Commercial Law Research Papers/Topics

A Study on International Labour Standards to Regulate Multinational Corporation in Developing Countries

The “transnational business conglomerate” remains to be an obsolete term. Talking about the painstaking efforts of earlier researchers, it would be significant to quote from them that the harbingers of cosmopolitan business approach were set by former colonial powers such as French and Dutch. In actuality, the British had undone their commercial interests, authorizing the East India Company to treat all nations as subsidiary commerce, generating its own loaves and fishes. International bu...

Women's Rights And The Nigerian Criminal Justice System: A Sorry Tale

Introduction In any criminal proceeding, there should be respect for the rights of the victim and the accused irrespective of the sex, tribe or status. They are to be treated with justice and dignity. The existence of a criminal justice system (C.J.S.) is to guarantee the ultimate protection of the society’s basic value and norms. In virtually all civilized societies, there are rights which are universal, basic and enjoyed with fellow human beings. In many societies, women are dealt with on...

The Right to Qualitative Health Care in Nigeria: A Quest for Law Reform

ABSTRACT Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their nationality, place of residence, sex, or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The right to health guarantees the right to life, on which other social, economic and political rights are hinged. The right to health involves availability, accessibility, acceptability, and q...

Challenges to Grant of Injunction Pending Appeal in Nigeria – Way Out

Abstract This paper examined the conditions for the grant of Order of Injunction Pending Appeal by Nigerian Courts. The paper traced the origin of the Order from the English authorities, and the adoption into the Nigerian judicial system. The author examined the High Court of Lagos State Rules and the Federal High Court Rules to establish the procedural source of the application of the Injunction Pending Appeal by the Courts and concluded that the rules do not support the  Order. The confus...

Language Of Law: Imperative For Linguistic Simplicity

Abstract Language is a veritable tool of the legal profession as a lawyer's proficiency is sometimes measured in terms of his linguistic dexterity: both verbal and written. However, over the centuries, there seemed to have evolved a distinct language of law usually referred to as legal language. Legal language employs specialised vocabulary and unusual sentence structure which contributes to its peculiarities. It is sometimes cumbersome to understand legal language due to the usage of a larg...

REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

This paper refers to a breach of contract which means failure to keep the promises or agreements of a contract and as a result of that breach, the one-party suffers damage.  First of all, this paper highlights the correlation between breach and remedy. The aim of this term paper is to explore the idea of remedies for breach of contract. This paper also looked into different types of suits, a plaintiff can file. It is just as important for the innocent party to show that it has suffered a los...

Legal, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of Treasury Single Account (TSA) Under the Nigerian Constitution

This work looks at the importance of TSA to the Nigeria economy  Abstract Government banking arrangement are  an important factor for efficient management and control of government cash resources, such banking arrangement  should be designed  to minimize the opportunity cost of cash resources, this requires that all cash received is available for carrying out government expenditure programs and making payments in a timely fashion. Many emerging market and low-income countries have fragmen...

THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON PRODUCT LIABILITY

The world is a global village with goods and services, being distributed around the globe through trade. The advent of globalization portends great economic development for developing nations such as Nigeria. However in the course of this transfer of trade, there is the incidence of injury which can result from the incessant transfer of harmful and hazardous products. Therefore this paper is poised to show the negative impact of globalization in the food chain of any nation, due to the fact t...

DISCUSS THE VARIOUS PROVISION AND SECTION OF THE LAND USE ACT OF 1998

ABSTRACT We have watched over the decades the problems encountered in the acquisition of land and subsequently in obtaining the approval of a certificate of occupancy and housing delivery in Nigeria. At the kickoff of the Land Use Act 1978, it was stated that “whereas it is in the public interest that the rights of all Nigerians to the land of Nigeria be asserted and upheld by law”. Our business is not really another criticism against the Act, but an in-depth evaluation of how it has atta...