A critical examination of the inheritance rights of women under the Act and the various customs in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Inheritance is simply the practice of passing on your belongings, assets and properties to your beneficiaries. Most times when inheritance matters are brought up, it tends to be quite a sensitive subject for any family. […]
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Abstract The parliament, as one of the institutions of democracy, is unique. For democracy to take root, citizens need ways to make their voices heard and incorporated into policy decisions. Parliaments provide such ways to articulate popular will. They serve as the peoples’ branch of government alongside the executive and the judicial branches as necessary […]
A critical appraisal on the legality of setting up the Amotekun security outfit in the Western zone of Nigeria Abstract It is trite law that the primary preoccupation of government is to secure lives and property as enshrined under section 14(b) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended). In line with this mandate, the Nigeria […]
An Appraisal Of Nigeria Criminal Code Section 419 INTRODUCTION A 419 scam is a scam perpetrated from Nigeria in which a letter, fax, or email is sent to someone in the United States (or other countries, usually in Europe). The person who receives the letter is informed that he or she could receive a significant […]
Appraisal of Legal Framework For Legalization of Marijuana Abstract State-level marijuana liberalization policies have been evolving for the past five decades, and yet the overall scientific evidence of the impact of these policies is widely believed to be inconclusive. In this review we summarize some of the key limitations of the studies evaluating the effects […]
A CRITIQUE OF DAVID HUME’S EMPIRICISM OUT LINE CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study 1.2 Statement of problem 1.3 Purpose of study 1.4 Significance of study 1.5 Scope and Scopmethodology 1.6 Methodology 1.7 Literature Review End Notes CHAPTER TWO: HUME’S LIFE AND THE INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCES ON HIM 2.1 Hume’s life and works […]
A CRITICAL EXPOSITION OF JEREMY BENTHAM’S HEDONISTIC PHILOSOPHY AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN NIGERIA
A CRITICAL EXPOSITION OF JEREMY BENTHAM’S HEDONISTIC PHILOSOPHY AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN NIGERIA Jeremy Bentham: A Concise Biography Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), is a British philosopher, economist, and jurist, who founded the doctrine of utilitarianism. He was born in London on February 15, 1748. A prodigy, he was reading serious treatises at the age of three, […]
LAW AND PUNISHMENT IN JEREMY BENTHAM: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN SOCIETY INTRODUCTION Civil and penal law are inextricably connected in Bentham’s legal theory. Just as the primary purpose of civil law is economic security and national prosperity, so it draws powerful support from the protection afforded persons, property and expectations by the threat of punishment (1838–43, […]
A CRITIQUE OF JEREMY BENTHAM’S IDEA OF LAW INTRODUCTION The concept of law has always been controversial leading to all kinds of theorizing. This has constituted a problem to an easy understanding of law because law has been viewed and interpreted differently by different thinkers. Foremost in the understanding of law are issues such as […]
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION ABSTRACT The concept of human rights is one which seems to be pertinent to almost, if not all sovereign states in the international system. Every personacross the world is entitled to human rights. It has become a globally recognized and accepted notion […]