Category: Legal Parlance
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The 2025 Adeola Oyinlade & Co National Essay Competition for Law Students in All Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria [exciting Prizes] The maiden edition of Adeola Oyinlade & Co National Essay Competition is organised and sponsored by Adeola Oyinlade & Co., a leading full-service law firm in Nigeria. The competition is designed to task law students’ ability to analytically discuss a given topic within…
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Classification of Armed Conflict Generally, there are two main classifications of armed conflict in International Humanitarian Law (IHL): International Armed Conflict (IAC) and Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC). A NIAC is also technically regarded as an armed conflict not of an international character. IHL is a branch of Public International Law containing rules that seek, for…
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Autonomy of Local Government: Supreme Court Judgement vs State Governors. Where the Solution Lies? Surely, the 11th day of July, 2024, supposed to be a historic day for every local man out there, as the Supreme Court delivered its landmark judgment that affirmed the financial autonomy of the 774 Local Government Councils, coupled with an…
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Analysis of the Concepts of Assignment and Licensing Under the Copyright Act and Trademark Act of Nigeria The fact that Nigeria’s intellectual property laws safeguard creators’ rights and ensure that their innovative works are protected cannot be denied. The Copyright Act and Trademark Act, provide the framework for this protection. This work looks into the…
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The Practice of Holding Charge by Prosecution: the Position of the Law in Nigeria The police, as one of the actors of criminal Justice in Nigeria, has the primary power or assignment of arrest and detention of criminals and suspect and the subsequent prosecution of every person allege to have committed a crime or breach…
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The Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Laws in Nigeria Nigeria’s reputation on the global stage is tarnished by its struggles with corruption, leading to widespread international stigma. On June 13th 2000, before giving presidential assent to the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, former President Olusegun Obasanjo declared: “Corruption is a canker-worm that has eaten…
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Distinguishing Between the Trust Concept and Other Legal Concepts Introduction Human interaction is inevitable in every sane society that quests prosperity and peace. As such, certain relationships occur among people based on their formation and the purposes they intend to achieve with the relationship. The concept of trust under equitable doctrine is one out of…
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Basic Rules of IHL (International Humanitarian Law) The basic rules of International Humanitarian Law are distinction, proportionality, precaution and the prohibition on the infliction of unnecessary suffering. These rules strike a balance between military necessity and respect for humanity in situations of armed conflict. Understanding IHL requires appreciating its basic rules. IHL does not proscribe…
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The Power of the Court to Set Aside its own Verdict; an Exception to the Doctrine of Functus Officio Introduction Generally, the legal procedure allows the courts to determine any case before it which the court has a legal capacity or required jurisdiction to determine such matters (This is pursuant to section 6 of the…
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IHL and IHRL International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Right Law (IHRL) are both branches of public international law that seek to protect the lives and dignity of people. Though IHL and IHRL or human rights law are similar on certain grounds, they are also distinct. IHL is different from human rights in origin,…