H. Uchenna Okoronkwo

Abstractional Sketch. Watch out for my latest long essay on "Anti-Terrorism Laws and Human Rights Protection in India and Nigeria: A Comparative Study" . It generally discusses the global menace of terrorism as it affects India and Nigeria, adequacy of their respective laws in place to checkmate it and their  implementational   impacts on the protection of human rights in both jurisdictions.  H. Uchenna Okoronkwo LL.B, BL, LL.M/MCL uchenna.okoronkwo@gmail.com

The Role of Nigerian Judiciary in Mitigating Climate Change and Post-2015 Lessons for Other Developing Countries. Hyginus Uchenna Okoronkwo * [1] Law and its enforcement remains the most prevalent and enduring foundation for orderly responses to global, regional and national environmental issues such as climate change mitigation. Nigeria is among the nations that embraced all of the UN MDGs especially one that seeks to ensure environmental sustainability between the target period of 2000 and 2015. Several factors have been identified as responsible for the rapid climatic change and atmospheric warming. Gas flaring is the major source of climate changes in Nigeria and Nigeria is reportedly second world’s biggest gas flarer . This paper identifies that gas flaring in Nigeria has contributed more greenhouse gases than all other sources in sub-Saharan Africa combined. Since environmental disaster respects no territorial boundaries, the paper critically discusses gas flaring as a...

ABSTRACT A nation whose emerging economic growth is deliberately being undermined and siphoned by few highly organised criminals, is sitting on a keg of gunpowder. Official corrupt practices, Informal payments on public projects, scams, money laundering, tax evasion/avoidance, over-invoicing, advanced fee fraud, illegal currency manipulation, improper foreign exchange dealings, banking fraud, stealing, smuggling, kidnapping, human and drug trafficking etc altogether  constitute crucial economic problem that needs practical oriented and urgent solution in India and Nigeria. It undermines confidence in the government, whose moral authority is diminished. In this work, I intend to reiterate and pointedly demonstrate how economic crimes have become more sophisticated, endemic and constitute graver danger to Indian and Nigerian economic growth today. It is my resolve here to show that law alone is not the best instrument to fight economic crime. I also wish to justify how economic ...

PRE-WEDDING COMPULSORY HIV TESTING BY CHURCHES AND THE LAW: NIGERIA AND INDIA. Uchenna:         Gentlemen, May we state our individual takes on the Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing in our Churches as a prerequisite for wedding... I am of the considered view that the compulsory premarital HIV testing and declaration in vogue today   especially in Nigerian and Churches. Barring HIV positives from getting wedded is a gross violation of the            rights of people living with HIV; right to family life, privacy, confidentiality and right to freedom from discrimination. I call on all fellow human rights and public interest lawyers to rise up and put a stop to this practice. What are your takes on this issue please? Mercy:             I do not think that the policy or doctrine is put in place by Nigeria churches to stop people living wit...

GENDER EQUALITY: THE BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES Q:        What is Gender Equality? A:        The word gender is the state of being either male, female or intersex; it is  typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones. Q:        What then is this growing clamour for Gender Equality of Men and Women? A:        It is the demand by feminists for the need to secure the rights and opportunities for women equal to those men. Q:         Can you explain this further? A :        In most parts of the world, women are denied a lot their rights simply because they are females. It takes various forms e.g, economic, political or cultural discriminations, disregard, insult, control, exploitation, oppression, gender-based violence ...

Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Accessibility Help bbc.co.uk navigation News Sport Weather Capital Culture Autos TV Radio More… Search term: INDIA Home UK Africa Asia Europe Latin America Mid-East US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video China India 11 April 2013   Last updated at  00:37 GMT Share this page Email Print Share Facebook Twitter Africans complain of discrimination in Mumbai, India Sheeba Rani has been ostracised by many friends and relatives for marrying Nigerian Sambo Davis Africans staying in and around India's commercial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), complain of indiscriminate racism and constant police harassment, reports the BBC's Zubair Ahmed. Nigerian Sambo Davis is married to an Indian woman and lives in Mumbai. All his documents are valid, but he was arrested by the police recently on ...