Dr Synda Obaji

• LLB (Hons) - (University of Calabar, Nigeria).
• BL - (Barrister and Solicitor, Nigeria)
• LLM in Environmental Law and Policy (Distinction) - (University of Kent)
• PhD in Law (University of Birmingham)

Synda graduated as valedictorian from the University of Calabar- Nigeria where she obtained her law degree with First Class Honours. She holds an LLM (with Distinction) in Environmental Law and Policy from the University of Kent and a PhD in law from the University of Birmingham. Synda is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and a former Commonwealth Scholar (2013-2014).

Synda taught law at the University of Calabar and represented clients in Nigerian courts prior to joining the Birmingham Law School. As a Doctoral Researcher in the Birmingham Law School, she was a Teaching Associate before taking up the role of Teaching Fellow. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

• Contract Law
• Tort Law
• Commercial and Tax Law
• Legal Communication and Writing
• Company Law

Synda’s research interests are in the fields of Environmental Law, Energy Law and Human Rights. Her doctoral research examined the procedural foundations upon which environmental injustices are formed through the instrumentality of environmental impact assessments. Her current research is concerned with the relationship between human rights and the environment.