Staff profile

Mark Amakoromo is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham Law School. Mark holds an LLB from Rivers State University in Nigeria, an LLM with distinction from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. Mark’s thesis titled “Towards an Enabling Legal Environment for International Climate Technology Transfer: A Responsibility-Solidarity Perspective” addressed key barriers hindering effective climate technology transfer under international law through a responsibility and solidarity lens. Mark is a qualified barrister and solicitor in Nigeria and a Lecturer in Law at Niger Delta University in Nigeria. He is also the Research Coordinator for the African Natural Resources and Energy Law Network.

• International Energy Law
• Solidarity and the Energy Transition
• Climate Technology Transfer

Chapter in book

• Roeben, V., & Amakoromo, M. (2022). Responsibility, Solidarity and their Connections in International law: Towards a Coherent Framework. In Netherlands Yearbook of International Law (13-49). T.M.C Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-527-0_2
• Wifa, E. L., Amakoromo, M., & Johnson Ogbo, I. (2017). The role of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) in resolving the conflicts and uncertainties over maritime boundary delimitation: A missed opportunity in the Bakassi case. In The Bakassi Dispute and the International Court of Justice: Continuing Challenges. Routledge

Doctoral Thesis

• Amakoromo, M. Towards an Enabling Legal Environment for International Climate Technology Transfer: A Responsibility-Solidarity Perspective. (Thesis). University of Dundee. https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2875644

Journal Article

• Agbaitoro, G., Amakoromo, M., & Wifa, E. (2017). Enforcement Challenges in the Protection of the Environment from Upstream Petroleum Operations in Nigeria: The Need for Judicial Independence. International Energy Law Review, 3, 85-93
• Wifa, E., Amakoromo, M., & Johnson Ogbo, I. (2017). Turning Towards A Joint Development Agreement in the Midst of Disputes and Uncertainties Over International Maritime Boundaries: Nigeria-Cameroon Dispute as a Case Study. Oil, gas and energy law, 15(1),
• Amakoromo, M., & Agbaitoro, G. (2016). Reforming the Regulatory Framework for Offshore Health and Safety in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry: Lessons from the United Kingdom. Oil, gas and energy law, 14(4),
• Amakoromo, M. (2015). "Back to back" Indemnities: Benefits and Potential Dangers. International Energy Law Review, 6, 248-250