Lecturer in Sports Business and Sports Law  

Ayoade Onireti gained his PhD in International Law and Human Rights from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In his early career, he worked as a legal practitioner in the public and private practice both in Nigeria and the UK, including DWF Solicitors Manchester. Ayoade previously taught several law undergraduate modules at the University of Central Lancashire and also supervised post-graduate dissertations at the University of Suffolk.

About Ayoade
Area of Expertise:

International Law

International Human Rights Law

Terrorism and the Law

Criminology

Comparative Constitutionalism

Sports Business and Sports Law

Teaching/Research Interests:

International Law

International Human Rights Law

Terrorism and the Law

Criminal Law

Sports Business and Sports Law

Sports Law

Criminology

Constitutional Law  

Comparative Constitutionalism

Accreditation/Memberships:

Member – Nigerian Bar Association

Professional Training Course for External Examiners, Advance HE, 2020

Qualifications:

PGCE Training Course – The University of Warwick, 2021

Professional Training Course for External Examiners, Advance HE, 2020

PhD   International Law and Human Rights, University of Central Lancashire, 2018

LLM   Masters of Laws, University of Central Lancashire, 2011

BL Barrister/Solicitor Qualifying Exam, Nigerian Law School, 2007

LLB Bachelors of Laws Degree, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria 2006

Publications/Research:

Ayoade has presented papers at several conferences in the UK and abroad. He conducts research on human rights generally, and issues relating to terrorism and the law, and constitutionalism. He has also published peer-reviewed articles including the following:

  • Onireti, Ayoade – (2018) ‘Protecting the state: a comparative analysis and constitutional assessment of Nigerian and the United Kingdom legal responses to terrorism’ available on British Library Ethos and CLOK

https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.784582

  • Onireti, Ayoade (2021) ‘Nigeria: Analysing the Presidential Order on the Implementation of Financial Autonomy for State Legislature and Judiciary 2020 -Implications for Rule of Law and Independence of the Judiciary’

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342882721_Nigeria_Analyzing_the_Presidential_Order_on_the_Implementation_of_Financial_Autonomy_for_State_Legislature_and_Judiciary_2020_-

  • Onireti, Ayoade (2020) An appraisal of United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2000 on Proscription of Terrorist Organisations and encouragement of terrorism

Available on

https://oars.ucs.ac.uk/view/creators/Onireti=3AAyoade=3A=3A.default.html

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