HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE NIGERIAN PRISON SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF NIGER STATE PRISON ABSTRACT Prisoners in Nigeria are often perceived and categorized as “outcast”. The belief of many is that, once you are a prisoner, you are automatically a “bad egg” in the society. There is an ill- conceived notion that prison inmates […]
Continue ReadingEVIDENTIARY RULES ON ADMISSIBILITY OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE UNDER NIGERIAN EVIDENCE ACT 2011: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL ABSTRACT This Dissertation provided a critical conceptual discourse into the Evidentiary Rules On Admissibility of Documentary Evidence Under Nigerian Evidence Act 2011. It appraised the bases for the admissibility of documentary evidence, rules of evidence, relevance and conditions for the […]
Continue ReadingETHNO-RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS AND THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: AN AGITATION FOR LEGAL FRAMEWORK A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE ABSTRACT Nigeria as an Independent state with different ethnic and religious groups over the years experienced a number of ethno-religious conflicts which have claimed lives and properties. The consequence of this is the displacement of many […]
Continue ReadingELECTORAL LAWS AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF 2010 ELECTORAL ACT ON 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS ABSTRACT Towards the end of 1990, international dynamics, pressures and persuasion combined to move Nigeria towards the embrace of a political system based on the global principles of democracy. The legal framework for this foundation was […]
Continue ReadingEFFECTS OF FREQUENT DOMESTIC CONFLICTS AND VIOLENCE ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE NORTH EASTERN STATES OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The family is made up of a group of persons; young and old and it is the basic unit of social life, it forms […]
Continue ReadingDeed Of Assignment As A Means Of Transfer Of Real Property In Nigeria, Issues, Challenges And Prospects ABSTRACT Acquisition of real property in Nigeria is a right enshrined under the constitution of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Transaction in land formed part of the economic sector of the country. Transfer of interest in land or […]
Continue ReadingCRITICAL EXAMINATION ON CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF LAND IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Introduction A contract of sale of land is the first stage in a conveyancing transaction by which the purchase acquires equitable interest on the property and legal interest in acquired later at the completion stage. Unfortunately, this important stage in […]
Continue ReadingCRITICAL APPRAISAL OF COURT MARTIAL CASES AT APPELLATE COURTS IN NIGERIA 1990- 2014 ABSTRACT Court martial is a major aspect of administration of military justice. In Nigeria, courts martial set up by the Army, Navy and Air Force have had numerous problems in the last 24 years leading to upturning of majority of the judgments […]
Continue ReadingTHE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION A disabled person can be defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment, which has substantial and long-term effect on his abilities to carry out day-to-day activities. In Nigeria, the World Health Organisation estimates that there are about 19 […]
Continue ReadingCritical Analysis On The Right Of Children To Education Under International Law: A Case Study On Nigeria ABSTRACT The importance of children education in any given society is very critical to the social and economic development of that society particularly for its future attainment, advancement and development. To deny the child its right to education […]
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