Mba Chidi Nmaju

Dr. Mba Chidi Nmaju’s research expertise is in the area of Public international law having published several peer reviewed articles on international law and African conflicts.

Dr Nmaju gained his LLB at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar. Dr Nmaju obtained his LLM and PhD in International Law from Queen Mary, University of London. He has held academic positions at Queen Mary, University of London (Associate Lecturer), SOAS (Teaching Fellow) and at the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Law, Johannesburg, South Africa (National Research Foundation (NRF) Free Standing Postdoctoral Fellowship).

Dr Nmaju had a brief stint as a Visiting Professional with the Trial Chambers at the International Criminal Court, The Hague. He has also worked in law firms in Nigeria and the UK as well as the corporate/Banking sector in the UK.

• LLB Obafemi Awolowo University
• LLM Queen Mary, University of London
• PhD Queen Mary, University of London
   

• SOAS university of London
• Queen Mary University of London 
• University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa

• Relevance of the Law of International Organizations in Resolving International Disputes: A Review of the AU/ICC Impasse, African Journal of Conflict Resolution (2014) vol. 14 No. 2, 155 – 185.
• A Review of the Shortcomings and Consequences of the African Union Peace Ideals: The Interventions in Libya and Cote D’Ivoire, Human Rights and International Legal Discourse (2013) vol. 7 No. 1.
• From Protracted Conflict to Sustained Peace in Sierra Leone: The Contribution of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Peace and Reconciliation Commission” in V.O Nmehielle (ed.), Africa and the Future of International Criminal Justice (Amsterdam: Eleven International Publishers, 2012).
• Multiple Fora and the Implementation of International Criminal Law: Issues of Fragmentation and Divergence in the Development of the Law (Ph.D. Thesis, awarded by Queen Mary, University of London, 2011. Available at <https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542049>)
• The Role of International Judicial Institutions in the Restoration of Post-Conflict Societies: The Cases of Rwanda and Sierra Leone, Journal of Conflict and Security Law (2011) vol. 16 No. 2, 357 - 384.
• Violence in Kenya: Any Role for the ICC in the Quest for Accountability? 4 African Journal of Legal Studies (2009) 78-95.
• The Case against Taylor’s Asylum: A Review of Nigeria’s Domestic and International Legal Obligations African Journal on Conflict Resolution Vol. 7, Nos. 1 (2007) 11 – 41.    
   

• Public international law
• International criminal law
• Law of armed conflict and the Use of Force

• Public international law 
• International security
• Law of War/international humanitarian law

• ASIL (American Society of International Lae)
• ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti Money Laundrting Specialists)
• BIICL (British institute of international & comparative law)
• Legal Research Scholars