Miss Enuma Moneke

I joined Canterbury Christ Church University as a doctoral student 2019 and accepted a lectureship in 2022. Before this time, I worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Nigeria where I also served as the Deputy Coordinator of the Centre for Continuing Legal Education of the Institute. I am a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as well as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (not currently practicing).

I hold a Masters’ degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. I have extensive knowledge and experience in Housing Law and Debt following years of successful law practice with Haringey Law Centre, London.  A scholar, an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proponent and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, my research interest is in the realm of International Commercial Arbitration and International Investment Arbitration, in which areas I have published works.

I also have a keen interest in the Law of Investment Treaties and the Relationship between Business and Human Rights, which form the basis of my PhD work. I  have also authored works on Maritime Law, Constitutional Law and Corporate Governance. 

At the undergraduate level, I lead and teach the Commercial Law, Corporate Law and Individual Study 1 & 2 modules. I also contribute to the Law in Society module. For postgraduate teaching, I lead the Dissertation module and also contribute to the Current Legal Issues in Business and Investment Treaty Arbitration modules. My teaching mandate extends to marking, moderation and curriculum development.

As a Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, I contributed to the Centre for Continuing Legal Education's  continuous professional development training programme by teaching law professionals. I taught topics on Arbitration, Contract Drafting and Legal Writing.

My research areas of interest are International Investment Law (Law of Investment Treaties), International Investment Arbitration,  International Commercial Arbitration and Corporate Accountability and Human Rights. In particular, I am interested in exploring possible avenues for closing the accountability gap that exists in the realm of Business and Human Rights.

(1) Research Projects

(a) Contributor to NIALS Research Project titled ‘Nigeria’s Judicial Performance Evaluation 2008 – 2011’ (NIALS Press, 2012)

(b) Contributor to research project titled NIALS Annotation of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) (NIALS Press, 2014)

(2) I carried out research and/or editorial work on the following Books and Journals:  

(a) Adedeji Adekunle and Paul O Idornigie, Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria (NIALS Press, 2019)

(b) NIALS Journal of Business Law (2019) Vol.2

(c) Epiphany Azinge (ed) ‘Unification of Criminal Laws of Nigeria’ (NIALS Press, 2014)

(d) NIALS Maritime Law Journal (2014) Vol. 2

(e) NIALS Journal of Law and Gender (2013) Vol. 1

(3) Co- Editor: Epiphany Azinge (ed), The Role of Costs and Adjournments in the Expeditious Dispensation of Justice in the Nigerian Courts (NIALS Press 2014)

(4) Selected Conferences and Workshops

(a) ‘Action Plan on Maritime Scientific Research for Sustainable Development in Nigeria’, co-presented on 1st November 2012 at the training course on Ocean Observation and Hydrographic Survey organised by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Seoul, South Korea

(b) ‘National Security Implications of Sea Piracy in Nigeria’, presented on 24th June 2013 at NIALS roundtable on Piracy and Security Challenges held in Abuja, Nigeria

(c) ‘Mechanisms For Combating Crude Oil Theft and Illegal Transhipment in the Littoral States: A Legal Perspective’, presented on 10th February 2014 at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Seminar on the Law of the Sea held in Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria

(d) ‘Negotiating and Vetting Legal Agreements’, presented on 13th October 2015, at NIALS Government Legal Advisers/Law Officers Training Course held in Abuja, Nigeria

(e) ‘An Appraisal of the Legal Framework for Combating Piracy and other Illegal Maritime Activities in the Gulf of Guinea using Nigeria as a Case Study’, presented on 29th October 2015, at NIALS Academic Staff Seminar 2015 held in Abuja, Nigeria

(f) ‘Role of the Law Officer in the 21st Century’, presented in May on 8th May 2017 at NIALS Government Legal Advisers/Law Officers Training Course held in Abuja, Nigeria

(g) ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution: Principles and Techniques’, presented on 31st October 2017 at NIALS 38th Advanced Course in Practice and Procedure in Abuja, Nigeria

(h) ‘Towards an Effective Regime for the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Nigeria’ presented on 19th October 2017, at NIALS Academic Staff Seminar Series 2017 held in Abuja, Nigeria.

(i) ‘Anti- Arbitration and Anti –Suit Injunctions’, presented at the Refresher Course for Judges and Kadis on Modern Judicial Practices and Procedure organised by the National Judicial Institute in Abuja from 19th to 23rd March 2018

(j) ‘Review and Analysis of the Public Complaints Commission Act: Comparison with International Standards’, presented at the capacity building programme organised for the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) on 19th July 2018 at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria.

(k) ‘The Quest for Transparency in Investor-State Arbitration: Are the Transparency Rules 2013 and the Mauritius Convention 2014 Effective Instruments of Reform?’, presented 11th October 2018 on at NIALS Academic Staff Seminar Series 2018 held in Abuja Nigeria

(l) ‘Reforming the ISDS component of Nigeria’s BITs to improve access to Justice for Host Communities in Nigeria’, presented 12th March 2020 at the PHD Law Day, School of Law, Criminal Justice and Policing, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, United Kingdom

(m) 'A Case Study of Environmental Degradation in Ogoniland, presented on 14 July 2022 at Law Conference organised by the  School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University