Summary

Chosen is a Teaching Fellow (in Law) and the LLM Lead Tutor at Portsmouth Law School. Chosen is also a qualified (non-practicing) barrister and solicitor (Nigeria). Chosen has several years of experience working in the academic sector, completing legal research as well as teaching core law and other non-law subjects. Chosen's research expertise broadly covers the international law governing the use of force, and with particular focus on the regulation of indirect force under international law.

At Portsmouth Law School, Chosen convenes the Business and Employment Law Course (UG), the Introduction to Law Course (PG), the Advanced Legal Systems and Research Course (PG), and co-convenes the International Law and Armed Conflict Course.

Biography

Chosen completed his LLB at the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria and following upon completing his BL at Nigerian Law School, Chosen was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Chosen practiced in both capacities in criminal and civil litigation and general corporate law for some years before relocating to the United Kingdom to pursue his LLM at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. While pursuing his LLM Chosen was offered internship opportunity at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, to work with the United Nations Security Council (Research Section of the Department of Political Affairs). Chosen eventually did not take on this internship role but decided to go on to pursue and obtain his PhD (Law) at the University of Sussex, England, UK. Chosen completed his PhD in 2021, which examined the scope of the law governing the use of indirect force under international law. During his PhD studies, Chosen taught (law and non-law subjects) at various universities -  particularly, as an Associate Tutor (2015 - 2018) at the University of Sussex and as a Lecturer (2016) at London South Bank University - and presented (his research papers) at various universities within and outside the UK, including Yale Law School, Connecticut, USA. Chosen recently presented a paper at the University of Palacky, Czech Republic, on his research. Chosen have also taken on various committee roles within the higher education and in non-governmental organizations.

Research interests

Chosen's research expertise broadly covers the international law governing the use of force, and with particular focus on the regulation of indirect force under international law.

Chosen is happy to supervise students in the area of the international laws governing the use of force, indirect force, arms trade and arms transfer, international humanitarian law, and the international law on state responsibility.

Teaching responsibilities

Chosen currently teaches Legal Project (UG), Business and Employment Law (UG, which he convenes), International Law and Armed Conflict (UG, which he co-convenes), Legal Writing and Research (UG), Advanced Legal Systems and Research (PG, which he convenes), and Introduction to Law (PG, which he convenes). In the previous academic years, Chosen taught Employment Law (at undergraduate and postgraduate levels), Tort Law (UG), and English Legal System (UG).