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A Critical Appraisal of the Legal Framework for the Protection of the Environment against Oil and Gas Pollution in Nigeria
(2015-08-13)This study examined the history, development and legal framework for oil and gas exploration and exploitation. It also analysed the national legislation and international conventions on oil and gas pollution and evaluated ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Derogation Clauses in the Fundamental Human Rights Provisions of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution
(2015-06-19)This study examined the extent to which the fundamental human rights guaranteed by the Constitution could be interfered with by the State through its laws and analysed the reasonably justifiability of some laws which ... -
Legal Implications of Electronic Banking in Nigeria
(2015-05-12)This study critically, examined the various components of electronic banking (e-banking) and their impact on the industry. It analysed the legal issues generated by electronic banking in Nigeria, the existing legal and ... -
A Critical Analysis of Death Penalty in Nigeria
(2015-05-08)This study analysed the practice of the death penalty in Nigeria, examined the underlying principle of retributive punishment for the offenders and assessed the administration of death sentence through the mode and manner ... -
Securities Information Disclosure and Legal Protection of Investors in Nigeria
(2015-05-05)This study examined the statutory and institutional framework for securities transactions, the theoretical bases for, and the regulatory approach to securities information disclosure in Nigeria. It also analysed and evaluated ... -
Legal Protection of the Consumer of Genetically Modified Products in Nigeria
(2015-04-22)The study examined the state of the Nigerian law on the protection of consumers of genetically modified products that are now appearing in the world market. It identified the legal issues relating to genetically modified ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity and State Involvement in Commercial Activities
(2015-04-17)The study appraised the doctrine of sovereign immunity in the light of recent Conventions and Laws with a view to determining how these enactments have facilitated State involvement in commercial activities. It also examined ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Legal and Institutional Framework for the Formalisation and Regulation of Artisanal Mining in Nigeria
(2015-04-10)The study examined how Nigeria can harness the activities of artisanal and small–scale mining for national development. It analysed the essential features and motivations for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and its ... -
Legal Protection of the Consumer in Electronic Commerce in Nigeria
(2015-04-10)The study analysed the legal issues and problems involved in electronic commerce in Nigeria, examined the laws and institutions that protect consumers and assessed the remedies available to the latter. It also examined the ... -
An Evaluation of the Patent System in Relation to Transfer of Technology in Nigeria
(2015-03-20)The study examined the patent system in Nigeria. It assessed the effectiveness of the protection of invention and technical know-how, identifying the shortcomings of the system, and proposed appropriate strategies for legal ... -
Law of Homicide in Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985)The thesis analyses the ramifications of the laws relating to homicide under the Criminal and Penal Codes, and other relevant enactments in Nigeria. Owing to the origin of those Codes, particularly in their relationship ... -
Duties of Directors and Controlling Shareholders in Relation to Share-Trading.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985)For nearly a score years the threatened or actual creation, allotment, and issue of company shares by its board of directors have provided the factual background for the leading cases on directors’ fiduciary duty to exercise ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Stand-By Arrangements of the International Monetary Fund.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985)The controversy over the suitability or otherwise of IMF economic programmes to underdeveloped countries has been exacerbated by the unprecedented debt problems facing those countries from the 1970s onwards, with the ... -
Landmarks in Nigerian Labour Law
(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1987-01-13)The contractual relationship between the employer and the employee (master and servant) is crucial for the meaningful operation of a system of collective bargaining. Equally important is the existence of strong trade union ... -
West African Contribution to the Law of International Watercourses
(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1974-05-14)The idea of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses has been mooted in international treaties and in the doctrine of international law. This issue arises because water flowing from one country to another ... -
Dynamics of a New World Environmental Legal Order
(1999-04-13)Vice-Chancellor Sir, I regard it a singular honour and distinct privilege by divine grace of Almighty God, Creator of the universe, supreme Architect of the "Environment" (my special field of intellectual interest), to ... -
International Law and Struggle for the Freedom and Welfare of Man in Africa
(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1982-06-03)In this lecture, I intend to examine very briefly, the status of Human Rights in International Law, and its state within the independent countries of Africa, including intra-African practice in this vital aspect of human ... -
Nigeria and International Law: Today and Tomorrow
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1978-03-06)In the belief that an inaugural lecture is an intellectual reaction to the problems of the community, and on the understanding that my immediate community for this purpose is Nigeria, I will be touching on the Nigerian ... -
COMMERCIAL LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
(OAU PRESS, 1987-05-12)Commercial activities persist endlessly in time of peace and war. Government may be overthrown in coups, wars may break out, national disasters may occur but somehow commercial activities continue on a regular basis. 1 ... -
Title to Land in Nigeria: Past and Present
(1991-06-11)In this Inaugural Lecture I shall discuss title to land in Nigeria before and after March 29, 1978. One characteristic of the land holding before 1978 was the dual system of land tenure. Under the dual system of tenure, ...