Personal identification

Full name

Joseph Odukwe

Citation names

• Odukwe, Joseph

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

AE18-5CC4-D053

	Degree	Classification
2023/06/01 - 2026/06/01 Ongoing	Law (Doutoramento) Major in Public International lAw Universidade do Minho Escola de Direito, Portugal "Biafra and the Right to Self- Determination: A Study of the Tensions between International Law, State Sovereignty, and the Quest for Independence" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	PhD
2006/02/01 - 2007/10/01 Concluded	LLM (Master) Major in Public International lAw London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom "Under International Law, Are the people of Biafra entitled to assert a right of independence under the principle of Self- Determination?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	LLM ( International Law)
2003/01/02 - 2003/06/30 Concluded	The University of Law, formally '' The College of Law'' (Licence) Major in Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. (QLTT) City of London, United Kingdom	Solicitor of England and Wales
1984/09/01 - 1988/06/01 Attended	LLB (Bachelor) Major in Law University of Nigeria - Enugu Campus, Nigeria "Commercial Law: Rights and Obligations of an Agent" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	LLB in law

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/08/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Justiça e Governação, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Justiça e Governação, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2000/01/02 - 2020/02/01	LEGAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH	The Duke & Co. (Legal Practice & Research), Nigeria

Other

	Designation	Funders
2006/02/01 - 2007/10/01	Under International Law, Are the people of Biafra entitled to assert a right of independence under the principle of Self- Determination? Bib TeX Researcher London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom	Submitted

Other

Other output

Is there a right to pre-emptive self-defence in international law and how far can it be extended? Discuss with reference to the Russian military actions in Ukraine. By: Ricardo Alexandre Sousa da Cunha & Joseph Uche Odukwe. International law clearly emphasizes respect for state sovereignty. Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter prohibits the use of force in international relations. Article 2 (4) reads that,’’ All member states shall refrain in their international relations from the threat of force or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent. 2025. Odukwe, Joseph; Ricardo Alexandre. EMERGING STATE PRACTICE IN CASES OF SECESSIONIST MOVEMENT. Secessionist movement is a contemporary issue in international law and politics. Many groups all over the world are clamoring to exercise their right to external self –determination. Emerging state practice in cases of secessionist movements in international law refers to the evolving norms, principles, and measures adopted by states, non-state actors, international lawyers, and jurists. 2025. Odukwe, Joseph. Under International Law, Are the people of Biafra entitled to assert a right of independence under the principle of Self- Determination?. The Nigeria – civil war of 1967 to 1970 arose out of Biafra’s decision to establish it’s self as a sovereign state in an exercise of the right of self-determination. Article 1(2) of the United Nations Charter, asserts that the purpose of the United Nations Charter is,’’ to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of people.. 2007. Odukwe, Joseph.

Other distinction

2007	Masters Thesis in International Law London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom