Swansea University - iwobi_a

Dr Andrew Ubaka Iwobi

Specialist Subjects: Law of Trusts; Law of Succession; Land Law; Law and Religion.

Lecturer

Recent Publications

Books

Essential Trusts  4th ed. pp188 (2001).

Essential Succession 2nd ed. pp. 248 (2001)

Articles and Chapter Contributions

 “Out with the old, in with the new: religion, charitable status and the Charities Act 2006”  Legal Studies 2009 29(4) 2009 pp.619-650.

Contributions on “Certainty of Intention” and “Constitution of Trusts” in R.Smith, D.Rook & L.Murrell (eds.) Conversion Course Companion for Law : Core Legal Principles and Cases for CPE/GDL, Pearson-Longmans, London (2008) 279-289.

 “No Cause for Merriment: The Position of Widows under Nigerian Law” Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 20(1), 2008, pp.37-86.

 “Tiptoeing through a constitutional minefield: the great Sharia controversy in Nigeria”  Journal of African Law, 48(2), 2004, pp 111-164.

Papers

"Charity and Religion in Anglo-Welsh Law: From History to Contemporary Reality". Cardiff University Centre for Law and Religion, Canon law programme. March 13, 2007.

"No cause for merriment: the position of widows under Nigerian Law”. To be delivered at GENCAS Conference on The Merry Widow: Rethinking Widowhood in History, Culture and Society, Swansea University, July 7-9, 2007.

Administrative Roles

School Disability Liaison Officer

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

General Information

LLB (Jos, Nigeria), PhD (Birmingham), Bar Certificate (Nigerian Law School, Lagos) Lecturer

Law
Swansea
TEL: +44 (0) 1792 602372
FAX: +44 (0) 1792 295855
E-MAIL: A.U.Iwobi@Swansea.ac.uk

Courses Taught

Level 3: Equity and Trusts

Level 3: Law of Succession

Level 2: Equity and Trusts