Environmental Law Research Papers/Topics

LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION The European Union Water Framework Directive, defines pollution as: "... the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity, of substances or heat into the water or land which may be harmful to human health or the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, which result in damage to material property, or which impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment." . The gradual but si...

JUDICIAL ATTITUDE TO HOMICIDE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Criminal Law in Nigeria is so wide that it applies to a wide range of crimes. a crime is and act that is deemed by a statute or by the Common Law to be a public wrong and is therefore punishable by the state in Criminal proceeding. The crime of homicide which can be divided into two namely, lawful homicide which is a division of homicide justified or excused by law and they are self defence, suppression of riot, defence of property etc. unlawful homicide is prohibited by law with ver...

DUTY OF CARE ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The Medical field is one of the most referred and reverenced profession in that it deals with the lives of human beings and in the course of their dealings with patients, these patients go through tests, operations, diagnosis to mention but a few. The Medical professionals in the course of discharging their duties are sometimes Negligent as regards adhering strictly to their professional Code of Conduct. For instance where a doctor leaves operating instruments in the abdomen of a pa...

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS).

ABSTRACT The decree of dissolution of marriage which is defined as the legal separation o f man and wife effected by the judgement or decree of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effect so far as it concerns the cohabitation of the parties. Dissolution of marriage seems to be on the increase these days, this is due to the fact that people rushed into ill-advised marriages and they decided to rush out of these marriages as soon as they discovered th...

Critical Appraisal Of The Relevancy And Admissibility Of Electronically Generated Evidence In Nigeria

ABSTRACT In an attempt to address this fundamental issue regarding the admissibility of electronically generated evidence, recourse shall be paid had to the word evidence itself. Evidence is the means by which facts are proved excluding inferences and arguments. There are times in court when we desperately need to rely on evidence in order to prove a very vital point or issue in court. This point can be proved through the use of electronic generated documents which are believed to be in line...

CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC MORTGAGE FINANCING (A LEGAL COMPARISON)

ABSTRACTHome ownership has been a problem to many people in Nigeria. This is the more reason why efforts are being made from all quarters to alleviate this problem. The two most prominent of these efforts are the Home Financing Schemes, otherwise known as Mortgage Financing, which are made by the public corporations and private institution. The effort of the public corporations is known as Conventional Mortgage Financing while a part of the private institution is that of the Islamic Economic ...

AN OVERVIEW OF LICENSING AND LIABILITY REGIMES OF MINERAL RESOURCES LAW IN NIGERIA VERSUS CHINA

mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-font-kerning:12.0pt">The concern of this paper is to highlight on the licensing and liability regimes of the mineral resources laws of Nigeria and China and to also by way of comparism explicate the grey areas that hinders effective and optimal realization of the intendments of the laws on mineral resources utilization and development in Nigeria and China. It equally highlighted the role of the relevant administrative bodies in granting, approval and regist...