ERNEST OJUKWU RESUME AND CURRICULUM VITAE 1
ERNEST OJUKWU NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL ABUJA +234 8034028676 E: ernestojukwu2@yahoo.com; ernestojukwu@ofy-lawyers.com 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 11 th 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; 2
(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. 3
CURRICULUM VITAE OF ERNEST OJUKWU 1. NAME: Ojukwu, Ernest Maduabuchi 2. SEX: Male 3. DATE OF BIRTH: 23 RD 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 1 st October 4
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 13 th 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 15 th to 26 th 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). 5
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 6
B C D 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 LEGAL PRACTICE Attachment (Externship) programme of the Nigerian Law School, 2011-2012. 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. 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. NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION APPOINTMENTS/ACTIVITIES: (a) (b) 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. 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 7
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 (31 ST 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) (b) (c) Member Board of Directors, Enyimba F.C. Ltd, (wholly Abia State Government owned) March 1992 to August, 1994. Chairman, Contracts Review Committee (of 1991-1999) Aba South Local Government, Abia State, July 1999. 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 8
19. CONTACT ADDRESS: NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL ABUJA E-MAIL: ernestojukwu2@yahoo.com, 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 10 th March, 2014 9
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, 3 RD Edition 2009. 6. OJUKWU ERNEST & OJUKWU CHUDI 2005: Introduction to Civil Procedure, Helen-Roberts, 2 nd 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, 10
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 D JOURNAL ARTICLES (Legal Practice Notes No.2) 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 11
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 21 st Century: Proposal for the Reform of the Nigerian Law School Programme, Abia State 12
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 13
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. 27 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 E EDITED BOOKS OJUKWU ERNEST & NWANKWO C.K., 2012 F EDITED JOURNALS Overview, Nigerian Bar Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 Feb 2008, pp. 53-67. : Law and Social Development (Essays in Honour of Chief Echeme Emole, CFR), 2012. 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 14
` 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. 15
SCHEDULE B A CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, PRESENTED/CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, ETC: 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 31 st 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 10 th & 11 th 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 7 th 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 6 th -7 th 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 10 th - 12 th July 2000 at the Musa Usman International Conference Centre Maiduguri on the theme Administration 16
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, 31 st October -1 st 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 24 th and 25 th 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 1 st 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 28 th -30 th 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, 23 rd - 27 th 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) 7 th -9 th 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 14 th -18 th 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 12 th -13 th 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 29 th - 31 st January 2002 at 17
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, 10 th - 16 th 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 25 th 27 th 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 11 th - 13 th 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 35 th 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 1 st 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. 18
33. PRESENTED a paper titled Introduction of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLEP) in Nigeria: time for action at the 40 th 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 4 th Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) conference 27 th Nov- 2 nd Dec 2006 at Cordoba Argentina. 39. CONDUCTED the 2 nd Nigerian Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training Workshop, 13 th 15 th 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 19 th -22 nd 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, 9 th -11 th July 2007. 42. CO-CONDUCTED the 1 st Nigerian Law School Clinical Legal Education and Skills Teacher Training Workshop for 52 Law Teachers at Digital Bridge Institute Abuja, May 15 th - 26 th 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. 19
44. CO-CONDUCTED the first Nigerian Bar Association Academic Forum workshop on legal research methodology on August 29 th 2007 at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Bar Conference August 26 th - 31 st 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 14 th 2007 at Aba Nigeria. 48 CONDUCTED a workshop on curriculum design and development for Nigerian Law School, 17 th and 18 th 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, 25 th and 26 th 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 3 rd October 2008; 54. PRESENTED The role of law clinics for effective Access to justice in the Prison, at the 5 th 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; 56. CONDUCTED Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of 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; 20
59. PRESENTED Introducing clinical legal education at the Nigerian Law School at the 7 th International Journal of clinical legal education conference and the 10 th 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, 6 th and 7 th August 2009 Enugu; 61. CONDUCTED Workshop on the Role of Clinics in Prison, held at Villa Toscana Hotel Enugu, 25-26 September 2009; 62. CONDUCTED Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of 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; 64. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law 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 25 th August 2010 at Kaduna. 66. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law 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; 69. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, 2011; 70. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law 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, 27 th - 28 th September, 2012 73. CONDUCTED International Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training Workshop supported by the Open Society Global Criminal Justice Fund, held from 12 th 15 th October, 2012 at Bayview Hotel, Enugu Nigeria 74. CO-CONDUCTED Street-law Teacher Training Workshop on Child Rights and Child 21
Trafficking for Clinical Law Teachers, 16 th 17 th November, 2012, Abuja; 75. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of Nasarawa State University, 2012; 76. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law teachers of University of Ilorin, 2012; 77. CONDUCTED Teacher Training Workshop for New Law Teachers of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari Abuja, Dec 2012; 78. CONDUCTED Introductory Clinical legal education teacher training workshop for law 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) 6 th Worldwide conference and the 9 th 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 Studentsthe 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 30 th April 2013 on Outside the In-house Clinic: Teaching Students to learn from Practice Settings." 22
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 5 th June 2013 at Yenagoa Bayelsa State. 89. PRESENTED Keynote at the 11 th International Journal of clinical legal Education/12 th 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 30 th 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 27 th 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 53 rd Annual General Conference on 28 th 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, 16 th -17 th 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) 7 th 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) 7 th 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. 23
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) 7 th 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. 99. LEAD FACILITATOR on Ethics and Professional Responsibility at the Train-of- Trainer Workshop at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7 th 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. 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, 10 th August 1999 High Court Premises Aba. 3. CO-CORDINATED the 2 nd All Africa Clinical Legal Education Colloquium organised by Nulai Nigeria and Osji 30 th Jan to 1 st Feb 2005 at Rockview hotel Abuja. 4. CO-CORDINATED the 1 st Nigerian Clinical Legal Education Teacher Training Workshop organised by NULAI Nigeria and OSJI 2 nd 6 th Feb 2005 Rockview Hotel Abuja. 5. CO-CORDINATED the 2 nd Nigerian Client Interviewing and Counselling Skills Competition for Nigerian Law Faculties, organised by NULAI Nigeria 15 th to 17 th 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, 27 th and 28 th 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, 28 th and 29 th November 2007 at Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja. 8. CO-CORDINATED Train-of-Trainers Workshop at the Global Alliance For Justice Education (GAJE) 7 th 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. 24
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 21 st Century: Problems and Prospects for Nigeria organised by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on the 20 th - 22 nd 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 21 st 25 th 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 31 st 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 16 th - 17 th August 2001. 15. PARTICIPATED in the 2002 Annual Bar Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association 26 th - 30 th August 2002 Cultural Centre Ibadan, on the theme Conflicts, Crises, and Democracy. 16. PARTICIPATED in the International Bar Conference at Durban South Africa from 20 th to 26 th October 2002. 17. CHAIRED the Nigerian Bar Association Port Harcourt branch 2002 seminar on the Rule of Law in Nigeria: Myth or Reality, 4 th 5 th 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 11 th 12 th 2002 Hicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja. 19. PARTICIPATED in the 1 st 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 1 st International Workshop on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Africa 5 6 July 2004 at Nicon Hilton Abuja. 25
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, 4 th - 9 th October 2004 facilitated by Open Society Justice Initiative Budapest. 25. PARTICIPATED in the International Bar Conference, 24 th 29 th 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, 3 RD 5 TH 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 11 TH -13 TH April 2007. 30. PARTICIPATED in the CALI 17 th 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, 18 TH -20 TH June 2007. 31. PARTICIPATED Nigerian Bar Association Annual Bar Conference August 26 th - 31 st 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 31 st 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 18 TH 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) 21 st 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. Ernest Ojukwu 2014 26