A critical Examination of the inheritance rights of women under the Act and the various customs in Nigeria

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. […]

THE IMPACT OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION IN STRENGTHENING PARLIAMENTS IN AFRICA

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

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 […]

A CRITIQUE OF DAVID HUME’S EMPIRICISM

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

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, […]

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION (2011-2015)

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 […]