Author(s): DR. RICHARD GERSHON CHINDA & INNOCENT JUSTICE ODUM | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract The landmark English tort law case Rylands v. Fletcher established the doctrine of strict liability for inherently dangerous activities. The case arose when Fletcher’s coal mine was flooded due to Rylands building a reservoir on his land, which burst and caused […]
Author(s): IKEBUJO, OGECHI SALOME & NYOBANA, ABIOLA & ABURU, S. ONYINYECHI | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract This paper examines the evolution and current legal status of same-sex marriage in South Africa and Australia, highlighting key judicial decisions, legislative developments and their implications for LGBTQ+ rights. It provides a comparative analysis of the constitutional and legal […]
Author(s): ANUGBUM ONUOHA PH.D | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract In Nigeria, land grabbing and forced evictions have become urgent problems with significant adverse social, economic, and human rights impacts on affected people. This article examines the pressing issues of forced evictions and land grabbing in Nigeria, which have significant social, economic, and human rights repercussions […]
Author(s): ISSA AKANJI ADEDOKUN | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract The dynamics of development and change in rental housing had engendered structured modes of effecting landlord and tenant contractual relationship through rent control mechanism. Rent control has been described as an interventionist instrument introduced by the government to check incessant and arbitrary increases in rent by […]
Author(s): (Mrs.) Soibi George-Ibikir & Dr. Mabel O. Izz | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract Restitution of Conjugal Rights (RCR) is one of the matrimonial reliefs available under Nigerian law, aimed at compelling a spouse who has abandoned the matrimonial home without just cause to resume cohabitation. Rooted in English ecclesiastical law and aimed at preserving […]
Author(s): AKOLOKWU, GRACE O. & AKOLOKWU, SHEDRACK A. | Vol. 22 (1) April, 2025 Abstract This paper interrogates the issue of land grabbing in Nigeria and its implications for real property development. In discussing the heightening menace of land grabbing amidst issues of human rights abuses and global economic downturn and uncertainties, the paper examines the causes […]
Author(s): JACKREECE, ALAYE BAIYENE AND AMAH, DABOTA SYLVANUS | Special Edition JUNE 2024 Abstract This paper gives a comprehensive analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision in NUHPSW V Outsourcing Services Ltd [2023] LPELR 60683(CA). This case brought to the fore the position that Collective Agreements are justiciable and enforceable in Nigeria. Collective Agreement is an agreement […]
Author(s): ONWARD-ANWURI, LEAH | Special Edition JUNE 2024 Abstract Organ harvesting is one of the most vital advances in modern medicine globally. It is a surgical procedure that enhances the quality of health and longevity of human life. Over the years, there has been an increasing need for organ transplantation across the globe. Organ harvesting requires a […]
Author(s): WAMI, NYEBUCHI KINIBUIRO | Special Edition JUNE 2024 Abstract Diplomatic privileges and immunities are critical components of international relations, aimed at ensuring diplomats can perform their duties without fear of coercion or harassment by the host country. Diplomatic privileges, designed to facilitate international relations, sometimes face misuse by diplomats and their families, leading to legal and […]
Author(s): KPOMASIRUCHI OTEYI & PRAISE ISIOMA OTEYI | Special Edition JUNE 2024 Abstract It is a rule of public policy based on the proposition that it is better to settle than to fight, confidential overturemade in course of negotiation are excluded from evidence. This legal rule is of common law origin and it emphasizes two purposes, firstly, […]
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