Dr. ESAVWEDE, J. PHILIP (SENIOR LECTURER)

Email: jpesavwede@delsu.edu.ng

• Area of Specialization: LAW
• Department of Public Law
My Publications
• JP Esavwede, UG Oyibidoro (2025) Gas Flaring in Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Legal Challenges and Lessons from Norway’s Regulatory Framework, Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
  https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp050106 Vol.5(1) Pages: 148-166
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P., GASIOKWU, P. (2025) Reforming Political Party Financing in Nigeria Strengthening Legal Frameworks and Enhancing Enforcement Mechanisms. , Journal of Law and Legal Reform
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• ESAVWEDE J. P., ITSUELU, P. (2025) Party Defection in Nigeria; Undermining Democratic Representation as a Human Right and Threatening Human Security, Jurnal IUS Kajian Hukum dan Keadilan
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• P.I. Gasiokwu, J.P. Esavwede, P.C. Aloamaka, L Iheanacho (2024) Critical Examination of Emerging Issues in Refugee Protection: A Transnational Legal Perspective., Jurnal IUS Kajian Hukum dan Keadilan
  https://doi.org/10.29303/ius.v12i2.1364 Vol.12(2) Pages: 423-446
  
  
• Jenigho Phillip Esavwede, Michael Obiora Ifeanyi Nwabuoku, KO Mrabure (2023) Combating Endemic Corruption Through Whistleblowing in Nigeria the Need for A Legal Framework , BiLD Law Journal
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kingsley-Mrabure/publication/371290185_COMBATING_ENDEMIC_CORRUPTION_THROUGH_WHISTLEBLOWING_IN_NIGERIA_THE_NEED_FOR_A_LEGAL_FRAMEWORK/links/647d4ec62cad460a1bf2eb46/COMBATING-ENDEMIC-CORRUPTION-THROUGH-WHISTLEBLOWING-IN-NIGERIA-THE-NEED-FOR-A-LEGAL-FRAMEWORK.pdf Vol.8(1) Pages: 122-132
  
  
• The menace of vote-buying in elections in Nigeria: Need to enforce applicable law (2023) Michael Obiora Ifeanyi Nwabuoku, Jericho Phillip Esavwede, KO Mrabure, BiLD Law Journal
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kingsley-Mrabure/publication/371290184_The_Menace_of_Vote-Buying_In_Elections_in_Nigeria_Need_To_Enforce_Applicable_Law/links/647d4e1979a72237650dbbe4/The-Menace-of-Vote-Buying-In-Elections-in-Nigeria-Need-To-Enforce-Applicable-Law.pdf Vol.8(1) Pages: 160-167
  
  
• JENIGHO PHILIP ESAVWEDE, ULISAN MOGBITSE OGISI (2023) THE LEGALITY OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS IN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA, Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
  https://www.abacademies.org/articles/the-legality-of-the-covid19-lockdown-on-movement-restrictions-in-nigeria-and-south-africa-15497.html Vol.26(S1) Pages: 1-11.
  
  
• K.O. MRABURE, OYIBODORO U.G., ESAVWEDE J.P., P.I GASIOKWU, AKATUGBA A.M. (2023) EXTRA-ORDINARY RENDITION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW-AN APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE, LAW AND POLITICAL REVIEW
  https://lpr.thelawbrigade.com/article/extra-ordinary-rendition-and-international-law-an-appraisal-of-the-nigerian-perspective/ Vol.8 Pages: 111-128
  
  
• K.O. MRABURE, U.G. OYIBODORO, M.O.I. NWABUOKU, J.P. ESAVWEDE, P.I. GASIOKWU, U.M. OGISI (2023) APPRAISING THE LEGALITY OF VIRTUAL COURTS AT THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ALLIED ISSUES
  https://ijldai.thelawbrigade.com/article/appraising-the-legality-of-virtual-courts-at-the-outbreak-of-covid-19-pandemic/ Vol.9(3) Pages: 15
  
  
• UFUOMA VERONICA AWHEFEADA, JENIGHO PHILIP ESAVWEDE (2022) CREATION OF STATE POLICE AND ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY: AN IMPERATIVE FOR THE NIGERIAN STATE, JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH
  https://thelawbrigade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ufuoma-Jenigho-JLSR.pdf Vol.8(5) Pages: 92-109
  
  
• Jenigho Philip Esavwede, M Ojo (2022) Nigeria without Oil: A Call for Paradigm Shift to Forest Laws as a Tool for Harnessing Forest Resources in Nigeria, Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
  https://www.abacademies.org/abstract/nigeria-without-oil-a-call-for-paradigm-shift-to-forest-laws-as-a-tool-for-harnessing-forest-resources-in-nigeria-15402.html#:~:text=Abstract-,NIGERIA%20WITHOUT%20OIL%3A%20A%20CALL%20FOR%20PARADIGM%20SHIFT%20TO%20FOREST,HARNESSING%20FOREST%20RESOURCES%20IN%20NIGERIA&text=The%20threat%20of%20global%20warming,with%20alternative%20sources%20of%20energy. Vol.25(6) Pages: 1-9
  
  
• MOI Nwabuoku, JP Esavwede, KO Mrabure (2022) Human rights violations in endsars protests in Nigeria. Youth versus the state, BiLD Law Journal
  Vol.7(4s) Pages: 639-650
  
  
• J.P. ESAVWEDE, M.A. MUKORO (2019) THE PRINCIPLE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SD) AND ITS APPLICATION TO OIL EXPLORATION IN NIGERIA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY (IJOCLLEP)
  https://www.nigerianjournalsonline.com/index.php/IJOCLLEP/article/view/1192 Vol.1(1) Pages: 189-194
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J.P. (2019) Repositioning the Rivers State Environmental Protection Agency Law for Challenges of a Modern Cosmopolitan , Ebonyi State University Law Journal
  Vol.10(1) Pages: 196-209
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2018) Repositioning the Rivers State Environmental Protection Agency Law for Challenges of a Modern Cosmopolitan State., University of Benin Law Journal, Faculty of Law, Igbinedion University
  Vol.Vol. 18 No. 2 Pages: Acceptance Letter
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2018) Biodiversity and the Ancestors: A Legal Perspective., Igbinedion University Law Journal, Faculty of Law, Igbinedion University.
  Vol. Vol. 12 Pages: Acceptance Letter
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2018) The Death of Person in Authority: A case for Paradigm Shift in Nigerian Law on Confession., Igbinedion University Law Journal, Faculty of Law, Igbinedion University.
  Vol. Vol. 12 Pages: Acceptance Letter
  
  
• EDU, O.K. & ESAVWEDE J. P. (2018) Securing Oil and Gas Investment: The Role of Security Operatives and Host Communities in Preventing Oil Theft and Pipeline Vandalization in Nigeria , Faculty of Law Rivers State University
  Vol. Pages: 447 – 462
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2017) DESOPADEC Law: A Legal Fiction of a Realistic Jurisprudence?, Port Harcourt Law Journal, Rivers State University Faculty of Law Journal.
  Vol.Vol. 6 No. 1 Pages: 325-337
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2016) Appraisal of the Niger Delta Development Commission Acts 15 years after enactment , Mandona University Law, Mandona University Faculty of Law Journal
  Vol.Vol. 4 No. 1. Pages: 1-12
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J.P. (2016) Repositioning Public Health and Sanitation Laws for Challenges of Modern Nigeria , Ajayi Crowther University Law Journal
    Vol.1(2) Pages: 151-175
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2016) The Wetland Convention and Imperatives of More Ramsar Sites in the Niger Delta, Mandona University Law, Mandona University Faculty of Law Journal
  Vol.Vol. 4 No. 1 Pages: 90-98
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2009) Problems of the Nigerian Environment and Constitutional Response , Malthouse Press
  Vol. Pages: 133-138
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2009) Problems of the Nigerian Environment and Constitutional Response. , Emiri, F. & Deiduomo. G. eds, Law and Petroleum Industry in Nigeria: Current Challenges
  Vol. Pages: 133-138
  
  
• Esavwede J. P (2006) A Critical Appraisal of the impact of Common Law Torts on Environmental Protection in Nigeria., Delsu Law Review
  Vol.Vol. 2 No.2 Pages: 332- 344
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2006) The Doctrine of Proportionality: A Jurisprudential Paradox for Provocation., Delsu Law Review Faculty of Law, Delta State University, Abraka
  Vol.Vol. 2 No. 2 Pages: 463-475
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2005) Legal Framework for the Operation of Turnkey Contracts in Nigeria., Delsu Law Review Faculty of Law, Delta State University, Abraka
  Vol.Vol. 1 No. 1 Pages: 184-202
  
  
• ESAVWEDE J. P. (2005) The Use of Criminal Law for Environmental Protection in Delta State: An Appraisal of some Selected Legislation, Delsu Law Review Faculty of Law, Delta State University, Abraka
  Vol.Vol. 1 No. 2 Pages: 260-277