Philip Oamen is a Lecturer in Law at  Birmingham City University (BCU). Prior to joining BCU, he had worked as a Lecturer in Law at  the University of Northampton, a Teaching Associate at the University of Birmingham Law School, Visiting Lecturer in Law at BCU, Applied Law Lecturer at Warwickshire College Group (Royal Leamington Spa College), and Lecturer in Law at Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria.

Philip’s research interests are generally in the field of International Human Rights Law, with special focus on economic and social rights of vulnerable groups in developing countries.He disseminates his research outputs through academic publication, conferences and public engagement with relevant government officials and policy makers. He has presented his research outputs at conferences in the United States of America, the United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria. He offers supervision on students' research work within his area of expertise.

Philip has served as a specially invited Expert Panellist at an event organised by the African Commission Working Group on Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, where he advised African governments on implementation strategies as regards the Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons.

Philip is a member of the BCU's Centre for Human Rights, and a former Deputy Convenor of the Birmingham Law School’s Human Rights, Development and Global Legal Studies Research Group. He has served as a Peer Reviewer for several Law Journals, including SAGE’s Environmental Law Review and T & F’s Commonwealth Law Bulletin.  

Philip is currently working with Routledge regarding his forthcoming monograph. Through the lens of the Law and drawing on the insights from Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), the monograph explores the role of international cooperation in addressing global poverty. It considers whether there is a duty to cooperate in international law and thereafter examines international cooperation in four strands: climate change, international trade and investment, corruption and tax evasion.

Philip is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is a recipient of the University of Birmingham’s Horizon Award and Introduction to Academic Practice Certificate. Also, he has been licensed to practise Law as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2009. Before joining the academia in 2012, Philip practised with reputable law firms in Nigeria where he had extensive experience as a Litigator in court and other adjudicatory tribunals. He draws on his law practice experience to promote a clinical engagement with his students.