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AN X-RAY OF THE CONCEPT OF “THE REASONABLE MAN” AND CRIMINAL DEFENCES IN NIGERIA

BY: KABO, SARINUS ETTOR . LL.B (HONS) BL, LL.M ABSTRACT Defences to criminal liability are not hanging in the air or abstract neither do they submit to the rules of morality and custom or traditions of men in the civilize society. Just like the dictates of our criminal jurisprudence provides that before our actions or omissions may constitute an offence such must be a violation of a written law, conversely...

RECOGNITION OF JUDGEMENTS AND DECREES IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR A SPECIFIC AND PRECISE DIRECTION

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By: Fabamise Sesan INTRODUCTION Nigerian rules of recognition are based essentially on common law rules. Unsatisfied foreign judgements often give rise to problems of private international law. For it happens frequently that a plaintiff who has obtained a judgement in a country where the judgement debtor has insufficient or no property to satisfy the judgement may wish to levy execution on the debtor’s property in a foreign country where he...

AN APPRAISAL OF THE CONCEPT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN THE COMMON LAW AND CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS

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ABSTRACT One of the primary purposes of Public Law is the continuation of the effective working of the public service, because acts by administrators must be taken with the right motives using the right procedures. This article unearths the principles applied in the common law and civil law systems in determining the validity or invalidity of administrative acts. For the government to function smoothly, executive decisions and acts must be...

Fifteen Years of Establishment of Nigerian National Human Rights Commission: How Not to Assess It

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Abstracts The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission like any other National Human Rights Commission needs evaluations/assessment in order to know, with precision, whether or not the purpose for it was established has been achieved. The Commission has been evaluated by writers on human rights. However, this paper hypothesise that criteria adopted in evaluating the Commission is inadequate and effective. Against this backdrop, this paper proposes a more effective criterion for...

AN APPRAISAL OF PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW OF LAGOS STATE, 2007

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By: Dr Jimmy O. Chijioke and Olufemi Abifarin Introduction Initially, emphasis by writers was on domestic violence against children or what is popularly known as child abuse, child labour and child trafficking but emphasis is now shifted to domestic violence against women. So much energy and resources have been dissipated on campaign against domestic violence against women globally without any concern for domestic violence against men. However, practical experience has...

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AN X-RAY OF THE CONCEPT OF “THE REASONABLE MAN” AND CRIMINAL DEFENCES IN NIGERIA

RECOGNITION OF JUDGEMENTS AND DECREES IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR A SPECIFIC AND PRECISE DIRECTION

AN APPRAISAL OF THE CONCEPT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN THE COMMON LAW AND CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS

Fifteen Years of Establishment of Nigerian National Human Rights Commission: How Not to Assess It

AN APPRAISAL OF PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW OF LAGOS STATE, 2007

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