Obiajulu Nnamuchi is a Professor of Human Rights, Health Law and Policy, and Bioethics/Medical Humanities at the University, with joint appointments in the Faculty of Law and the College of Medicine. He serves as Co-Director of the Human Rights Unit of the Faculty of Law. His extensive interdisciplinary training encompasses degrees in law, international human rights law, health law and policy, international law, bioethics and medical humanities, culminating in a doctorate in Health Law and Policy.
Professor Nnamuchi’s scholarship spans law, medicine, bioethics, human rights, global health, and health governance and financing. He has published widely on biomedical research ethics, genomic research and biobanking, the right to health, medical confidentiality, HIV/AIDS, health regulation, and reproductive health. His work appears in leading journals, including the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Science, Developing World Bioethics, Human Rights Quarterly, and IRB: Ethics & Human Research. He has presented his research internationally on topics such as tobacco control, genomic research, the Sustainable Development Goals, infertility, surrogacy, and assisted reproductive technology.
His teaching responsibilities encompass postgraduate courses in Human Rights, Health Law and Policy, Bioethics and Law, and Foundations of Bioethics, as well as undergraduate courses in Legal Research, Human Rights, and Children, Women and Law (CHWL). A formally trained bioethicist, he serves as a consultant to a range of institutions in Nigeria and internationally, including hospitals, health organizations, and corporations. His current research focuses on the legal and ethical dimensions of neglected diseases in Africa, human genome editing, and emerging issues arising under Nigeria’s National Health Act. Through his teaching, scholarship, consultancy, and mentorship, he has made significant contributions to the advancement of health law, bioethics, and human rights scholarship and practice in Nigeria and beyond.
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