Dr. Obinna Onyebuchi Mbanugo
Dr. Obinna Onyebuchi Mbanugo is a SENIOR LECTURER in CUSTOMARY & RELIGIOUS LAW Department, Faculty Of Law in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
My name is Obinna Onyebuchi Mbanugo, I am a PhD Degree holder in International Law of Migration and a lecturer in the Department of Customary and Religious Studies of the Faculty of Law Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
I am a Nigerian national.Personal Information
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Address: | Customary & Religious Law, Faculty Of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF LAW |
Department/Sub-Unit: | CUSTOMARY & RELIGIOUS LAW |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, May, 2021) July, 2015 to May, 2021 PhD Law |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, May, 2015) June, 2010 to May, 2015 LLM Law |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Post-Graduate Degree, November, 2009) August, 2008 to November, 2009 BL Law |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, June, 2008) June, 2003 to June, 2008 LLB Law |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Research Coordinator, Ekwueme Centre for Multidisciplinary Research November, 2025 to Present |
| 2 | Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. October, 2022 to Present |
| 3 | Deputy Staff Adviser, Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. May, 2018 to May, 2021 |
| 4 | Examination Officer, Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, UNIZIK April, 2013 to April, 2021 |
| 5 | LECTURER I, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA February, 2012 to Present |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | OVC IKPEZE, OBINNA MBANUGO, CN ARINZE-UMOBI. (2022, April) THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY NIGERIA , pp 338-353 |
| 2 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2020, May) THE BIOGRAPHY OF SIR PROF. CHUKWUEMEKA ELEAZAR MBANUGO , pp 2-10 |
| 3 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2020, May) THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THROUGH THE LAWS: THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE REGULATION |
| 4 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2016, March) FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) AS A CAUSE OF DISPLACEMENT: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Obinna MBANUGO, Rose ENEMCHUKWU, Efe Eric UGHUMIAKPO. (2024, September), "EXAMINING THE DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS IN THE 1999 NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence (IRLJ), Vol. 6, (Issue 3), pp 121-128 |
| 2 | Obinna Mbanugo. (2022, July), "Legitimizing the Protection of Environmentally Displaced Persons and Propitiating the Embers of the Conventional Jurists", Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, pp 52-74 |
| 3 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND SYLVIA CHIKA IFEMEJE. (2021, April), "CONSCIENTIZING THE HISTORY, NATURE AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW", INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (IRLJ), Vol. 33, (Issue 2), pp 134-144 |
| 4 | Obinna Mbanugo, Obi Emeka Francis. (2021, June), "INSECURITY, NATIONAL INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT: INTERROGATION THE LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2021 ASABA DECLARATION", Law and Social Justice Review, Vol. 2 |
| 5 | G. N OKEKE AND OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2019, January), "A LEGAL APPRAISAL OF THE CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 174-182 |
| 6 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND C.N ARINZE-UMOBI. (2019, June), "HUMAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES IN NIGERIA: THE RULE OF LAW", Unizik Law Journal, Vol. 15, pp 1-21 |
| 7 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2018, May), "DISPLACEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LEGAL CONCEPTIONS OF A PLUMAGE", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 187-197 |
| 8 | CHINEMELUM NELSON ARINZE-UMOBI AND OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2018, August), "PERMITTING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DOPING IN SPORTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FOR TACKLING DOPING: A CRITIQUE", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 158-166 |
| 9 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND C.N ARINZE-UMOBI. (2018, October), "BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY - TREASON OR TERRORISM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL ISSUES", African Journal of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Vol. 2, pp 1-16 |
| 10 | M.I ANUSHIEM, OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND C. N ARINZE-UMOBI. (2018, June), "CRIMINAL TRIAL OF JUDGES AND IMPERATIVE FOR JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 2, pp 113-126 |
| 11 | ADAJI ELEOJO AISHATU, MIKE CHEKWUBE OBI AND OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2017, May), "WHISTLEBLOWING AND THE QUEST TO IMPROVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA", Journal of Commercial and Property Law, Vol. 5, (Issue 1) |
| 12 | JUDE O. EZEANOKWASA, OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND BONIFACE E. EWULUM. (2016, May), "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND ITS LIMITATIONS UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 7 |
| 13 | BONIFACE E. EWULUM AND OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, May), "COMPETENCE AND COMPELLABILITY UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT OF NIGERIA", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| 14 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND B.E. EWULUM. (2015, May), "INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: A LEGAL PANACEA", Journal of Current Issues in Nigerian Law, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 23-35 |
| 15 | BONIFACE E. EWULUM, OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, June), "THE IMPACT OF COUNTER TERRORISM MEASURES ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN NIGERIA", Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. 3, (Issue 6), pp 172-176 |
| 16 | BONIFACE E. EWULUM AND OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, May), "THE POSITION OF TORTURE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF TERRORISM RELATED CRIMES IN NIGERIA", Journal of Law, Policy and Globalisation, Vol. 39, pp 84-89 |
| 17 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO, BONIFACE E. EWULUM AND JUDE O. EZEANOKWASA. (2015, October), "RETHINKING DISPLACEMENT AND THE PROTECTION OF FEMALE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NIGERIA", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 6, pp 75-82 |
| 18 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND B.E. EWULUM. (2015, May), "CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN THE PROTECTION OF DISPLACED CHILDREN", Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, Vol. 38, pp 141-145 |
| 19 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, August), "THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (NCFR) ACT OF 2004: CONCERNS AND ENDORSMENTS", Journal of Commercial and Property Law, Vol. 3, (Issue 1) |
| 20 | BONIFACE E. EWULUM, OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, July), "RISING CASES OF JUNGLE JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: AN INDICTMENT ON OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DELIVERY SYSTEM", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of Public and Private Law, Vol. 7, pp 257-268 |
| 21 | BONIFACE E. EWULUM, OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO AND JUDE E. EZEANOKWASA. (2014, May), "RISING CASES OF RAPE OFFENCES IN NIGERIA: NEW MEASURES TO THE RESCUE", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 5 |
| 22 | DAIBU AA AND MBANUGO OO.. (2013, May), "A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE EXTENT AND LIMITOF PROVOCATION AS A DEFENCE TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN NIGERIA", Journal of Current Issues in Nigerian Law, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 86-99 |
| 23 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2012, May), "THE STATE OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN NIGERIA: A LEGAL REVIEW", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 3, pp 97-106 |
| Thesis | |
| 1 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2015, May), "THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF DISPLACED PERSONS: THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE". |
| Dissertations | |
| 1 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2021, May), "THE NON-RECOGNITION OF THE REFUGEE STATUS OF TRANS-BORDER DISPLACED VICTIMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: A CRITIQUE OF THE 1951 REFUGEECONVENTION". |
| Projects | |
| 1 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. (2008, June), "THE LEGAL CONTROL FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN NIGERIA". |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | DR. EBERE V. OJUKWU, DR. OBINNA MBANUGO, DR. CHINYERE ESIMONE. "THE PEDAGOGUE: FETSCHRIFTS IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR CHUKWUEMEKA MBANUGO", (Others, 2020 August) |
| 2 | OBINNA ONYEBUCHI MBANUGO. "THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR CIVIL AVIATION IN NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW", (Research Proposal, 2015 June) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "International Arbitration as a means of Global Governance: Contending Principles and Evidences" (2025). Completed Masters project by Oli Anita MMesoma (2022396011FA) |
| 2 | "EXAMINING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONTROL OF CRIME IN NIGERIA THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA" (2026). Ongoing Masters project by Ezechukwu Chibuikem Richard (2017396035F) |
| 3 | "Interrogating the Place of Local Government under the Nigerian Constitutional Regime: The journey so Far.(2023396006FA)" (2025). Ongoing Masters project by Ughumiakpor Eric Efe |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Journal of Customary and Religious Law" (May, 2026) |
| 2 | Editor, "NNAMDI AZIKIWE University Journal of Commercial and Property Law" (October, 2025) |
| 3 | Editor, "Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice Vol. 3" (June, 2024) |
| 4 | Editor, "Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence" (April, 2023) |
| 5 | Editor, "Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice Vol. 2" (May, 2023) |
| 6 | Editor, "Law and Social Justice Review Vol. 4(2)" (May, 2023) |
| 7 | Editor, "Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice Vol. 1" (July, 2022) |
| 8 | Editor, "The Pedagogue: Festschrift in Honour of Prof Chukwuemeka Mbanugo" (April, 2021) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice" (September, 2024) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Faculty Internal Defence" (April, 2023 to April, 2023). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| 2 | Examiner, "Faculty Internal Defence" (April, 2023 to April, 2023). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member, "Faculty of Law Committee on international Linkages" (February, 2025) |
| 2 | Chairman, "Unizik Business Revenue Taskforce Committee" (January, 2025) |
| 3 | Patron, "Igwebuike Grammar School Old Boys Association 2003 Set" (December, 2023) |
| 4 | Chairman, "International Conference Committee, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka." (January, 2023 to October, 2024) |
Relevant Events Attended
| Workshops | |
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| 1 | "University of Cape Town, Faculty of Law; Core Skills for Legal and Judicial Researchers", (University of Capetown), 17th September, 2019 to 20th September, 2019; University of Capetown |
| 2 | "Research capacity-building short course", (Faculty of Law, University of Capetown), 17th September, 2019 to 20th September, 2019; University of Capetown |
| Other Events | |
| 1 | "RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP", (UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA), 17th September, 2019 to 20th September, 2019; CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2 | "NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS", (UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN OYO STATE), 30th June, 2019 to 6th July, 2019; IBADAN |