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.