Research Papers/Topics in Private And Property Law
THE RIGHT OF A SPOUSE TO SOLELY RETAIN THE OWNERSHIP OF A PERSONAL PROPERTY PURCHASED BEFORE THE MARRIAGE OR DURING THE MARRIAGE. A REVIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IN NTE V. NTE
A property owned by Individuals either before or during the Marriage doesn’t always become joint properties, these all depends on the reasons of the party purchasing the property. If such property is one purchased before the marriage and the purchaser did not bring it to the knowledge of the wife or husband, or if its known to such spouse, was never used for any family purposes, such property remains a personal property of the spouse who had purchased it. Where the property was purcha...
A potential liberation of widows right of Inheritance in Nigeria
ABSTRACTThe creator did not leave human beings with the choice ofdetermining their gender. Yet, women have sufered immensely in variousaspects of life just because they are born females. This practice which hasexisted from time immemorial has been stemmed in the western World.However, most African Countries, which includes Nigeria, still engage indiscriminatory cultural practices against women. One of the ways thismanifest is the practice which precludes a woman from inheriting as adaughter, ...
Family Law in relation to structural Natural LAW
The Natural Law doctrine has played a prominent role in thoughts and history, its essence cuts. across civilizations, legal systems and religion. Family law is not left out in this settings, the family is the smallest unit of a society, God created the family as the first institution and over. the years, issues have evolved from the family and family law as it were. This paper will attempt to analyze the relationship between family law and natural law, it will attempt to bring. out issue...
The Case for Weaker Patents
This Article provocatively asserts that lawmakers should weaken patents significantly—by between 25% and 50%. The primary impetus for this conclusion is the underappreciated effects of new and emerging technologies, including three-dimensional printing, synthetic biology, and cloud computing. These and other technologies are rapidly decreasing the costs of each stage of the innovation cycle: from basic research, through inventing and prototyping, to marketing and distribution. The primary e...
Intellectual Property as a Strategic National Industrial Weapon: the Case of 3D Printing.
There is some consensus between such disparate voices as the Economist on the right and Jeremy Rifkin on the left that 3D printing, a form of additive manufacturing, represents the “next industrial revolution”. 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material. It can be used to make everything from expensive scientific and engineering too...
Understanding the Role of Legal Practitioner in Property Acquisition
The role of a legal practitioner in property acquisition can not be over emphasized. The article sheds light on the roles legal practitioner take to ensure a hitch free property acquisition in Nigeria.Real estate is by far one of the thriving and popular investment options not only in recent times but as far back as anyone could remember. This article aims at shedding light on the role legal practitioners take in acquisition of real property. Before you buy or sell a landed property it is imp...
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
This work seek to expose the reasons for the study of Intellectual Property Law.
RECOVERY OF PREMISES IN NIGERIA; PRACTICE, PROCEDURE AND PRECEDENTS.
This is a must read for any legal practitioner whom often times is involved in property litigation and recovery.Victor. U Uzochukwu L.P
EGBASE V ORIAREGHAN (1985) EFFECT OF NON EST FACTUM ON CONTRACT
ABSTRACTMan is by nature a social animal. An individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of the society, is either a beast or a god.1This quote by Aristotle poignantly points out the fact that interactions with ourselves as human beings is a must, and the need for this interactions often lead to the necessi...
AN APPRAISAL OF THE APPLICATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS TO MARRIAGE DISPUTES
ABSTRACTMarriage is a union entered into by two parties in every jurisdiction i. e, marriage is a universal occurrence. Although the legal process involved (either in formality or requirement) varies from one jurisdiction to another, marriage is often characterized by disputes which range from divorce to custody of children, maintenance e. t. c. Marriage, as examined in this context, is limited to that conducted under statutes.In resolving these disputes, recourse is made to adjudication. But...
Building Collapse Syndrome And The Lagos State Urban And Regional Planning And Development Law
Introduction Shelter, is one of the basic needs of human kind. Apart from giving protection from elements of nature and providing storehouse for personal possessions; shelter in accordance with contemporary modern standards, must offer such infrastructure and services that would make dwellings conducive. The need for a decent and safe home cannot be overemphasized, right from the Stone Age when man dwelt in caves to the present age of sophisticated buildings and superstructures, m...