Azubike Onuora-Oguno

Azubike Onuora-Oguno holds an LLB and BL Degrees from University of Ilorin, Nigeria and the Nigeria Law School; LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa and LLD in International Human Rights Law from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria South Africa. Dr. Onuora-Oguno was a former visiting scholar at the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada and the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Netherlands. He has taught human rights in the Msc Law and Society, at Erasmus University Netherlands. He has spoken at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law; delivered the deans lecture at the Thurgood Marshal Law School in Texas. Onuora-Oguno is the Secretary of the International Public Law Society (ICON-S NG) Nigeria Chapter and the Deputy Secretary of the Nigeria Society of International Law. He also is one of the coordinators of an International Research Collaboration (IRC 3) of the Law and Society Association. Prof. Onuora-

EDUCATION

Quality Assurance of Directorate of Academic Planning Certificate 2022
Virtual Institute for Capacity Building in Higher Education

LLD, Human Rights Law 2015
University of Pretoria, South Africa

LL.M, Human Rights and Democratization in Africa 2009
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Bar Qualifying Certificate 2007
Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria

LL. B, Common Law 2005
University of Ilorin, Nigeria

National Diploma in Computer Science 1999
Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Nigeria

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Multidisciplinary, General Arts and Humanities

Scopus Publications

The constitutional obligation to protect the right to education in Nigeria: A call for action
Azubike C Onuora-Oguno, Theophilus Silas
African Human Rights Law Journal, 2024
This article argues that beyond the obligation of states to respect, promote and fulfil the right to education, the obligation to protect, which is crucial, is often neglected. Additionally, it highlights that access to and availability of education is limited when states do not protect the school space by making it safe for learners. With a focus on Nigeria, the article argues that the lack of fulfilment of the obligation to protect by the Nigerian state is a violation of its obligations under international human rights law. Relying on Nigeria's commitments under various African human rights treaties, national law and policies, the article makes recommendations on how the obligation to protect can be realised and, thus, the right to education respected in its entirety in Nigeria.
Masking and Unmasking Child Rights Through Inclusive Education
Hameenat Bukola Ojibara, Azubike Onuora-Oguno, Olukayode Olatoke
Ius Gentium, 2024
Beyond the law to sociolegal intervention: The Boko Haram insurgency and the Nigerian Child
Research Handbook on Law Movements and Social Change, 2023
Commentary on the Right to Education: An Expository of Article 12 of the Maputo Protocol
Azubike Onuora-Oguno
Public Governance Administration and Finances Law Review, 2023
The right to education is identified as a crucial and classical right. This classification is premised on the fact that it provides the basis on which an individual has the potential to transform their status and build their desired personality. Additionally, it is the basis on which society is projected to be transformed and set on a better pedestal, with individuals playing positive roles. The recognition of the right, though emanating from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) received only tacit recognition through other treaties. The Maputo Protocol recognises the right to education, as it flows from the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This commentary, therefore, examines the right to education as enshrined in the Maputo Protocol with the aim of restating the grounds covered in the protection of female children and women and exposing lost opportunities. Finally, it makes recommendations on how the lost ground can be covered and give better content and scope to the right to education.
Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa
Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa, 2022
Reflection on the development of jurisprudence teaching and practice in a silver era-thoughts and musing of Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN
Azubike Onuora-Oguno, Joshua Olukayode Olatoke
Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa, 2022
Protecting the marginalised child in Nigeria: Social protection of children with albinism in Nigerian schools examined
Azubike Onuora-Oguno, Nnamdi Onuora-Oguno
Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa, 2022
Charting a new course in sexual violence prohibition and protection in Nigeria: A need to reappraise public law jurisprudence in Nigeria?
Chianaraekpere Ike, Azubike Onuora-Oguno
Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa, 2022
Accountability for Violations Against Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria: Finding a Nexus Between International Criminal Justice and Human Rights Violations
Azubike Chinwuba Onuora-Oguno, Oluwabunmi Niyi-Gafar, Ikebundu Francis Ekene
National Accountability for International Crimes in Africa, 2022
NIGERIA
Gender and Identity Around the World Volume 1 Africa the Americas Asia and Oceania Volume 2 Europe and the Middle East, 2020
Beyond the law to socio-legal intervention: The boko haram insurgency and the Nigerian child
Azubike Onuora-Oguno, Mariam Adepeju Abdulraheem-Mustapha
Boko Haram and International Law, 2018
Development and the right to education in Africa
A.C. Onuora-Oguno
Development and the Right to Education in Africa, 2018
Craving for the message but shooting the messenger: RBA to teacher welfare and quality in basic education in Nigeria
A. C. Onuora-Oguno
Education Law Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa Agenda 2063, 2017
Education law, strategic policy and sustainable development in Africa: Agenda 2063
A. Onuora-Oguno, W. Egbewole, Thomas Kleven
Education Law Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa Agenda 2063, 2017
Migration, refugees, asylum and uprooted peoples' rights
Azubike Onuora-Oguno
Sage Handbook of Human Rights, 2014

GRANT DETAILS

2023-02 to 2023-02 | Grant
International Society of Public Law (United States, US)

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (Dakar, SN)
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2017-09 to 2017-09 | Grant
Legal Resource Centre (Johannesburg , ZA)