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Chinenye Nriezedi-Anejionu

Dr Chinenye Nriezedi-Anejionu

Senior Lecturer

Nottingham Law School

Staff Group(s)
Nottingham Law School staff

Role

Chinenye is the LLM module leader for International Energy Transition Law and Regulation (IETLR), and International Carriage of Goods. She is part of the module team for International Energy Investment Law too.

Chinenye is also part of the following LLB module teams: Public International Law, Law of Contract, and Equity & Trust.

Career overview

Chinenye obtained her PhD from the School of Law, University of Aberdeen.

Research areas

International Energy Investment Arbitration

Energy Transition  Law and Regulation

Nuclear Energy Law

International Investment Law

International Energy Law

Chinenye has been  involved in the following research  related activities.

  • I acted as the independent Chair for a PhD Viva on 22/3/2024.
  • I acted as an independent assessor for a PhD proposal approval on 26/06/2024.
  • I was the NTU internal examiner for a PhD viva examination on the 21/1/2022.
  • I acted as the independent assessor for a PhD student's annual monitoring on 14/3/2022.

External activity

Chinenye is a member of:

Nigerian Bar Association

Society of Legal Scholars UK

International Nuclear  Law Association.

Editorial board member for the Journal- Frontiers in Law https://lnkd.in/emvH58-e

Conference Activities:

-Conference Speaker -at the World Nuclear SMR & Advanced Reactor Congress London 2025

-Panel Speaker- International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) Congress 2024 in Poland

-Conference Panel Chair- ‘The Role of New Nuclear Energy Technology (Small Modular Reactor) and Its Regulation In Ameliorating Energy Trilemma Inequalities And Imbalances’ at the 'UN75+3 at NTU Conference: Sustainable Global Levelling Up'. (2024)

Publications

  1. Nriezedi-Anejionu, C. (2024). Carbon reduction and nuclear energy policy U-turn: the necessity for an international treaty on small modular reactors (SMR) new nuclear technology. Carbon Management15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2024.2396585
  2. Chinenyendo Nriezedi-Anejionu, 'Assessing Nigeria’s legal and regulatory readiness for nuclear energy investments and potential disputes' (2018) Issue 8 International Energy Law Review 303-317. (Westlaw.uk)
  3. Chinenyendo Nriezedi-Anejionu, ‘Could the Non-Domestication of Nigerian Treaties Affect International Energy Investments Attraction into the Country?’ (2020) Vol 28:1 African Journal of International and Comparative Law www.euppublishing.com
  4. Chinenyendo Nriezedi-Anejionu, ‘Analysing the Adequacy of Post-Admission Investment Model for the Development of Nigeria’s Energy Sector’ (2020) Issue 3 International Energy Law Review. (Westlaw.uk)
  5. C. Nriezedi-Anejionu (2019) "Robust Provision of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard: A Necessity for Enhanced Foreign Energy Investments in Nigeria" (OGEL, ISSN 1875-418X) November 2019, www.ogel.org
  6. Chinenyendo Nriezedi-Anejionu, ‘The Definition of ‘Investor’ in the Nigerian Investment Legal Framework: How Robust for Energy Investor-State-Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Arbitration?’ (2019) International Arbitration Law Review (Westlaw.uk)
  7. Chinenyendo Nriezedi-Anejionu, ‘Legal and regulatory impediments affecting foreign direct investments in Nigeria's natural gas sector’ (2019) 25(3) International Trade Law & Regulation 179-197. (Westlaw.uk)
  8. Obinna C.D. Anejionu, Precious-Ann.N. Ahiarammunnah and Chinenyendo J. Nri-ezedi, ‘Hydrocarbon pollution in the Niger Delta: Geographies of impacts and appraisal of lapses in extant legal framework’ (2015) 45 Resources Policy 65-77.

Blog posts

COP28 and the Raging Energy Transition Debate Between Phase-Out/ Phase-Down of Fossil Fuel (2024)-  https://helenhall5.wixsite.com/nls-rights-and-justi/post/cop28-and-the-raging-energy-transition-debate-between-phase-out--phase-down-of-fossil-fuel

Course(s) I teach on

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    Undergraduate | Full-time

    https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/nottingham-law-school/ug/llb-law-full-time