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| Carol C. Arinze-Umobi
Awka, Nigeria
Age: 50-59 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
Nigerian Association |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
Law
Law lecturer and legal practitioner |
| Experience drafting policy resolutions and amending resolutions |
As a trained lawyer who has been in the classroom
for many years, legal practice for over a decade and half,
drafting policy resolutions is an extension of legal drafting
which must be clear, straight unambiguous, not capable of
having double interpretation and at the same time drive
home the points desired.
I teach Law at the Faculty of law Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka , Anambra State, and I have been a member of many university
committees where drafting policy resolutions are the order
of the day. As a member of the inaugural lecture committee,
Educational trust fund committee, Conflict resolution committee,
Committee on History Of Unizik, I have been deeply committed
in drafting policy resolutions to move the University forward
which include the revamping of the inaugural lecture sessions
that were almost still; policy resolutions on the needs,
content and modus operandi of the Educational trust fund
and inter and intra faculty conflict resolutions, shaping
and reshaping them to be able to achieve the desired goals
of the Discipline, Excellence, and Self reliance, the motto
of the University.
As the Head of Department of public and private Law, I have
drafted many resolutions on revision of Educational curriculum
for the department and creation of more departments and
strong reasons where advanced. Also during departmental
meetings such policy resolutions guide our activities.
As a consultant of the Federal Government of Nigeria on
CEDAW implementation and reporting I was deeply involved
in policy drafting and in the defence of such policies in
the United Nations in New York in 2004.
Worked as a consultant to the United Nations for Rapid Urban
Sector Profiling For Sustainability (RUSPS) deployed to
Anambra State for strategic urban development where I led
the team on gender issues and policy resolutions on what
the Government should embrace through implementation. |
| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
As a deputy Chancellor and a former Registrar of
Aguata Diocese, I draft policy resolutions regularly and
chair amendment of such policies and Constitution. I have
chaired many enquiries, panels and tribunals on gross financial
mismanagement, impropriety and embezzlement and was able
to revamp the situation through adequate policies and actions.
Since policies are formal statement of opinions or decisions,
numerous legal arguments are to my credits upon which credible
judgment are based as ratio disidendi.
By my training as a Lawyer, drafting policy resolutions
are part of my daily schedule and are sine-qua-non.
As CIR for Nigeria, I have been coordinating International
activities with a view to bringing cohension between Nigeria
and IFUW, as much as possible removing areas of conflict
and ambiguity while at the same time championing the vision
of IFUW. I also based on my training, examine resolution
passed and see if they agree with the principles advanced
by IFUW.
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| Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
My primary goal is to isolate critical problem areas
that debar IFUW from achievement of her objectives, whether
they be through theory or practice. Again whether these
goals need reshaping or updating considering the consistence
global changes visible in all aspect of life.
I am propelled to advance a clear and distinct collegiate
understanding in IFUW through adequate resolutions and amendment
of already existing by law to give teeth to the broad visions
of the association without foisting any form of express
or implied hardship on any NFA and indeed the World through
our actions.
My goal will also include the injection of pure and unalloyed
dedication and attentions to duties as occasions arise and
demand, making sure that issues are taken on timeously to
the greater advantage and benefit of IFUW. As resolutions
and amendment must move on with time, the need to overhaul,
review and make new ones can never be over orchestrated,
and they require critical attention. |
| How can IFUW best encourage and assist national affiliates to implement IFUW policy resolutions? |
Law which implements through which societies are
governed can be meaningless if no compliance is achieved.
There must be an act of compulsion and coercive powers attached
to any given law by way of sanctions. IFUW policy resolutions
can generally attract wide acceptance and universality of
applications if they are holistic in nature, with enough
human attribute attendant to them, reflecting global stand
point that fit the accepted visions.
Sanctions that are not purely punitive, but of more persuasive
quality and flavoured are to put in place to compel obedience.
There must be a close monitoring of NFAs and implantation
of these resolutions through a call for a well planned periodic
reports ( the time of this report to be fixed by the Council/
Board ). A committee must be appointed with powers to deliberate
over these periodic reports and make recommendations to
IFUW on how to proceed with the enforcement of the sanctions.
Apart from the stipulated express sanctions, implied but
subtle loss of benefit against NFAS, who fail to comply
with provisions of the resolutions and by laws without credible
defences, must be implemented. Resolutions not backed up
by coercive powers of compliance amount to no issues at
all. |
| Education: |
Nnamdi Azikwe university, Awka Anambra state Nigeria
LLB (Hons) 1994, LLM 2002, PhD 2007
All in Law |
| Mother
tongue: |
Igbo language |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
None |
| Computer
skills: |
Some experience sending e-mail and using the Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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