ABSTRACT Provocation on its own it not a total defense as to make the accused discharged of his guilt. It reduces murder to manslaughter. This essay considers the adequacy of this defense by examining it under the penal laws of Nigeria and different centers. The general requirement is that of the deceased must have been caused by accused upon provocation induced by the deceased himself and this must be offered before the accused had time for his passion to cool down. The injury inflicted m...
Introduction Debt is as old as human existence. In Nigeria, Insolvency procedures are mainly contained in the Companies and Allied Matters Act Cap C20 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (CAMA), even though there are pockets of other legislations with features of insolvency. Insolvency has been described as a situation when a legal or natural person is unable to pay debt. Over the ages, every definition or description of this concept has always pointed to the same result, that of inability ...
Introduction Extradition is a process whereby a suspect or one already convicted of a crime is formally transferred to the State where he or she is wanted to face trial for the crime(s) committed or to serve a sentence after being convicted by the relevant court of law. Extradition could also be described, as a surrender of any person who is sought by the requesting state for criminal prosecution and for extraditable offence(s) or for the imposition of a sentence in respect of such oence or o...
The Definition of Torts Torts are an action that wrongly causes harm to someone but that is not a crime and that is dealt with in a civil court. In other hand tort mean that, wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
ABSTRACT Background: victims of gunshot in Nigeria have for a long time found it very difficult to get prompt medical attention in healthcare centres all over the country; this is occasioned by the practice of demanding for a police report from injured persons before they can be given medical attention. On this basis, compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act was signed in January, 2018, to address the problem. Objectives: to examine the level of compliance of the Act by Nige...
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................ ii DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................... iv APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................................... v DEDICATION ...............................
Contents: Historical Background of Equity and Trusts law, Equity Versus Common Law, Effects of Equity on Legal Certainty, Traditional role of Equity and Trusts Law, Literature Review Introduction The law in the United Kingdom is mainly described as a body of rules either which have evolved over a long time throughcourt judgements or that which is clearly defined by legislation. However, there is another source of law referred to as Equity. The source of law developed thro...
ABSTRACT The study of the electronic banking and the related laws in Uganda has had a profound impact on this research. The commercial banking environment in Uganda has constantly changed with time. Through the brick and mortar banking halls, ccmmercial banks have invested heavily in the provision of varied services that encompass electronic services. The researcher thus carried out this research relying on both primary and seccndary data to establish the relationship that exists between el...
Abstract The students of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan were introduced to the clinical way of legal education in the year 2008. This is a new teaching method different from the traditional method of teaching law. A specialized Women’s Law Clinic was also inaugurated to complement the clinical work in the faculty. This article reflects on the attitude of the students to this development, using the results of an unstructured interview of some third- and fifth-year law students, som...
This section starts with the historical review of Ethiopian women‘s roles and status analyzed from a feminist perspective. The aim is to find out whether there were feminist tendencies among the actions of women in the past and what forms those had. What has to be kept in mind is that women‘s right, question and other related issues, in the past and at present, were strongly influenced by the political and religious culture of society that continues unabated. Taking this into consideratio...
This maiden editorial of the Carnelian Journal of Law and Politics examines a vital question that is essential to the Nigerian polity. There have been many commentaries on the imperfect federalism practiced in Nigeria, which is the consequence of the foundational problems with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Despite the attempt of the constitution to make evident the re...
When considering murder there are several components of law which must be taken into account. This essay highlights elements of murder to be considered: mens rea (guilty mind), actus reus (guilty act), self-defence, provocation or involuntary manslaughter. The elements of murder must be addressed to ascertain if the act in question is actually murder. For a conviction to be safe, it is essential that the evidence provides an outcome that is beyond reasonable doubt; the burden of proof is upon...
Economic justice is the expression of the effective distribution of economic goods. This could be realized throughjudicial mechanisms. Effective judicial systems are the platform on which economic justice can be actualized. There is a positive connection between economic justice and an effective judicial system, and this is usually measured by the rule of law and the level of its regard. The paper argued that one of the established dysfunctional characteristics of developing nations is th...
Vicarious liability is a common law rule incidental to colonialism in Nigeria which has since become an essential part of the Nigerian law. Vicarious liability is where a person without fault becomes liable for the tort of another because of some pre-existing relationship between them particularly, between a principal and his agent. Several justifications abound for the imposition of this rule. Vicarious liability is strict liability without fault on the part of an employer. By virtue of this...
ABSTRACT Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 is an Act of National Assembly which is applicable to all criminal trials for offences established by an Act of the National Assembly and other offences punishable in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. That is, it is applicable in all Federal High Court Divisions, High Court of FCT, Abuja and Magistrates’ Courts within the FCT, Abuja. In the same vein, some states of the federation like Kogi State, Delta State and others have domestic...