The judicial powers of the Federation and of States are vested in courts established by section 6 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and other courts established for the Federation by an Act of the National Assembly or in case of states, law made by the relevant State House of Assembly. The judicial powers grad... Continue Reading
The life on earth depends largely on inheritance from generation to generation for its continuous existence. Without inheritance there would be no meaningful development any where in this world. Thus, human beings have succeeded in building and beautifying this world through inheritance, which today provides an aesthetic value in our cities and tow... Continue Reading
Emerging as one of the branches of property law, Copyright is founded upon the capitalist principle of private proprietary right exercisable within and outside the limitations of political, economic and cultural boundaries. It is one of the international intangible rights secured by law. It subsists even while the owners are asleep and continues to... Continue Reading
Mal-administration of justice and the decay of the law enforcement institutions in Nigeria have resulted into serious moral, social and security decadence in the country. The inability of the National Government and the judiciary as an arm of government to seek redress on the impending situation has invariably resulted into a frustrating and ineffe... Continue Reading
It is generally accepted that banks are inevitable component of an economic system and that the capital of a bank is the foundation on which it stands. This foundation has continued to witness dynamic changes leading to crisis that often threaten to rock the foundation of our banking system. At each of the point the crisis the depositors had always... Continue Reading
Any country’s economic score sheet is influenced by the events within and from abroad. The reality of globalization has come to mean that the former speaks louder now than in the days past when domestic measures dictated matters. The passion being expressed by the Nigerian government for foreign investments needs to be examined in the context of ... Continue Reading
The effect of war has far gone beyond human suffering. Armed conflict has devastating effect on the environment. It is on record that some battlefields of the World War I and II are still unfit for human habitation and cultivation. Consequently, environmental law of war exists to provide protection to the environment during armed conflicts. This th... Continue Reading
Dispute or disagreements are unarguably and necessarily an inevitable part of human existence, flowing directly from communication, inter reaction and relationships. This can occur at individual, and commercial level, but even at international level in view of current trend of globalization, which pose some threat to international commercial transa... Continue Reading
The idea of a strong standing tribunal to try serious violations of international law has been around since the end of World War II. After WWII, the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals were set of ad-hoc by the Allies, the victors of the World War II to try the principals of the loosing axis power. While the Nuremberg was regarded as more successful and ... Continue Reading
Nigeria's federal system of government has experienced various challenges since its establishment in 1954. While the 1999 Constitution reaffirms Nigeria as a federation, its implementation often conflicts with the core principles of federalism, raising concerns about centralization and the erosion of state autonomy. This thesis focuses on the juris... Continue Reading
This study examined the role of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) in the protection of human rights in the West African sub-region specifically, under the ECOWAS Treaties of 1975 and the Revised Treaty of 1993. The research focused on the ECOWAS treaties, Conventions and Protocols. However, references were made to similar international, ... Continue Reading
In its 50 year history as an independent nation, Nigeria has experienced over two hundred recorded violent ethno-religious disturbances. The first major ethno-religious disturbance exploded in 1966 as a direct result of political crisis in one of the regions that spiraled out of hand and led to the fall of the federal government. A civil war ensued... Continue Reading
This is an attempt to look at the corporations liability for its own acts and those of Its organs or agents and servants. The purpose, then, is to look into the criminal liabilities of Companies for such things as breach of statutory duties, such as failure to make returns and to keep books of accounts or to hold annual general meetings and fraudul... Continue Reading
Where a dispute arises from the breach of a term or terms of a contract between 'A' a Nigerian and 'B' an Italian, the court which entertains the action will employ an objective test in order to determine the law to govern the resolution of this dispute. Before arriving at this law, the court considers the intention of the parties regarding their c... Continue Reading
Islamic Criminal Justice System i.e. the Hudud is an aspect of the Sharia which has been villified and misrepresented as archaic, inhuman, harsh, cruel and barbaric etc and above all outmoded. This aspect of the sharia has been unceremoniously ousted from the Islamic Legal System, because of ignorant and the grotesque manner of its presentation. Th... Continue Reading