Mr. Chinedu Anthony Onah
Mr. Chinedu Anthony Onah is a LECTURER I in CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION Department, Faculty Of Law in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Anthony Chinedu Onah, a Nigerian Lawyer of No. 3 Collins Ejikeme Lane, Off Ogechukwu Street, Awka, Anambra State. I am also a graduate of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, .
I graduated from the Faculty of Law, Namdi Azikiwe University, Awka with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree in 2012 with a 2nd Class (Hons) Upper Division. Thereafter I proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where I completed
my professional training with a 2nd Class (Hons) Lower Division and was called to the Nigerian Bar in November, 2013. I also undertook the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme and passed out in November, 2014. Thereafter, I proceeded to the Faculty of law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka where I completed my Masters Programme in 2017. I am currently undergoing a Ph.D Programme in the Faculty of law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka which I commenced in 2017.
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Address: | Clinical Legal Education, Faculty Of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF LAW |
Department/Sub-Unit: | CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY. (Master Degree, August, 2017) November, 2014 to August, 2017 LLM LAND LAW AND DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY. (Bachelor Degree, August, 2012) October, 2007 to August, 2012 LLB LAW |
| 3 | IGWEBUIKE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, AWKA. (SSCE, June, 2006) September, 2000 to June, 2006 WAEC WASSC ARTS |
| 4 | CENTRAL SCHOOL AWKA. (FSLC, July, 2000) September, 1994 to July, 2000 FSLC PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GOVERNOR ON LANDS, ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT May, 2022 to October, 2022 |
| 2 | PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR LANDS, ANAMBRA STATE, ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT May, 2022 to October, 2022 |
| 3 | LECTURER II, FACULTY OF LAW November, 2019 to Present |
| 4 | COUNSEL, AMUCHEAZI, OZIOKO & CO February, 2015 to Present |
| 5 | LEGAL OFFICER, NYSC/MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, LOKOJA November, 2013 to November, 2014 |
| 6 | LAWSCHOOL EXTERN, AMUCHEAZI, OZIOKO & CO February, 2013 to December, 2013 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Ngozi Chisom Uzoka and Chinedu A. Onah. (2023, June) Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria: The Human Rights to Sustainable Social Interventions Centre for Sustainable Development, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria, pp 113 |
| 2 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Chiamaka Nita ANYANWU. (2023, September) THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN NIGERIA: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION SPORED INTERNATIONAL/ICEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, pp 429-438 |
| 3 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, September) RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF LAND UNDER THE LAND USE ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPORED INTERNATIONAL/ICEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, pp 102-12 |
| 4 | Chinedu A Onah. (2023, January) Judicial Corruption: A Clog in the Wheel of Justice Dispensation in Nigeria in Uwadineke C. Kalu et al, Confidence in the Judiciary: A Legal Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice O. A. K. Igwe Pazoms Publishing, Port Harcourt, pp 72 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Chidebe Matthew Nwankwo, Anthony Chinedu Onah, Daniel Chidike Nwuzor. (2024, August), "Federalism, Subnational Structures and Development: Should the Leviathan be Tamed in Nigeria?", Journal of Public and Human Rights Law, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 127-137 |
| 2 | Ejike F. Okaphor, Chinedu A. Onah. (2024, June), "An Examination of the Legal Framework for Drug Offences in Nigeria", Journal of Refugee Law and International Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 34-65 |
| 3 | Ngozi Chisom Uzoka, Chinedu Anthony Onah. (2024, July), "RESOLUTION OF MARITAL CONFLICTS: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS TO THE RESCUE", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of Private and Property Law, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 124-134 |
| 4 | Nwafor, Noble Chidera, Anthony Chinedu Onah & Chiamaka Nita Anyanwu. (2024, September), "TERRORISM, GLOBAL INSECURITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES", NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, Vol. 1, (Issue 2) |
| 5 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Daniel Chidike NWUZOR, Chiamaka Nita ANYANWU. (2024, May), "IMPLICATIONS OF RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF LAND UNDER THE LAND USE ACT 1978", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION, Vol. 5, pp 73-77 |
| 6 | Daniel Chidike Nwuzor, Anthony Chinedu Onah. (2024, April), "AN ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN MODES OF ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY IN NIGERIA", African Journal Of Law And Human Rights, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 7 | Ikenga K. E. ORAEGBUNAM, Chinedu A. Onah. (2023, September), "CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR RECALL OF LEGISLATORS UNDER THE 1999 NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence (IRLJ), Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 18-24 |
| 8 | Nwamaka Adaora Iguh, Florence Chinenye Akubuilo, Obiageli Chinwe Nnabugwu, Chinedu A. Onah, Chidera Laura Iguh. (2023, May), "The Principle of Military Necessity and Use of Drone in Armed Conflict", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 112-117 |
| 9 | Nwamaka Adaora Iguh, BE Ewulum, George Nnamdi Ikpeze, Chinedu A. Onah. (2023, September), "SOCIO-LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE ADOPTION OF BIMODAL VOTER ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA", African Journal Of Law And Human Rights, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 1-6 |
| 10 | Theophilus Williams NWOKE, Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, September), "A LEGAL APPRAISAL OF E-TAX PAYMENT IN NIGERIA", African Journal Of Law And Human Rights, Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 44-47 |
| 11 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, April), "THE ROLE OF THE LAW IN PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH EASTERN REGION OF NIGERIA", National Political Science Association, South East, Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 110-120 |
| 12 | Nwamaka Adaora IGUH; Florence Chinenye AKUBUILO; Obiageli Chinwe NNABUGWU; Chinedu A. ONAH; Chidera Laura IGUH. (2023, May), "THE ROLE OF PUBLIC CONSCIENCE IN THE ABSENCE OF SPECIFIC REGULATION FOR DRONE USE IN ARMED CONFLICT", LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REVIEW, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 14-20 |
| 13 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Daniel Chidike NWUZOR. (2023, May), "LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN NIGERIA AS THE SERFS OF TAXATION: A LEGAL DISCOURSE*", INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (IRLJ), Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 42-47 |
| 14 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Daniel Chidike NWUZOR. (2023, January), "REITERATING THE NEED FOR ADHERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TAXES AND LEVIES (APPROVED LIST FOR COLLECTION) ACT", LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REVIEW, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 82-85 |
| 15 | Daniel Chidike NWUZOR, Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, September), "AN EXAMINATION OF CORPORATE TAXATION IN NIGERIA", African Journal Of Criminal Law And Jurisprudence, Vol. 8, pp 75-83 |
| 16 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, June), "FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROBLEM OF ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA", African Journal of Law and Human Rights, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 46-52 |
| 17 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Rapuluchukwu Ernest NDUKA. (2023, May), "THE LEGAL CONCEPTION OF LAND, RIGHTS AND INTERESTS THEREON", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION, Vol. 4, pp 45-53 |
| 18 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, January), "IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALISATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION ON NATIONAL SOVEREGNTY: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE", INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (IRLJ), Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 138-145 |
| 19 | Chinedu A Onah. (2023, June), "THE IMPLICATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE ON MENS REA IN THE DETERMINATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NIGERIA: THE FREEWILL AND DETERMINISTIC PERSPECTIVES", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of Commercial and Property Law, Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 1 |
| 20 | Chinedu A Onah. (2023, January), "Implications of Globalisation and Regional Integration on National Sovereignty: The Nigerian Experience", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence (IRLJ), Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 138 |
| 21 | Chinedu A Onah, Ngozi C Uzoka, M V C Ozioko. (2023, May), "AN EXAMINATION OF THE POWER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO REVOKE A RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY UNDER THE LAND USE ACT", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 19, (Issue 1), pp 33 |
| 22 | Hilda Uche Obi-Obiora, Chinedu A. Onah. (2022, January), "THE STRUCTURE OF THE POLICE UNDER THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence (IRLJ), Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 84-88 |
| 23 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Chukwubuikem J.S. AZORO. (2022, May), "LEGAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF PARTY DEFECTION IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE DECISION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT REMOVING THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE", International Journal of Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 130-139 |
| 24 | Chinedu A. ONAH, M.V.C. OZIOKO. (2022, March), "THE RULE OF LAW AS A DETERMINANT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY", African Customary and Religious Law Review (ACARELAR), Vol. 3, pp 81-87 |
| 25 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2022, May), "INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY (IJOCLLEP)", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 1-7 |
| 26 | HU Obi-Obiora, Chinedu A. Onah. (2022, January), "The Structure of the Police Under the Nigerian Federalism", International Review Of Law And Jurisprudence, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 84 |
| 27 | Chinedu A Onah, MVC Ozioko. (2022, March), "The Rule of Law as a Determinant of Good Governance in Nigeria’s Democracy", African Journal of Religious Law Review, Vol. 3, pp 81 |
| 28 | Chinedu A Onah. (2022, October), "Justifying the Requirement of Consent under the Land Use Act: A Historical and Equitable Perspective", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 13, (Issue 2), pp 104 |
| 29 | MVC Ozioko, Chinedu A Onah,. (2022, May), "Retrospective Evaluation of the Privatization and Commercialisation Policy in Nigeria", International Review Of Law And Jurisprudence, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 139 |
| 30 | MVC Ozioko, CJS Azoro & Chinedu A Onah,. (2022, September), "Statutory Techniques for Environmental Control in Nigeria: Criminal Sanctions and Ministerial Orders", African Journal of Criminal Law and Jurisprudence (AFJCLJ), Vol. 7, pp 15 |
| 31 | IKE Oraegbunam, Chinedu A Onah. (2022, May), "Asset Declaration and Public Access as Instruments of Public Accountability in Nigeria: A Critique", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 32 |
| 32 | Chinedu A Onah. (2022, September), "Nature Of Land Ownership Under The Land Use Act: A Retrospective Examination", African Journal of Criminal Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 7, pp 132 |
| 33 | Chinedu A Onah. (2022, January), "Legal Regime For Compulsory Acquisition in Nigeria: Resolving the Conflict Between the Constitution and the Land Use Act", International Journal of Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 147 |
| 34 | M.V.C. OZIOKO, C.J.S. AZORO, Chinedu A. ONAH. (2022, September), "STATUTORY TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN NIGERIA: CRIMINAL SANCTIONS AND MINISTERIAL ORDERS", AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (AFJCLJ), Vol. 7, pp 15 |
| 35 | Chinedu A. Onah. (2022, May), "A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE NATIONALIZATION POLICY UNDER THE LAND USE ACT", Law and Social Justice Review (LASJURE), Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 88 |
| 36 | MVC Ozioko, CJS Azoro, Chinedu A. Onah. (2022, September), "LEGAL INSIGHT TO THE GRANT AND REVOCATION OF PATENT IN NIGERIA", International Review of Law and Jurisprudence (IRLJ), Vol. 4, (Issue 3), pp 86 |
| 37 | Chinedu A. Onah, CJS Azoro. (2022, May), "LEGAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF PARTY DEFECTION IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE DECISION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT REMOVING THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE", International Journal of Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy (IJOCLLEP), Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 130 |
| 38 | Chinedu A. Onah, Hilda Uche Obi-Obiora. (2022, October), "Women and the Right to Acquire and Own Land in Nigeria: Examining the Conflicts between Statutory and Customary Law", UNIZIK Journal of Public and Private Law, Vol. 12, pp 1 |
| 39 | DC Nwuzor, Chinedu A Onah. (2022, September), "THE IMPLICATIONS OF TAXATION ON REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA", LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REVIEW, Vol. 3, (Issue 3), pp 57 |
| 40 | Chinedu A Onah. (2022, December), "THE REGIME FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAND UNDER THE LAND USE ACT: A CRITIQUE", Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of Commercial and Property Law, Vol. 9, (Issue 4), pp 27 |
| 41 | MVC Ozioko, Chinedu A Onah, CJS Azoro. (2022, September), "Distinctiveness and Registration of Trade Marks under the Trade Marks Act", African Journal Of Law And Human Rights, Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 124 |
| 42 | Chinedu A Onah. (2022, September), "Legal Regime for Revocation of Right of Occupancy under the Land Use Act: A Comparative Study of Selected Jurisdictions", African Journal of Law and Human Rights (AJLHR), Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 97 |
| 43 | CJS Azoro, Chinedu A. Onah. (2021, July), "Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources and Contract Stability in Transnational Petroleum Investment Contracts", Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization,, Vol. 111, pp 81 |
| 44 | CJS Azoro, Chinedu A Onah, Q O Agulefo. (2021, December), "Weak Institutions and Poor Governance in Nigeria: A Socio-Legal Perspective", African Journal of Law, Political Research and Administration, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 61 |
| 45 | MVC Ozioko, Chinedu A. Onah. (2021, September), "Examining The Role of the Land Use Act in Promoting Foreign Investment in Nigeria", Law And Social Justice Review, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 30 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Chinedu A Onah. (2023, May), "THE ROLE OF THE LAW IN PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH EASTERN REGION OF NIGERIA OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NIGERIA", Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), South East Zone |
| 2 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Benedict Chukwuemeka Okpata, Omeni-Pius Raymond Onyedikachukwu. (2023, September), "DEMOCRACY: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION", SOCIETY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SPORED) 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, pp 123-135 |
| 3 | Chinedu A. ONAH. (2023, September), "RECALL OF LEGISLATORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY: A CRITIQUE", SOCIETY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SPORED) 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, pp 875-887 |
| 4 | Chinedu A. ONAH, Daniel Chidike NWUZOR, Nneka B. Charles ANYAOGU. (2023, September), "RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF LAND UNDER THE LAND USE ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT", 3RD SOCIETY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SPORED) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, pp 69-70 |
| 5 | Ngozi Chisom Uzoka and Chinedu A. Onah. (2022, June), "Mediation/Arbitration and the Resolution of Marital Conflicts: An Appraisal", FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU CAMPUS |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "BOOSTING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDICIARY: LEGAL ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF HONOURABLE JUSTICE O. A. KALU OGWE" (January, 2023) |
| 2 | Editor, "LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REVIEW Volume 3 (3) September 2022" (September, 2022) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Chairman, "Faculty of Law Law Clinic Committee" (November, 2022 to November, 2023) |
| 2 | Coordinator, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE" (November, 2022 to November, 2023) |
| 3 | MEMBER, "FACULTY OF LAW EXAMINATION AND RECORDS COMMITTEE" (November, 2022 to November, 2023) |
| 4 | MEMBER, "FACULTY OF LAW FUND RAISING COMMITTEE" (November, 2022 to November, 2023) |
| 5 | FIFTH YEAR ACADEMIC STAFF ADVISER, "FACULTY ACADEMIC STAFF ADVISERS COMMITTEE" (November, 2022 to November, 2023) |
| 6 | MEMBER, ", AWARD/HONOURS COMMITTEE, FACULTY OF LAW, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY" (January, 2020 to November, 2022) |
| 7 | EXAMINATION OFFICER, "FACULTY OF LAW" (November, 2019 to November, 2021) |
| 8 | MEMBER, "ANNUAL LECTURE COMMITTEE, FACULTY OF LAW, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY" (November, 2019 to November, 2022) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS" (member since 2019), https://nalt.org.ng/ |
| 2 | Full Member, "NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION" - SCN089723 (member since 2013), https://nigerianbar.org.ng/membership |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "THE 54™ ANNUAL (2023) CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS", (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS), 11th July, 2023 to 15th July, 2023; ADIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABIA STATE |
| 2 | "UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE", (FACULTY OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU CAMPUS), 28th June, 2023 to 29th June, 2023; FACULTY OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU CAMPUS |
| 3 | "NIGERIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION SOUTH EAST ZONE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE", (GERIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION SOUTH EAST ZONE), 6th June, 2023 to 9th June, 2023; Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 4 | "BOLD TRANSITIONS", (NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION), 19th August, 2022 to 26th August, 2022; LAGOS |