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Dr. Irekpitan Okukpon

Assistant Professor

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Pemberton Building
University of Bradford
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Dr. Irekpitan Okukpon

Biography

Irekpitan is an Assistant Professor and currently Interim Director of Research at the School of Law, Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences (FOMLSSS), University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Irekpitan has extensive experience in research and teaching since 2010, with a PhD degree in Environmental Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, an LL.M degree in Marine & Environmental Law (with Distinction) from the same Institution, and a first degree in law from the University of Benin, Nigeria.   

Previously an Associate Professor, Acting Head, Department of Public Law, and Coordinator/Deputy Director, Continuing Legal Education, Consultancy and Regional Economic Integration Law (CLECREIL), Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Lagos State Nigeria, she has been involved in various research projects and curriculum development roles with international organizations such as the MacArthur Foundation, UNESCO, Open Society Foundation, International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  

Her core areas of research include wider International Environmental Law, Business and Human Rights and Criminal Justice Responses to Violent Extremism. Since the attainment of her PhD, her research focuses on inclusive waste management policies and development and intersections between the governance of electronic/plastic waste and human rights. Her research has been highly impactful and cited by various policy and industry stakeholders.

Teaching

Waste Management & the Circular Economy

International Environmental Law

Business & Human Rights

Employment Law

Modules

  • International Environmental Law (Distance Learning) - LAW7052-B
  • Environmental Law - LAW6021-B
  • Business Human Rights and Environment - LAW7041-B
  • Employment Law - LAW6025-B
  • Waste Management Law - LAW7091-B
  • International Environmental Law - LAW7021-B
  • Business Human Rights and Environment (Distance Learning) - LAW7064-B
  • International Waste Law and the Circular Economy (Distance Learning) - LAW7092-B

Professional activities

  • University of Benin - LLB (Hons)
  • University of Cape Town - PhD (18 January 2011)
  • University of Cape Town - LLM (Marine & Environmental Law) (10 February 2009)

  • Grassroots Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, The Grassroots Institute, Canada - REVIEWER
  • Lagos State University (LASU) Law Journal, Faculty of Law, Lagos State University, Nigeria - REFEREE

Publications

  • Conference Report

    Engobo Emeseh; Pedi Obani; Irekpitan Okukpon; Ovo Imoedemhe; Prince N Olokotor (2023) Just Transition and Environmental Justice: Principles, Practice and Implementation Strategies for a Post-oil Future.