ABSTRACT The study is an exploratory design which sought to analyze the impact of parental imprisonment on children; finding out how alternative sentencing orders can be carried in substitution to the imprisonment of parents and the impact of alternative sentencing on criminal justice and suggesting possible recommendations for a new course of action that will draw attention to the improvement of the position of the children whose parents have been incarcerated. The study was relied on qualit...
ABSTRACT Market-based pricing for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) may be less remunerative or uncertain for exporters in the evolving market. The possibility of rent-maximizing could encourage them to collude through an influence mechanism. This book examined the feasibility of Uniform Pricing (UP) or Volume Control (VC) in the Atlantic Basin and analyzed the consequences of such a development on LNG trade. So far, no existing model specifically considers the sustainability and effects of an ...
ABSTRACT The National Industrial Court (hereinafter referred to as the NIC) was established in 1976 by the Trade Disputes Decree No 7 of 1976 with jurisdiction to settle trade disputes, the interpretation of collective agreements and matters connected therewith. There were identifiable lapses in the status, powers and jurisdiction of the NIC that impacted negatively on its operations; the jurisdiction of the Court which was expressed to be exclusive was shared with the Federal and State High...
ABSTRACT The country’s prolonged inability to attract foreign investments has been an issue of major concern to successive administrations in Nigeria. The desire and urgent demand for a substantial inflow of foreign investment into Nigeria as triggers for national economic development nurtured the undertaking of this research. The research was aimed at identifying the factors that have impeded the influx of foreign investments into Nigeria in spite of the efforts made to attract foreign i...
ABSTRACT The research question central to the thesis is stated as follows: what are the implications of new technological phenomena in South African law to the existing legal frameworks in relation to (i) investigatory powers of law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies to obtain electronic evidence, and (ii) its subsequent admissibility in criminal proceedings? Written with an emphasis on South African law, but also taking into account aspects of foreign and international law, ...
Criminal prosecution is an essential and integral part of the criminal justice system. Criminal justice deliver prosecution service that should bring offenders to justice, help reduce both crime and the fear of crime thereby promoting public confidence. Awaiting trial is a general trend in all the prisons in Nigeria with over 65% of Nigeria prisoners still awaiting trial. It therefore becomes a phenomenon with the criminal justice system and it seemingly impinge inmates their right to fair pr...
ABSTRACT Since 1996 approximately 5.4 million citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lost their lives as a result of the humanitarian crisis currently going on. Various warring ethnic groups have been committing terrible crimes against international law. War crimes and crimes against humanity such as rape, murder, recruitment of child soldiers and indiscriminate attacks on the civilian population have caused unspeakable suffering to civilians, especially in the eastern ...
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 BACKGROUND TO STUDY .................................................................................................... 1 1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM ........................................
ABSTRACT The issue of legal pluralism has been with Nigeria since the inception of British rule in the country in the middle of the 19th century. The 1979 Constitution merely affirms the existence of different systems of Courts. It will appear from Sections 226 242 and 247 of the Constitution that a great recognition is being given to both the Sharia (i.e. Islamic Low) and the Customary Law, but on the whole, the general law which, in the context of this thesis, md is the received English law...
ABSTRACT A system of justice that offers the citizens irrespective of gender, place of origin, social standing and circumstances of birth equal access to justice and fair hearing in criminal cases is indispensable in a democratic dispensation. This is highly desirable in Nigeria, particularly after long years of military rule that disregarded human rights and due process, This thesis is concerned with the right to fair hearing and the criminal process in Nigeria, with Lagos Metropolis as the ...
ABSTRACT In Zimbabwe, the question as to whether income derived by a taxpayer whilst pursuing illegal activities should be made subject to the Income Tax Act of Zimbabwe2 (hereinafter the Act), is a relatively uncharted area of the law. Compared to other jurisdictions like South Africa and the United States of America (hereinafter USA), which have been developing this area of the law through case law and scholarly writings, the subject has been dormant in Zimbabwe. This research will draw com...
Abstract This dissertation improves the procedures for resolving tax disputes in Namibia. There are procedural, legal and practical loopholes in the Namibian tax system which make it costly and difficult, if not impossible, for a taxpayer to be heard and to be guaranteed procedural propriety during the dispute resolution process. Due to the fact that the Namibian tax dispute resolution system does not have permanent courts and, in most instances, lacks a sufficient number of knowledgeable law...
Abstract The purpose of the study was to critically assess drug offences (created by the Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act, Act 41 of 1971) in Namibia. What the study set out to do was to determine if the current law dealing with drug offences was effective. The study primarily made use of qualitative, rather than a quantitative, research method. A documentary study was done by way of desktop review of relevant Namibian legislation, relevant academic publ...
Abstract The aim in this thesis is to find out and analyze the possible impact of Competition Act, 2003 (Act No.2 of 2003) on the promotion of investment in Namibia as per the provisions in the Foreign Investment Act, 1990 (Act No. 27 of 1990) as amended by Act No.24 of 1993. Furthermore, the objective of the Foreign Investment, 1990 (Act No.27 of 1990) as amended is effectively supported by other Acts in Namibia, namely the Arbitration Act No. 42 of 1965, Bank of Namibia Act No. 15 of 1997, ...
ABSTRACT This study enquires into the choices to be made when selecting and implementing a reform model for the electricity industry. It argues that the appropriate reform model depends on the circumstances in the considered jurisdiction. Especially in small and less developed electricity systems a dilemma may emerge: the technical circumstances suggest the implementation of a model with few competitive elements, whereas political circumstances urge for a competition-oriented model. Hence, es...