Articles
Journal Articles
Prof. Andrew I. Chukwuemerie is involved in an extensive Arbitration, ADR and Litigation practice of both international and domestic characters. He is also a regular speaker at Arbitration and ADR fora within and outside Africa. As at mid-2022 he has authored 5 very well received practice texts, 12 chapters in other books and about 50 journal articles published in all the contents of the globe, mostly in the Commercial Law areas. His articles include:
1. Andrew I. Okekeifere, “Stay of Court Proceedings Pending Arbitration in Nigerian Law” – 13 Journal of International Arbitration 3 (1996), 119 – 142 (Switzerland).
2. “The Enforcement and Challenge of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Nigeria” 14 Journal of International Arbitration 3 (1997), 223 – 242 (Switzerland)
3. “The UNCITRAL Model Law and the Problem of Delay in International Commercial Arbitration” 14 Journal of International Arbitration 1 (1997), 125 – 139 (Switzerland).
4. “The Recent Odyssey of Customary Law Arbitration and Conciliation in Nigeria’s Apex Courts” (1998) 5 Abia State University Law Journal, 1 – 16; repeated with permission in (2000) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 103 – 121
5. “Commercial Arbitration as The Most Effective Dispute Resolution Method: Still a Fact or Now a Myth?” 15 Journal of International Arbitration 4 (1998) 81 – 105 (Switzerland).
6. “The Parties’ Rights Against a Dilatory or Unskilled Arbitrator: Possible New Approaches” 15 Journal of International Arbitration 2 (1998), 129 – 144 (Switzerland).
7. “Public Policy and Arbitrability Under the UNCITRAL Model Law” (1999) International Arbitration Law Review, 70 – 77 (double pages) (UK)
8. “International Commercial Arbitration and the UNCITRAL Model Law Under Written Federal Constitutions: Necessity Versus Constitutionality in the Nigerian Legal Framework” 16. Journal of International Arbitration 2 (1999), 49 – 71 (Switzerland).
9. “Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators Under the UNCITRAL Model Law: Agenda for Improvement” (1999) International Arbitration Law Review, 167 – 174 (Part 1, double pages; Part 2 equal no. of pages) (UK)
10. “The Common Law and the Protection of the Environment” (1999) 3(3) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 529 – 545
11. Andrew I. Chukwuemerie, “Enhancing the Implementation of Economic Projects in the Third World Through Arbitration” (2001) 67 Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 240 – 253 (UK)
12. “An Appraisal of the Nigerian Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 as an Instrument against Financial Crimes” (2003) 10 No. 3 Journal of Financial Crime, 275 – 294 (of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London) (UK)
13. “Commercial and Investment Arbitration in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector” 4 Journal of World Investment 5 (2003), 828 – 866 (Switzerland).
14. “Ownership of Discovered and Produced Gas in Nigeria Under the Old Joint Venture Contracts” (2003) 1 OPEC Review, 9 – 23 (Austria)
15. “The Inheritance Rights of Women Under the Nigerian Customary Law: New Developments and Unresolved Questions” (2003) 8 Abia State University Law Journal, 96 – 132
16. “Between Law, Policy and Good Governance in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector: New Conflicts and Expediencies” (2003) 1 Rivers State University Journal of Public Law, 129 – 149
17. “New Hopes and Responsibilities in the Maturing Process of Arbitration Law and Practice in Africa: Nigeria as a Case Study” (2004) 2(1) Nigerian Bar Journal, 55 – 74
18. “Restricted Rights of Non-lawyers and Foreigners to Practice Arbitration in Nigeria: Lawmakers’ Inadvertence or National Legal Policy?” (2004) 1 Mediation and Dispute Resolution Law Journal, 57 – 69
19. “Dispute Resolution in the Church (Body of Christ)” (2005) 3 (1) Sound Counsel (of CLASFON), 5 – 13
20. “The Law on Petroleum Pollution in Nigeria: Agenda for Reform” (2005) 9(1 – 2) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 173 – 200.
21. “Practical Steps in the Conduct of an Arbitral Proceeding in Nigeria” (2005) 9(3 – 4) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 331 – 344
22. “Contractual Incapacity of Infants in Nigeria: Old Rules Governing New Realities” (2005) 9(3 – 4) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 578 – 591
23. “Arbitration and the ADRs as Panacea for the Ills in the Administration of Justice in the Third World” (2005) 1 Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 102 – 140
24. “Preliminary Meetings, Preliminary and Interlocutory Orders in Secured Credit Arbitrations” (2005) Nigerian Bar Journal, 81 – 98.
25. “Salient Issues in the Law and Practice of Arbitration in Nigeria” (2006) 14(1) African Journal of International and Comparative Law (RADIC), 1 – 52 (UK)
26. “The International Legal War Against the Financing of Terrorism: A Comparison of Nigerian, US, UK, and Canadian Laws” (2006) 9(1) Journal of Money Laundering Control, 71 – 88 (UK)
27. The Nigerian Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004: A Tighter Noose” (2006) 9(2) Journal of Money Laundering Control, 173 – 190 (UK)
28. “The Internationalisation of African Customary Law Arbitration” (2006) 14(2) African Journal of International and Comparative Law (RADIC), 143 – 175 (UK)
29. “Affidavit Evidence and Electronically Generated Materials in Nigerian Courts” (2006) 3:3 SCRIPT-ed (online Journal of Law & Technology), 149 – 175, available at http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/vol13-3/affidavit.asp (online)
30. “Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods as Frameworks for Bank Debt Recovery in the Post Consolidation Era” (2006) 1(1) Justice Gazette (of Bayelsa State Min of Justice), 45 – 58 (A4 size pages)
31. “Problems of Jurisdiction and Modes of Human Rights Enforcement under Federal Constitutions in Developing Political Cultures: The Case of Nigeria” (2006) 1(2) Abakaliki Bar Journal, 15 – 60
32. “Arbitration and Human Rights in Africa” (2007) 7 African Human Rights Law Journal, 103 – 141 (South Africa)
33. “Commercial and Investment Arbitration in the African Customary Law: Myths or Realities?” (2007) The Beacon (CLASFON, Nig. Law School), 48 – 54 (A4 size 3 column pages)
34. “Domestic Issues of Law, Power and Justice in State Ownership of Natural Resources in Developing Political Cultures: New Perspectives in Nigeria” (2007) Port Harcourt Bar Journal, 42 – 73.
35. “Principles and Pitfalls of Law Textbook Writing in Present Day Nigeria” (2007) 2 Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1 – 25; repeated with permission in (2013) Sound Counsel, 1 – 21; republished with permission in (2013) The Scribe, Journal of Law, Faith and Ethics 8.
36. “Exploring the Boundaries of Legal Certainty in Nigeria, UK and USA: Stare Decisis, Justice and Injustice” (2009) Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1 – 30
37. “Necessity as the Mother of Trail Blazing: Applying Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms to Political Party Disputes in Africa” (2009) 2 Journal of Politics and Law, 122 – 137, available at www.ccsenet.org/journal.html (Canada).
38. “The New Face of Legal Practice in Nigeria: the Place of the Law Office Support Staff” (2010) 7 University of Uyo Law Journal, 89 – 106
37. “Some Contemporary Legal Problems in the Operations of the Federal Road Safety Commission” (2011) Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1 – 17; repeated with permission in (2012) Equity (publication of the Legal Aids Forum NYSC, Rivers State) 5 – 13 (double pages)
38. “Fresh Perspectives in Lawyers’ Training: What the Universities and Law School Fail to Teach” (2011) 1 EBSU Journal of Society, 1 – 10 (double pages); repeated in (2012) 1 Nigerian Journal of Contemporary Law, 185 – 205; republished with permission in 2012(1) The Nigerian Journal of Contemporary Law185.
39. “Building an Effective Ministry of Justice in Present Day Nigeria” (2012) 2 Section on Legal Practice Law Journal, 73 – 97
40. “The Multidoor Courthouse Concept and Justice Administration in Nigeria” – (2012) 1 EBSU Jnl of Commercial & Industrial Law 103.
41. “Welcoming Chaos: The Legal Profession, Law Firms’ Websites and the New Rules on Advertising” – forthcoming in (2011) EBSU Journal of Society
42. “Anatomy of Disputes, Dispute Prevention, Mapping, Mitigation and Resolution” – forthcoming.
43. “The New Nigerian Evidence Act 2011: the Gains and the Challenges” – forthcoming in 2014 RADIC, African Journal of International and Comparative Law
44. “The Freedom of Information Act and the Enforcement of Human Rights: Innovations in Difficulties” forthcoming