre Ibadan, on the theme “Conflicts, Crises, and Democracy”.

16. PARTICIPATED in the International Bar Conference at Durban South Africa from 20th to 26th October 2002.

17. CHAIRED the Nigerian Bar Association Port Harcourt branch 2002 seminar on “the Rule of Law in Nigeria: Myth or Reality”, 4th – 5th December 2002, Integrated Cultural Centre, Port Harcourt.

18. PARTICIPATED in the National Center for State Courts/United States Agency For International Development’ “Nigeria Rule of Law Assistance Project” Civil Society Organizations Workshop, December 11th – 12th 2002 Hicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

19. PARTICIPATED in the 1st All Africa Clinical Legal Education Colloquium 23 – 27 June 2003 Durban South Africa organised by Association of University Legal Aid Institutions South Africa and Open Society Justice Initiative.

20. PARTICIPATED (and was Co-chairman of the NBA Conference Planning Committee ), NBA Annual Bar Conference August 2003 At Enugu.

21. PARTICIPATED in the International Bar Regional Conference 5 – 8 April 2004 at Lagos on the Theme “Developing the Law as an Instrument for Social and Economic Rights.”

22. PARTICIPATED in the 1st International Workshop on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Africa 5 – 6 July 2004 at Nicon Hilton Abuja.

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23. PARTICIPATED, Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference August 2004 Sheraton Hotel and Towers Abuja.

24. PARTICIPATED in the Teacher Training Workshop on Clinical Legal Education, at University of Kwazulu-Natal Faculty of Law, Howard College, Durban South Africa, 4th - 9th October 2004 facilitated by Open Society Justice Initiative Budapest.

25. PARTICIPATED in the International Bar Conference, 24th – 29th October 2004 at Auckland New Zealand.

26. PARTICIPATED and was lead Discussant on “Issues in Professional Responsibility of corporate Lawyers” at NBA Annual Conference 28 August – 2 Sept. 2005, Jos.

27. PARTICIPATED in the Clinical Legal Education Curriculum Development Workshop, University of Kwa-zulu Natal Durban Westville campus South Africa February 2006.

28. PARTICIPATED in the Inner Temple Advocacy Training at Latimer House Conference Centre, UK, 3RD – 5TH November 2006.

29. PARTICIPATED in the International Conference on “Globalizing Clinical legal education to protect the World’s Health and Environment”, at University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore USA 11TH-13TH April 2007.

30. PARTICIPATED in the CALI 17th Annual Conference for Law School Computing on the theme: “Legal Education and IT: Mirage or Oasis” at the William S. Boyd School of Law University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA, 18TH-20TH June 2007.

31. PARTICIPATED Nigerian Bar Association Annual Bar Conference August 26th- 31st 2007 at Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria.

32. PARTICIPATED in the African Legal Clinics Roundtable meeting, 22-25 November 2007 organised by University of Kwazulu-Natal and Open Society Justice Initiative in Cape Town South Africa.

33. PARTICIPATED in the E-Assessment Seminar on 31st January 2008 at Wills Hall Conference Centre University of Bristol, Bristol, organized by the Higher Education Academy of the UK Centre for Legal Education.

34. PARTICIPATED in the CALI 18TH Annual Conference for Law School Computing on the theme: “Transforming Legal Education” at the University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore USA, June 19-21 2008.

35. PARTICIPATED at the International Workshop on the review of legal education in Nigeria organized by the National Universities Commission and Council of Legal Education, from 11-12 November 2009;

36. PARTICIPATED at the Learning in Law Annual conference (LILAC 10) on Perspectives on Progress, 29-30 January 2010 at the University of Warwick;

37. PARTICIPATED at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Conference on Legal Education, 4-8 May 2010 at Baltimore Maryland USA;

38. PARTICIPATED at the Professional Teaching and Learning Workshop for the Nigerian Law School, 24-25 June 2010 at Bwari Abuja.

39. PARTICIPATED at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instructions (CALI) 21st Annual conference, June 23-25 2011 at Marquette University Law School Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.

40. PARTICIPATED at the NCAA Aviation Seminar on “Law Policy and Regulation of Civil Aviation in Nigeria: Contemporary Issues and Challenges”, 2-4 September 2013 at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja Lagos.

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