Mr Onyeka Kingsley Osuji

Law Lecturer

email: O.K.Osuji@ex.ac.uk

tel: (+44) (0)1326 253783

Mr Onyeka Kingsley Osuji obtained law degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of Nigeria. He is both a barrister and solicitor of Nigeria, and a solicitor of England and Wales.

Research Interests

Mr Osuji's research interest is on the broad area of corporate, commercial and business law. He is particularly interested in: Company Law; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Consumer Law; Contract Law; Commercial Law; and Regulation. Mr Osuji has written papers and delivered conference papers on issues such as removal of company directors, law and the Internet, aviation financing, multinational enterprises, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.

Publications

Books

“Corporate Control and Accountability in Supply Chains of Multinational Corporations: Clarifications and Managerial Implications” (2007) co-author with Kenneth M. Amaeshi and Paul Nnodim

“Corporate Social Responsibility in Supply Chains of Global Brands: A Boundaryless Responsibility? Clarifications, Exceptions and Implications” co-author with Kenneth M. Amaeshi and Paul Nnodim (forthcoming in The Journal of Business Ethics)

“CSR Reporting and Multinational Enterprises: A Multinational Approach” in David Crowther and Mustaffa Mohamed Zain (eds.) New Perspectives on CSR (2007), 77-118

“Law and Information Technology: Liability of Internet Service Providers and Operators” with Emmanuel Eze (co-author) (forthcoming as chapter 5 in Hakikur Rahman (ed.) Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society)

"Removal of a Director under the Nigerian Company Law and Practice" (2003)

"Aviation Financing in Nigeria" in Essays in Honour of Justice Umaru Abdullahi: the Challenges to Nigeria Commercial Law (2005)

“Reporting of Corporate Governance Issues: Self-Regulation or External Legal Regulation” (forthcoming in David Crowther (ed.) Culture and Corporate Governance (2008)

Papers given at recent conferences

“Corporate Non-Financial Reporting, Process Advertising and Consumer Protection”(2007)

“Reporting of Corporate Governance Issues: Self Regulation or External Regulation” (2007)

“Governance Dimensions of Corporate Social Responsibility: the State’s Role in the Regulation of Corporate Non-Financial Reporting” (2006)

“Corporate Personality, Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Enterprises: Trans-national Solution for a Trans-boundary Problem” (2006)