Lawrence Modeme
Lawrence Modeme
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and was called to the bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1991. I was in private legal practice for 10 years before undertaking post-graduate studies in law and obtaining Masters and Doctorate degrees from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Manchester respectively. Formerly a lecturer at the Universities of Manchester and Salford, I have held visiting lectureships in UK and overseas universities. My research interests are primarily in international political and human rights Law, although I also write books in Business Law and Tort Law.
Outside academic commitments, I have a passion for human enlightenment and global peace and unity. In this regard, I am a public speaker, the founder and co-ordinator of One Soul Movement (www.onesoulmovement.net), and the author of Jesus and the Fantasy of Salvation, which will be published soon.
Specialisms
- Public International Law
- Tort Law
- Business & Corporate Law
Words of wisdom
To succeed in law, you must have the aptitude and passion for it and must be prepared to work as hard as you can.
Academic and professional qualifications
LLB (Nig.), BL, LLM (NTU), PhD (Manchester)
Other academic services (administration and management)
- Teaches Tort Law, International Law, International Criminal Law, and Corporate and Business Law
- Subject leader in Tort law (on the GDL programme) and in Corporate and Business Law (MMUBS).
External examiner roles
- London Metropolitan University (Faculty of Business and Law)
- Kingston University London (Faculty of Business and Law)
Teaching
Subject areas
- Public International Law
- International Criminal Law
Why do I teach?
I teach law because I enjoy imparting legal knowledge to others and helping them realise their dreams, aspirations and potentials as lawyers.
How I’ll teach you
Studying law should be fun unless it was never your desire to do it. To make it even more fun, I bring humour and laughter to my teaching. Instead of only trying to take students up to the law, I also try to bring the law down to them.
Postgraduate teaching
- LLM
- LLM supervision
- PhD supervision
Research outputs
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Modeme, L. (2016) Business Organisations and Agency. Bookboon.
Modeme, L. (2016) English Legal System and Obligations. Bookboon.
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Chapters in books
Modeme, L. (2018) 'The Security Council and the Legal Limits of Humanitarian Military Intervention.' In Rehman, J., Shahid, A. (ed.) The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Brill,
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Conference papers
Modeme, L.R. (2010) 'Democratic Entitlement in International Law: Still Far From the Promised Land.' 2/10/2010 - 2/10/2010.
Modeme, L.R. (2009) 'Enhancing International Peace Through Popular Governance: A Rebuttal of the 'Democratic Peace Theory'.' 16/7/2009 - 16/7/2009.
Modeme, L.R. (2008) 'Popular Governance: Towards a New Paradigm in International Law.' 19/9/2008 - 19/9/2008.
Career history
2003-2009
School of Law, University of Manchester
2006-2009
University of Salford