The Right of a Girl Child to Inheritance in Igbo Land: A Review of...
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This article reviews exclusively the right of the girl child to inheritance in Igboland in the eastern part of Nigeria but does not cover...
Evaluation of Multi-Door Courthouse Practice in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu and Rivers...
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The paper examined the concept of Multi-Door Courthouse practice in Nigeria. Enugu and Rivers State where respectively used as a case study. It highlighted...
Environmental Protection and the Legality of Administrative Fines: The Unsavoury Divergence of Case Law...
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Administrative fines, particularly for environmental offences, have become one of the very effective tools employed by regulatory agencies in ensuring deterrence from infractions of...
Paternal Federalism: Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit and Local Government Financial Autonomy
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This paper examines the status of local governments in a federal set up which Nigeria’s founding fathers agreed upon to be the template of...
Witness Protection and International Criminal Justice: Lessons from the International Criminal Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) represents a pivotal institution in the realm of international criminal justice, entrusted with the arduous task of prosecuting individuals...
The Nigerian Criminal Justice and Criminal Prosecution Under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act:...
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In the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria, the Directorate of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) is saddled with and undertakes a fundamental...
Revocation of Wills through Electronic Medium: Fine-Tuning Wills through Technology.
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Revocation is fundamental to the attainment of the goals of testamentary disposition. The element of revocation in Wills makes testamentary disposition a unique instrument...
Brief Profile of Professor David Folorunsho Tom
Professor David Folorunsho, was born on the 23rd of June 1954 into the family of Late Chief Umoveh and Mrs Aiyesomi Ishere Tom from...
Administration of Charitable Trusts in Nigeria: The Need for a Legal and Regulatory Framework.
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This paper relies on doctrinal research method and secondary data to appraise the legal issues and challenges facing charitable trusts in Nigeria. Charitable trusts...
A Case for the Abolishment of the Custom of Returning a Deceased Female to...
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The practice of returning a deceased married female to her paternal home for burial is common amongst the Urhobo, Ijaw, Itsekiri and Ndokwa people...
