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...

Following the complaints of fresh law students about their lack ofunderstanding of the concept/objective of law, it is paramount that anexplicit and lucid explanation be given for proper understanding. A goodfoundation should also be laid so as to enable freshers have undeniableknowledge of their voyage of study.This research provides a...

In a legal environment, signature is commonly the means of authenticatinga document. Before now, what was the commonest form of signature was ahandwritten signature of the signer indicating his ‘acceptance’ or ‘consent’to a legally binding commitment such as contractual terms or payment. Withthe advent of computers, this form of signature...

This study explains the various alternatives to resolving disputes outsidethe court room. As court queues, rising costs of litigation and time delayscontinue to plague litigants, it has become expedient to look beyondlitigation and adopt some other measures of resolving disputes amongwarring parties. There are three major forms of alternative disputeresolution...

A common phrase in global health literature is that “diseases know noborders. This is the same issue with the spread of covid-19. Which originatedin China and caused a global meltdown on the world’s economy. Sincethen,” Assessing China’s culpability through international law has been acontroversial topic. This topic has been hampered...

It is important with regards to note that one of the ills facing andconfronting the judicial sector is the issue of judicial technicality, noblyknown as “litigating the margin”. And its effect on the very aim and goal ofthe judiciary, which is justice, is on the negative side. This been an...