AN EXAMINATION OF THE DUTY OF CARE OF AN EMPLOYER UNDER NIGERIAN LABOUR LAW ABSTRACT The laws which govern employment occupy a position of considerable importance in any modern society. This is so because of the tremendous contributions which workers can make to national growth and development, as well as the general well-being of the […]

FAIR HEARING: AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to Study Every person has the right to a fair trial both in civil and in criminal cases, and the effective protection of all human rights very much depends on the practical availability at all times of access to competent, independent and impartial […]

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND THE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0     GENERAL INTRODUCTION The main issue arising from the relationship between foreign investment and environmental protection have been raised by academics and practitioners of international investment law.[1] The centre of the problem lies in the fact that protecting the rights of investors and […]

RIGHT TO LIFE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA LAW AND SOUTH AFRICAN LAW CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1                    [1]Definition of terms This research deals with the diplomatic protection of right to life as practised by the Republic of South Africa and Nigeria. According to the International Law Commission’s (ILC) Draft Articles on diplomatic protection Diplomatic protection […]

AN APPRAISAL OF THE POWERS OF THE STATE CHIEF JUDGE IN PRISON DECONGESTION IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO STUDY On the general issue of imprisonment as an aspect of punishment, the retributivists and the deterrent philosophers’ stress that a deviant should be punished in order to pay him back for his actions and to […]

THE ROLE OF LEGISLATURE IN IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study The Constitution of Nigeria clearly ensures the separation of powers as an underlining principle of the Nigerian governmental system. Separation of powers allows typical division of branches of government  into a legislature, an […]

A LEGAL AND JURISPRUDENTIAL ANALYSIS OF HOMOSEXUALITY AND SAME SEX MARRIAGES: SUPPORTING THE NIGERIAN POSITION CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction The aim of this chapter is to provide a broad overview of homosexuality as a topical issue across civilisations and time. As discussion on same sex marriage would necessarily require an understanding of its gradual development […]