Augustine Edobor Arimoro

Augustine Edobor Arimoro is a Lecturer in Law at the Roehampton Law School, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Roehampton London. He is the Module Leader for Criminal Law and he teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate law degree programmes. Before joining the University of Roehampton, Dr. Arimoro was a Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. He is an active researcher and the author of Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Economies published in October 2020. Dr. Arimoro has over 30 academic-related publications to his credit including books, journal articles and book chapters.

Publications

Global Perspectives on the LGBT Community and Non-Discrimination
Global Perspectives on the LGBT Community and Non-Discrimination
Augustine Edobor Arimoro. © 2022. 290 pages.
In at least seventy-one countries in the world, there are national laws that criminalize same-sex relationships between consenting adults. In at least nine countries around the...
Crime or Human Right?: The Criminalization of Same-Sex Relationship Conundrum in Nigeria
Crime or Human Right?: The Criminalization of Same-Sex Relationship Conundrum in Nigeria
Augustine Edobor Arimoro. © 2022. 20 pages.
To the Nigerian state, consensual sexual activity among persons of the same sex is against the order of nature and must be punished as a crime. On the other hand, to persons who...
The Clash Between Human Rights and Morality: A Critical Role for the Judiciary Towards Decriminalization of Same-Sex Relationships
The Clash Between Human Rights and Morality: A Critical Role for the Judiciary Towards Decriminalization of Same-Sex Relationships
Augustine Edobor Arimoro. © 2022. 19 pages.
In countries where same-sex relationships are criminalised, the rights of LGBT persons are not considered human rights. This clash between human rights and criminal law on the...
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Politics of Same-Sex Relationships: Human Rights vs. Criminal Law
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Politics of Same-Sex Relationships: Human Rights vs. Criminal Law
Augustine Edobor Arimoro, Habiba Musa. © 2022. 23 pages.
The argument in support of the rights of sexual minorities in sub-Saharan Africa should be secondary to the argument for the decriminalization of consensual same-sex intimacy. So...
Nigeria's Legislation Against Discrimination of Persons With Disabilities: An Assessment
Nigeria's Legislation Against Discrimination of Persons With Disabilities: An Assessment
Augustine Edobor Arimoro. © 2021. 13 pages.
After several years of appeals for the protection of persons with disabilities from discrimination in Nigeria, the federal government of Nigeria in early 2019 passed into law the...
Crime or Human Right?: The Criminalization of Same-Sex Relationship Conundrum in Nigeria
Crime or Human Right?: The Criminalization of Same-Sex Relationship Conundrum in Nigeria
Augustine Edobor Arimoro. © 2020. 26 pages.
To the Nigerian state, consensual sexual activity among persons of the same sex is against the order of nature and must be punished as a crime. On the other hand, to persons who...