ABSTRACT Court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR) or Multi Door Courthouse (MDC), adopted by two Nigerian States and the Federal Capital Territory, is the integration of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) into the court system to facilitate access to justice. Several studies have examined the operations of the three MDCs in Nigeria, but studies on their practice and procedure in Nigeria compared with those in the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) have...
Abstract There is a gradual shift in research towards a multi-disciplinary approach. This paradigm move is in compliance with globalization. According to Carla Mariano, the human service professions are facing problems so complex that no one discipline can possibly respond to them effectively. 1 It has been noted that many clients in the Women’s Law Clinic (WLC) of the University of Ibadan not only have problems tagged as legal, but problems closely related to other disciplines such as psyc...
ABSTRACT The human society is dynamic, interrelated and ever growing and advancing in every ramification. The rule o f the jungle where the fittest and the fiercest is in charge cannot be tolerated if there is going to be anything like civilisation. Yet human nature itself breeds oppression o f the weak by the strong - while the evolution of the state itself has to do with protection o f the weak from the oppressive tendencies o f the strong. The quest for justice and protection brought the ...
Legal scholars, texts and philosophers have been given different definitions to the term law.
ABSTRACT The National Study Group of Death Penalty was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister for Justice and Attorney General of the Federation
ABSTRACT The constitution guarantees no man against arrest.
Nigeria is a country in the Western Africa that lies East of the Republic of Benin, South of the Republic of Niger and Chad, West of" the Republic of Cameroon and North of the Gulf of Guinea. The capital city, Abuja, is centrally located.
ABSTRACT Generally, many societies differentiate between the sexes over rights, duties and functions.
ABSTRACT In contemporary times, there has been increased awareness for the need to make Special provisions for the protection of children and young persons known as juveniles.
ABSTRACT The problem of drug abuse and illegal trafficking in drug by man is no longer a new phenomenon in Nigeria.
ABSTRACT The National Nuclear Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has over 16 years experience and good safety record in operating a 30kW Chinese-built tank-in-pool Miniature Neutron Source Reactor for research since 1995. Ghana however does not have a nuclear power plant. In 2007, Ghana officially expressed to the IAEA an interest in deploying a nuclear power plant to form part of the electricity grid to assist her achieve economic growth targets. Nuclear power re...
ABSTRACT Child Abuse in Nigeria is an age long plague which has over the years left traumatic effects on the victims of its harshness on the one hand; and oh the other has become a menace which seeks to seriously threaten the sanctity and stability of a credible future for Nigeria.
ABSTRACT The Child Rights Law of Ogun State 2006 is the present law governing issues relating to children and young persons below the age of eighteen (18) years in Ogun State and protecting of the rights of children and other related matters The Law replaced the Child Rights Law of Ogun State 2003 which was signed into law by the former Governor of the State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel on 3rd March 2004 The Child Rights Law of Ogun State 2006 is divided into nine (9) parts and has ninety three (93)...
ABSTRACT The Nigerian Police force is the primary law enforcement agency in Nigeria. It is the first contact that a person has with the criminal justice system. The members of the police force perform so many functions and they deal closely with the people. There is a legal adage which says that “The law is no respecter o f persons". Therefore, during the interaction o f the police with the members o f the public, all persons are expected to be treated equally without regard to sex, age, et...
In a world facing a constant battle between the law and crime, yet another offspring of crime is unabashedly conceived and manages to seep out despite all attempts by the justice systems all over the world to eliminate or mitigate to the barest minimum crime in all its forms. Human Organ trade is a new trend in crime and is in fact fast topping the echelons of criminal strata and is indeed a very deadly crime to battle with. The question one might ask is, how long is the hand of the law or be...