Dr. Okechukwu Maurice Christian Izunwa
Dr. Okechukwu Maurice Christian Izunwa is a SENIOR LECTURER in HUMAN RIGHTS LAW Department, Faculty Of Law in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Personal Information
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Address: | Human Rights law, Faculty Of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF LAW |
Department/Sub-Unit: | HUMAN RIGHTS LAW |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, February, 2011) October, 2004 to July, 2010 Doctorate Degree In Philosophy (PhD) Philosophy |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2007) October, 2003 to July, 2007 LLB CIVIL LAW |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, February, 2005) October, 2003 to February, 2005 M.A (Philosophy) Philosophy |
| 4 | Pontifical Urbaniana Rome. (Bachelor Degree, November, 2001) October, 1997 to July, 2001 B.Th Theology |
| 5 | Institute of Journalism Management and Continuing Education Enugu State University of Science and Technology. (OND, April, 1997) October, 1995 to March, 1997 Advanced Diploma Journalism |
| 6 | Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Enugu State Nigeria. (HND, February, 1997) October, 1992 to July, 1996 HND Mass Communication |
| 7 | Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome. (Bachelor Degree, January, 1997) October, 1992 to July, 1996 B.Phil Philosophy |
| Other / Relevant Certificates | |
| 1 | International Research and Development Institute (July, 2012) July, 2012 to July, 2012 Legal Research |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Grants Proposal Committee, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka April, 2021 to Present |
| 2 | Senior Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe Uni, Awka October, 2020 to Present |
| 3 | Member Junior Staff Disciplinary Panel, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2019 to Present |
| 4 | CEP Coordinator, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2016 to March, 2021 |
| 5 | Diploma Coordinator, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2014 to Present |
| 6 | Member Accreditation Committee on Procurement and Fundraising, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2013 to Present |
| 7 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2013 to October, 2020 |
| 8 | Academic Adviser to the second year students, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2012 to Present |
| 9 | Undergraduate Project Coordinator, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2012 to November, 2014 |
| 10 | Assistant Examination Officer, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2012 to Present |
| 11 | Lecturer II, Nnamdi Azikiwe Uni, Awka July, 2010 to October, 2013 |
| 12 | Member, Examination Misconduct Panel, UNIZIK, • Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2009 to October, 2012 |
| 13 | Assistant Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe Uni, Awka July, 2009 to July, 2010 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | MO Izunwa and Dr Izunwa (eds). (2016, July) Law and Ethics of Healthcare: Random Issues for Reflection |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | MO IZUNWA. (2017, July) About the Honoree: Meeting of Law and Justice - A Brief Discursive Biography of Honorable Justice Okechukwu Joseph Okeke |
| 2 | M.O. Izunwa and R.D. Izunwa. (2016, August) Sex-reassignment Surgeries and Transsexual Marriages: An Ethical Critique in the Light of Natural Law Interventions for Improved Medicine in Nigeria, Onitsha: Great-M Publishers |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | M. O. Izunwa. (2018, July), "Sex-reassignment Surgeries and Transsexual Marriages: An Ethical Critique in the Light of Natural Law", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 3 |
| 2 | MO IZUNWA. (2017, January), "Natural Law Justification of Traditional Marriage", JOURNAL OF BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY ENUGU, Vol. 37 |
| 3 | M. O. IZUNWA. (2016, January), "An Appraisal of Divorce Provisions under Statutory Law in Nigeria", Unknown Journal or Publisher |
| 4 | MO Izunwa. (2016, September), "An Appraisal of ideological inspirations of marriage redefinition in the 21st century legal regimes", Nnamdi Azikwe Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 7 |
| 5 | Maurice Okechukwu Izunwa. (2016, May), "Customary Right to Befitting Burial: A Jurisprudential Appraisal of Four Nigerian Cultures", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 12, pp 122-145 |
| 6 | M. O. Izunwa. (2016, July), "A Critique of the Notions of Law and Ethics as Regulatory Systems for Healthcare", International Journal of Religion and Human Relations, Vol. 8, pp 208-228 |
| 7 | MO Izunwa. (2016, July), "A Critique of the Notions of Law and Ethics as Regulatory Systems for Healthcare", International Journal of Religion and Human Relations, Vol. 8 |
| 8 | MO IZUNWA. (2016, July), "Utilitarianism, Democracy and Conflict Resolution in Igbo-African Sub-Region", JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATION, Vol. 8 |
| 9 | MO IZUNWA. (2016, July), "A Critique of the Notions of Law and Ethics as Regulatory Systems for Healthcare", Journal of Religion and Human Relations, Vol. 8 |
| 10 | MO IZUNWA & SYLVIA IFEMEJE. (2016, July), "Right to Life and Abortion Debate in Nigeria: A Case for the Legislation of the Principle of Double-Effect", LAW ETHICS OF HEALTH CARE |
| 11 | 11. MO IZUNWA. (2015, November), "A Critique of Certain Aspects of the Grounds, Procedures and Reliefs Attaching to Customary Law Divorce in Southern Nigeria", Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution |
| 12 | MO Izunwa. (2015, November), "Jurisprudential Examination of The Polemics of Matrimonial on dissolubility in The Light of Lord Penzance's Union for Life Rule", Journal of Current Issues |
| 13 | MO IZUNWA. (2014, October), "Understanding the Nature and Branches of Philosophy", Journal of Current Issues in Nigerian Law, Vol. 2 |
| 14 | Maurice Okechukwu Izunwa. (2013, February), "Element of Jurisprudence in Archbishop Okeke’s ‘Person-Optimism’ Theory in Legal Defence of Human Dignity’", Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution, Vol. 5, pp 16-23 |
| 15 | Nnabugwu, I. and MO IZUNWA. (2013, July), "An Examination of Section 15(2)(A) of Matrimonial Causes Act…Wilful and Persistent Refusal to Consummate a Marriage", Journal of Women and Minority Rights (JWMR), Vol. 3 |
| 16 | MO IZUNWA. (2013, February), "An Appraisal of Divorce Provisions under Statutory Law in Nigeria", Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science, Vol. 7 |
| 17 | MO IZUNWA. (2013, October), "Certain Aspects of the Grounds, Procedures and Reliefs Attaching to Customary Law Divorce in Southern Nigeria", Journal of church and State Relations, Vol. 3 |
| 18 | MO IZUNWA. (2013, July), "A Critique of Certain Aspects of the Grounds, Procedures and Reliefs Attaching to Customary Law Divorce in Southern Nigeria", Journal of Current Issues in Nigerian Law |
| 19 | MO Izunwa. (2012, September), "Right to Marry and the Revisionist’s Advocacy, A Fundamental Jurisprudential Re-reading", Nnamdi Azikwe Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 3 |
| 20 | Ifemeje Sylvia Chika, Izunwa Maurice. (2012, July), "A Critique of the Continued Retention of Absolute and Discretionary Bars in Nigeria Matrimonial Causes Act 1970", JOURNAL OF JURISPRUDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, Vol. 5 |
| 21 | IZUNWA, M. O.. (2011, September), "Right to Life and Abortion Debate in Nigeria: A Case for the Legislation of the Principle of Double-Effect", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 2, pp 123-140 |
| 22 | MO IZUNWA. (2011, August), "A Critical Appraisal of the Legal Framework for Banking Secrecy in Nigeria", UNIZIK Law Journal, Vol. 8 |
| 23 | MO IZUNWA. (2011, December), "Lawful and Ethical Use of the Media: A Veritable Tool for Good Governance in Nigeria", LASU Law Journal, Vol. 8 |
| 24 | MO IZUNWA. (2011, March), "Factors Responsible for Global Gender Based Violence: A Human Rights Perspective", Journal of Private and Public Law, Vol. 1 |
| 25 | MO IZUNWA. (2011, July), "Demonstrating the Christian-Canonical Jurisprudence Grounding the Definition of Marriage in the English Case of Hyde v. Hyde’", Journal of Women & Minority Rights (JWMR), Vol. 2 |
| 26 | MO IZUNWA. (2011, January), "Rights to Life in Igbo Customary Law: A Jurisprudential Contribution to the Contemporary Debate on Legal Abortion and Capital Punishment in Nigeria", Confluence Journal of Jurisprudence and International Law, Vol. 4 |
| 27 | MO IZUNWA. (2010, September), "Religion in a Scientific Society: Critical Considerations for Continued Relevance", Journal of Law and Diplomacy, Vol. 7 |
| 28 | MO IZUNWA. (2010, April), "Factors Responsible for Global Gender Based Violence: A Human Rights Perspective", Journal of Food, Health and Drug Law, Vol. 3 |
| 29 | MO IZUNWA. (2010, March), "Basic Proposal for Judiciary’s Effectiveness in a Democracy, Nigeria as a Case Study", UNIZIK Law Journal, Vol. 7 |
| 30 | MO IZUNWA & CAROL ARINZE-UMEOBI. (2010, September), "A Jurisprudence of the Rule of Law: An Appraisal of its Application in Nigerian Democracy Today", Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 1 |
| 31 | ARINZE-UMEOBI, C. AND MO IZUNWA. (2008, August), "Controversy on The Supremacy of International Treaties over National Laws: Domestication of Ratified Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Obligations by Nigeria in Dilemma", Journal of Public and Private Law, Vol. 1 |
| 32 | MO IZUNWA. (2002, April), "Divorce in Statutory and Customary Marriages : A Comparative Critique of Grounds, Procedures, and Relief Attaching Thereto", Family Church and Society |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | MO IZUNWA. (2008, February), "Understanding the Cardinal Problems of Nigerian Democracy", , Vol. 3 |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | MO IZUNWA. "Impact of Science and Scientific Worldview on Man: A Critical Review", (Presentation, 2011 August) |
| 2 | MO IZUNWA. "A Theological Proposal for Collaboration in the Pastoral Ministry of Healing Today", (Presentation, 2005 April) |