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    West African Contribution to the Law of International Watercourses
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1974-05-14) Rowny, K.
    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 has been used in increasing degrees for irrigation of arid areas, for generation of electricity and generally for the development of industry. With these new developments new problems have arisen for lawyers to solve. In the case of irrigation, the uses of water by upper riparians inevitably diminish its natural quantity in the lower part of the river and thus adversely affect the lower riparians. Although hydrologic works for power purposes do not consume water as such, they interfere with its normal flow and produce the same consequences for the lower riparians as in the above case. Furthermore, increasing industrialization entails more consumption of water and changes in its natural quality giving rise to water pollution, detrimental to biological life (fauna and flora) and thus adversely affects the consumers of water, human beings, animals and plants alike.
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    Nigeria and International Law: Today and Tomorrow
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 1978-03-06) Ijalaye, D.A
    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 Draft Constitution and International Law, Nigerian Coup d'etat and International Law, Internal Law and the Nigerian Civil War, the International posture of Nigeria in Africa and finally my recommendations for the future effective application of international law in Nigeria.
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    International Law and Struggle for the Freedom and Welfare of Man in Africa
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1982-06-03) Sagay, Itsejuwa E.
    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 existence. My personal contribution to knowledge in this area will not receive much consideration since my primary aim is not only to explain and enlighten, but also, and this in my view is the most important, to create greater awareness of the gross inadequacies in the implementation of Human Rights obligations in Africa and generate some momentum towards the effective promotion and protection of Human Rights in the continent.
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    Transplant and Mongrels and the Law: the Nigeria Experiment
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1983-05-17) Okunniga, A.A.O.
    The words "transplant" and "mongrels" as used in this lecture are not technical words (or legal words) and they are used here only by way of analogy. Analogy is so frequent in law that it could be said that it is a tool in the "mouth" or the pen of the lawyer. Both words are taken from the biological sciences. The legal transplant then is a statute, or a doctrine, or principle or rule of law taken from one legal order to another legal order e.g. the common law of England was statutorily planted in Nigeria at the beginning of the colonial era, the 'reception date' being 1st January 1900. This is the general pattern in the third-world countries that came under the Suzerainty of Britain. The common law in the United States of America on the other hand cannot properly be regarded as a transplant as the American colonies in fact brought with them the law of their homeland in Britain. The law of the American colonies was really like British law on board a British Ship on British waters. The typical ‘transplant’ moves from home to a foreign land. The Mongrel, on the other hand, is a law or statute or any legal principle or rule derived from more than one origin e.g. it may be partly foreign and partly local. It may also derive from two or more local laws. A law can also be a transplant and a mongrel at the time. Our current Constitution affords a good example of this. The frame-work is that of the United States of America while the fleshing-up is Nigerian.
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    Landmarks in Nigerian Labour Law
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1987-01-13) Odumosu, O. I.
    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 organisations whose membership depends on workers who are "job-holders". We have discussed at length these various aspects of our Labour Law in order to shed light on their merits and demerits. The superiority of the employer vis-a-vis his employee looms large in the whole of their employment relationship. The employer has the power to lock-out his workers and his liability to pay wages for the period of lockout and the grant to the workers concerned of continuity of employment do not appear to be a sufficient deterrent. Closely related to this is the whole range of disciplinary powers such as suspension or dismissal, which the employer exercises at will. And, unless the employee is one of the few ones protected by legal status, his only remedy will be claimed for damages.
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    COMMERCIAL LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
    (OAU PRESS, 1987-05-12) Fabunmi, J. O.
    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 Merchants have always found a way of continuing business relationships in any given situation. Their ingenuity in formulating new techniques to meet the challenges of changing economic climates is unparalleled. One significant example of this ingenuity is the fashioning of a distinct body of rules derived from customs and usages to govern the transactions of merchants
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    Title to Land in Nigeria: Past and Present
    (1991-06-11) Oretuyi, Solomon Akinboye
    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, some titles were held under English law while the majority of titles were under customary law. Dualism in tenurial system was a product of the introduction of the English legal system in Nigeria, Originally, all lands were held under customary tenure but with the introduction of the English legal system, lands held under customary tenure were converted to English titles by the use of English conveyancing formalities. It is pertinent to point out that the dual system of land, tenure was peculiar to Southern Nigeria. In Northern Nigeria, all lands were brought under the control of the government by the Land Native Rights Proclamation of 1910. This Proclamation was repealed and re-enacted as Land and Native Right Ordinance 1916. This was subsequently replace by Land Tenure Law 1962 which continues to apply subject to such modification as will bring it into conformity with the Act or its general intendment.
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    Dynamics of a New World Environmental Legal Order
    (1999-04-13) Okorodudu-Fubara, M.T.
    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 stand before this distinguished audience and render an account based on my three decades plus experience oh the intellectual trail. I could not have asked for a better place to have the unique experience of this day. A little over three decades ago, in 1968 having passed out with distinction, a year earlier from the renowned girls Secondary School, Queens School Ede, (now Ibadan) I was admitted as a relatively young teenage Undergraduate into the pre-law .degree programme at this very citadel of learning ~ "University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). that spelt the early beginnings of that which destiny had marked out to be a fulfilling career in legal intenttialisni (in the Ministry of Justice where I transferred from as Principal State Counsel to join the service of this University as Lecturer Lin December 1982). Fortuitously, in 1998, three decades later under your remarkable Vice-Chancellorship I was pronounced Professor of Law with effect from 1st October, 1995. I appreciate the opportunity afforded me by the Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University which confirmed my elevation to the professorial chair, to deliver this inaugural lecture barely a year from the date of the official announcement of my promotion to the rank of Professor