The advancement in medical sciences in recent times has brought succor to thosesuffering from the failure of vital organs. Organ transplantation has become a rapidlygrowing and imperative surgical specialty in the last four decades as transplantationof solid organs has become the preferred treatment for end-stage renal, hepatic,cardiac, and pulmonary disease. Although organ transplantation has been widelyaccepted in contemporary times all over the world as a safe medical procedure, it isfraught with some challenges in Nigeria, ranging from a lack of suitable structuresand frameworks for snowballing the supply of needed organs to legal liability issuesarising from the ruin or negligent misdirection of donated organs, commercializationof organs, organ trafficking as well as ethical, social and religious beliefs.This paper examines the prevailing legal framework governing the practice of organdonation and transplantation in Nigeria highlighting the strength and weaknesses ofthe legislation. The work also gives a general overview of the concept of organdonation and transplantation and makes some recommendations.
CONVICTION ON THE UNCORROBORATED EVIDENCE OF A TAINTED WITNESS: A GROUND FOR CHALLENGE?
It is well-established as a general rule that corroboration of evidence in the course ofjudicial proceedings is an absolute necessity only when the law demands it. This istrue even in criminal trials. Trial Courts are free to convict on the evidence of a solewitness, as long as there is no statute which specifically calls for the contrary.Although this is the law, one cannot help but inquire as to whether the absoluterequirement for corroboration extends also to tainted witnesses. Admittedly, judicialdecisions generally posit that a trial Judge can convict on the evidence of a taintedwitness if he warns himself as to the safety of doing so and is satisfied with theevidence; but is this true? Is corroboration not required all the time? This paper setsout to examine existing case law on the concept of a tainted witness and the nature ofthe evidence given by such a witness, in a bid to proffer an answer to these questionsand determine whether a conviction will be quashed if it is based solely on the evidenceof a tainted witness.
TOWARDS A LAW PRACTICE DRIVEN BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NIGERIA
The world around us is changing, and the time has come to make a decision– adapt to the changing dynamics of a technology-centred world or remainstagnant. It may not always be obvious, but we are living in the age ofintelligent machines. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) permeates our lives innumerous subtle and not-so-subtle ways, performing tasks that, until quiterecently, could only be performed by a human with specialized knowledge,expensive training, or a government-issued licenseThis research analyzesthe importance of technology innovation and the role of artificial intelligencetowards a sustainable law practise in our modern society and the possibleway forward to incorporate the study and advancement of artificialintelligence and robotics in Nigeria’s legal system.
COVID 19: ASSESSING CHINA’S CULPABILITY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL LAW
Every country around the globe was thrown into panic in December, 2019when the pandemic disease of corona-virus broke out in China. This diseasegradually spread from China to other parts of the world accounting for theloss of several lives and critical sickness of persons. Irrespective of differentmeasures put in place by the government of various countries, the diseasemeticulously found a way to transmit itself into these countries wreckingirreparable havoc to affected nations and the global economy. Majority ofhuman rights activists have since condemned the government of the Republicof China for not containing the virus when it broke out and as such, shouldbe held responsible under existing international laws.This paper examines and analyzes the outbreak of the virus in China, theChinese legal system as regards international law, possible liabilities thatmay arise from breach of international instruments, the practicability ofbringing the Chinese republic before international courts and possiblesolutions which may serve as a better framework to avoid the occurrence ofsuch international legal crisis in future.
SEDATIVES OF THE PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM:A CASE STUDY OF CHILD LABOUR, CHILD ABUSE AND ALMAJIRI SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
The right of a Child to education has been recognized as fundamental tothe growth of the society. In line with this, various laws have been passed inorder to ensure that every Nigerian child gets the required formal educationhe/she needs to be able to survive and contribute actively and positively tothe society, as well as to possibly eradicate the problem of illiteracy in thecountry. But although these laws have been passed, certain problems haveproven to be detrimental to the achievement of this cause, and therebyhindering the maximum achievement of the goal of ensuring everyNigerian’s attainment of a good level of formal education. This paper aimsto shed light on some issues serving as hindrance to the achievement of thiscause while also creating awareness on some salient issues with regards tothe primary educational system in Nigeria.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO FAIR HEARING OF AN ACCUSED UNDER THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
In the Nigerian Legal System, the constitutional rights of an accused personare enshrined in section 35 and 36 of the Constitution of the FederalRepublic as amended (CFRN). When a suspect is described as havingrights, he is acknowledged to be entitled to some rights claimable under thelaw. The Nigerian system grants suspects/accused persons fundamentalrights, that are also in the sense of natural rights or inalienable rights grantedto every individual. Among which are the rights of an accused to berepresented by a legal practitioner, the right to be presumed innocent andregarded as such until otherwise proven guilty and many others. All theserights are entrenched in the constitution to ensure strict adherence and protectindividuals from being unjustly dealt with. This study is aimed at analyzingthose rights as stated in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(CFRN)
