LOCUS STANDI AS AN OBSTACLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, sex, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Continue Reading
CONFLICT BETWEEN SHARIA LAW AND THE RULE OF LAW ON RIGHTS OF WOMEN. AN APPRAISAL CHAPTER ONE Background of the study The practice of Islamic law in Nigeria, by northern states, raises a number of constitutional questions and questions the supremacy of the constitution. The activities of these states have shown that the federal government ... Continue Reading
WRONGFUL TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The research focuses on analysis the variables and critical issues in the concept of wrongful termination of employment contract in Nigeria. It provides a conceptual study on the nature of the contract of employment and the wrongful termination of employment contact. Continue Reading
THE PRE-COLONIAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF ESANLAND (A CASE STUDY OF IRRUA KINGDOM) TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Contents v CHAPTER ONE Historical Background of Irrua 1 Traditions of Origin, Migration and Settlement 3 Traditional Religious Beliefs 23 Continue Reading
CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT OF ARTIFICIALY INSEMINATED CHILD TO INHERIT UNDER ISLAMIC LAW GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0.0: INTRODUCTION Islamic law emphasizes the importance of fertility in both partners of a married couple and the ability to bear children, as the foundation of a healthy and successful marriage Continue Reading
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLICT SITUATIONS AND CHOICE OF LAWS IN THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM AND OTHER LEGAL SYSTEMS. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0.0: INTRODUCTION The project looks into the problems which arise when one legal system has to deal with the legal rules of another in matters of private rights. More particularly, because the... Continue Reading
CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC MORTGAGE FINANCING: A LEGAL COMPARISON GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Mortgage financing otherwise known as Home Financing is a product through which people are made or become home owners. It is a practice that is widely or relatively embraced by financial institutions as well as the private individuals (group of... Continue Reading
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE IN NIGERIAN LAW CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The law governing the admissibility of evidence is found in the Nigerian law of Evidence[1]. Issues relating to competence and compellability of child evidence have been accorded much attention by the judiciary in making sure that children in giv... Continue Reading
THE DOCTRINE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AS ITS APPLIES IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The concentration of powers in one arm of government may lead to dictatorship and arbitrary rule, therefore there is need to avoid the concentration of power in one arm, of government and each arm of gove... Continue Reading
REPUGNANCY DOCTRINE: AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROT OR PRESERVE CUSTOMARY LAW INTRODUCTION The introduction of the British Common Law, the Doctrine of Equity and the statute of General Application by Ordinance 3 of 1863 into Nigeria did not abolish the customary law of the people. Rather, the statute introducing such English Laws expressly made provis... Continue Reading
UTILITY OF CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT IN CRIMINAL TRIALS CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION An adverse admission relevant to the issues of guilt in a criminal case is known at Common Law as confession, and the same terminology is employed by the Evidence Act 1990. As indicated above, confessions represent the most important and most frequently enc... Continue Reading
DUTIES AND POSITION OF COMPANY DIRECTORS UNDER NIGERIAN COMPANY LAW INTRODUCTION The enormous and challenging responsibilities of managing incorporated companies are vested on directors by the Companies and Allied Matters Laws of the Federation, 2004 Continue Reading
HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT It is widely and almost universally acceptable that the significance of Human Rights in any democratic society has been given wide recognition. While some societies find consolation in entrenching fundamental human rights in their constitutions, as ... Continue Reading
LAND REGISTRY PRACTICE IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This research work is based on the premise of discovering what the practices of land registration has been and how to improve on it. The registration of land before now was a tedious thing to achieve due to the movement from one capital to another (in Akwa ... Continue Reading
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONS: A DESIDERATUM OR A MERE FEMINIST UTOPIAN AGENDA? CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study It would appear correct to say that the subject of women’s rights is one of the most contentious and seemingly nebulous aspects of human rights jurisprudence Continue Reading