Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights Advocacy – Shreya Chopra
Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights Advocacy In this modern era, with the growing trend of multinational corporations, the companies have a social obligation to work towards the development of the society and to shape the future of the country. The recent COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of the interdependence of people on one another […]
Public Interest Litigation (Pil) and Access to Justice In Uganda – Niwagaba James
Public Interest Litigation and Access to Justice Abstract Public Interest Litigation is a vital phenomenon that has significantly grown in the legal arena recently (past 2 decades) than ever before. Deriving from its meaning (as we shall see hereinafter), Public Interest Litigation has taken off at a time when Uganda, just like any other Developing […]
Africa Dispute Resolution Method: A Panacea to Courts’ Congestion in Nigeria – Akilu Sa’adu
Africa Dispute Resolution Method: A Panacea to Courts’ Congestion in Nigeria 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣:Litigation has been the viable and most pronounced means for settling dispute in Nigeria. However,with the emergence of many things and cascading of novel issues which swamp and at the same time congest our court-system , there is unwaverable need for judiciary to evolve […]
Company Registration India: Guide on registering a company in India – Rakshit Sharma
Company Registration Process in India If you are an entrepreneur in search of information on how to register your business in India, this general comprehensive guide is for you. There are several steps that need to be taken in order to register a company in India. But first, let us talk about what a company […]
The Impact of the Moot Court on Advocacy in Nigeria – Israel Osarenoriabe
The Impact of the Moot Court on Advocacy in Nigeria INTRODUCTION The term Moot etymologically derives from the practice of gathering of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest, known as the gemot. The use of mooting today is quite different from […]
Standing Before the ICJ: Erga Omnes Partes Obligations and Actio Popularis – Inioluwa Olaposi
Standing Before the International Court of Justice: Erga Omnes Partes Obligations and Actio Popularis Legal standing, or locus standi, refers to the right or capacity to bring an action or to appear in a court.[1] It is a common thread of judicial requirement in both national and international law spanning across the legal practice of […]
Acquiring Talent: Talents Needed by Fintech Companies – Toheeb Alimi
Acquiring Talent: Talents Needed by Fintech Companies Abstract It has come to realization, preferably as an axiomatic fact, that technology is the new order of the world. Technology affects every aspect of human endeavor ranging from Engineering, through medicine, to Artificial Intelligence. In light of this, the Finance industry is not an exception. Technology is […]
An Appraisal of the Power of Attorney General in the 1999 Constitution – Akilu Sa’adu
An Appraisal of the Power of Attorney General in the 1999 Constitution: Whether His Power Can be Questioned or Challenged in Court 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙊𝘿𝙐𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙇 𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙂𝙊𝙍𝙐𝙉𝘿 𝙊𝙁 𝘼𝙏𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙉𝙀𝙔 𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙇.The office of Attorney-General is a sacred office and has a prosecutorial power over any case/matter which relates to crime in the country. AG’s fiat is delegable; […]
The Right to Secret Protection of Dependants Under the Nigerian Law of Trust – Inioluwa Olaposi
The Right to Secret Protection of Dependants Under the Nigerian Law of Trust ABSTRACT The right to secret protection of dependants under the Nigerian law of trust is engrossed in the right to create a secret trust, which, notwithstanding its noncompliance with strict statutory provisions, is recognised and enforced by the court upon the fulfilment […]
Juxtaposing Use of Force and Negotiation as an Approach to International Dispute Resolution – Cosmas C. Okwumuo
Juxtaposing Use of Force and Negotiation as an Approach to International Dispute Resolution Introduction Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter 1945 prohibits the use of threat or force by states in international relations. This prohibition is, however, subject to an exception of self-defence in Article 51 of the Charter. Thus, states may resort to […]