Third Issue of the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly for 2024
The third issue of the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly was recently released. It contains the following article, case note and book reviews: Adrian Briggs,
About Chukwuma Okoli
Dr. Chukwuma Okoli is a Postdoctoral researcher in private international law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, Netherlands, and a Consultant for PC Mbadiwe & Co., Lagos, Nigeria??.
Prior to joining T.M.C Asser Institute, he was inter alia, a Teaching Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Luxembourg for about four years, where he taught Comparative Private International law, Comparative English Law of Contract, and Comparative English Law of Tort.
He is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2008. He practised law in reputable law firms for about three years in the area of domestic and international commercial transactions. He also holds an LLM in International Commercial Law (with distinction) from the University of Aberdeen.
His principal research interest is in all aspects of Private International Law/Conflict of Laws, with a special focus on the European Union, Nigeria, and English speaking or Commonwealth Africa. He has significant publications on these subjects. He accentuates expertise in the Civil and Commercial aspects of European Union Private International Law, and serves as a leading expert in Nigerian Private International Law. He is also frequently cited in academic publications.
Entries by Chukwuma Okoli
Review of Ekaterina Aristova, Tort Litigation Against Transnational Corporations: The Challenge of Jurisdiction in English Courts, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024, 352 pp, hb £125
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe book is based on Dr. Ekaterina Aristova’s PhD thesis, completed at the University of Cambridge and subsequently refined through postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford. The core content of the book spans eight chapters across 297 pages, excluding the preface, series editor’s preface, table of contents, and index.
Review of Ronald A. Brand, Michael S. Coffee, and Paul Herrup, The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 416pp, hb £125
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe book by Brand, Coffee, and Herrup offers a thorough examination of the Hague 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (commonly referred to as “The Hague Judgments Convention”). Concluded on July 2, 2019, the Convention currently has 31 Contracting States, including all 27 EU member states, the European Union, and […]
Two Interesting Recent Articles related to Private International Law
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliWilliams C Iheme,
A Californian Judgment fails the Provisional Sentence test in South African Courts
/3 Comments/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliSolomon Okorley Ph.D, University of Johannesburg, and affiliated with the Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries at the University of Johannesburg. Introduction South Africa is one of the most developed countries on the African continent and a key country in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, […]
A Rejoinder to Dr Cosmas Emeziem’s “Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction”
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliIn this blog post, I respond to a
Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliCosmas Emeziem, JSD Cornell University, Drinan Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. ©Author 2024. Introduction At the core of Conflict of Laws or Private International Law (hereinafter PIL) is reconciling rules across jurisdictions for dispute settlement and the broader concerns of justice and public policy. […]
Issue 1 of Journal of Private International Law for 2024
/2 Comments/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe latest issue of the Journal of Private International Law was published yesterday It contains the following articles. Alex Mills, Sustainability and jurisdiction in the international civil litigation market The sustainability of the global economy, particularly in response to the concerns of climate change, is an issue which impacts many different aspects of life and work around […]
British Academy International Writing Workshops: Access to Justice in Southeast Asia
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliGeorgia Antonopoulou (University of Birmingham) From 24 to 26 September 2024, the International Writing Workshop ‘Reimagining Access to Justice: An Equitable Research Partnership with Southeast Asia’ will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia. The writing workshop will focus on the theme of access to civil justice in Southeast Asia and is funded by the British […]