LAW PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 341. APPRAISAL OF IMPEACHMENT PROCESS UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The gale of impeachments and threats of impeachment of political office holders in Nigeria today are not only worrisome and alarming, but pose a great danger to the survival of our nascent democracy which we all longed and laboured for after many years of military hegemony. The 4th Republic (the focus of this research) which started from 29t...Continue Reading »

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• 342. APPRAISAL OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS AS A MEANS OF SETTLEMENT OF LABOUR DI...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Under the Labour Law, Trade Dispute, which is also called Labour Disputes originated from the interaction within an organized labour market.1 From the historical perspective the origin of trade dispute in Nigeria can be traced to the coming in of the European Missionaries which actually marked the beginning of the real wage employment as for...Continue Reading »

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• 343. APPRAISAL OF THE CONTEMPORARY JURISPRUDENCE ON THE RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT: A CASE ...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In an era of looming global environmental crises from climate change and environmental degradation it is indisputable that the quality of human life is tied to the quality of the environment. The quality of life and man‘s existence is adversely affected by various environmental problems, for which man is the major architect. Those who ...Continue Reading »

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• 344. CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS

  » CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background to the Study The researcher do not feel the urge to go into the definitions of Persons with disabilities (PWDs), because these are persons that live with us and need no introduction. But for academic purpose: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) defines Persons with disabilities to include “Those who have long term physical, men...Continue Reading »

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• 345. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ISLAMIC BANKING I...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Nigeria’s financial system is dominated by the universal deposit money banking sub sector. Generally, it has witnessed significant transformation since banking business started in the country in the mid nineteenth century. Before the establishment of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 1958, the financial system operated largely, under a La...Continue Reading »

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• 346. APPRAISING Al-MASLAHAH AL- MURSALAH AS A SOURCE OF ISLAMIC LAW IN JUDICIAL PROCE...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background of the study Al Maslahah al Mursalah is a method employed by the jurists and Islamic scholars in dealing with new issue (al waqi‟ah) not sanctioned by Allah or His Apostle on its face value, while at the sametime not indicating that such an issue is unacceptable in the context of the Shari‟ah1 Al Maslahah al Mursalah as a legal concept is also known ...Continue Reading »

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• 347. EFFECTS OF FREQUENT DOMESTIC CONFLICTS AND VIOLENCE ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND COGN...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The family is made up of a group of persons; young and old and it is the basic unit of social life, it forms the link between the individual and the society. Amagon and Wakjissa (2001) opined that the family is the basic unit of social institutions;it is a system of accepted norms and a procedure for getting jobs done. They further explained that fa...Continue Reading »

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• 348. EVIDENTIARY RULES ON ADMISSIBILITY OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE UNDER NIGERIAN EVIDEN...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Documentary evidence forms part of the entire gamut of the Law of Evidence. And of course, if a thing is self evident, it does not require evidence.1Section 882 provide that “document shall be proved by primary evidence except in the cases mentioned in this Act”. It is submitted that, documentary evidence is anything in which sta...Continue Reading »

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• 349. ETHNO-RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS AND THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: AN AGITATION FOR...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Research Ethnicity and religion have become powerful factors of mobilization for violence leading up to the destruction of lives and properties, displacement of whole communities and especially in Kaduna State and Nigeria as a whole. In Kaduna State, there have been conflicts leading to loss of lives and destruction of properties at KasuwanMagani ...Continue Reading »

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• 350. INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC LAW OF TORT

  » ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to discover cases and principles governing tort in Islamic law. The study is divided into six chapters, an introduction and a conclusion. The Introduction contains the explanation of the general characteristic of crime and tort, the scope, the importance of the study, methodology and the relevant literature of the thesis. Chapter one defines Western and Islamic l...Continue Reading »

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• 351. LEGAL APPRAISAL OF TAXATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background To The Study In any given economy, the issue of taxation is of tremendous importance because it serves as revenue generation forum to the government hence; its role cannot be in doubt. Taxation can also be employed as an instrument of economic policy formulation and implementation including a means of wealth redistribution in the economy. Small and Mediu...Continue Reading »

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• 352. THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES IN COMBATING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES,...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study One of the most fundamental root causes of Nigeria‟s socio political and socio economic problems is the problem of corruption1. Nigeria is a country richly endowed by God with abundant human and natural resources in proportion enough to develop the country to becoming one of the most prosperous in the world. Unfortunately however, fifty fi...Continue Reading »

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• 353. THE ENFORCEMENT OF COURT JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE FEDERAL C...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The main purpose of adjudication is the pursuit of justice. This entails the resolution or determination of disputes between the parties by the court which has been vested with judicial powers to determine the dispute. In A.G of Oyo State v. Fair Lakes Hotel Ltd,1 The Supreme Court defined judgment as “The sentenced of law pronounced b...Continue Reading »

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• 354. THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION: A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH SUDAN

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Self determination as a right has found difficulty in interpretation as well as its exact meaning in international law. The determination and demarcation of fixed territories and the subsequent allegiance between those territories and the individuals or groups of individuals that inhabit them is central to the study of self determination. Th...Continue Reading »

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• 355. THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The court of law is an organ belonging to the judiciary department in the 3 arms of government in Nigeria. Public administration of justice is the primary function of the court. The courts are established with certain powers. The doctrine of separation of powers, places the three arms of government (Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary) on equal pe...Continue Reading »

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• 356. ASSESSING MARITIME SECURITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY APPLICATI...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the study Worldwide Port and Maritime operations and their associated facilities and infrastructure collectively represent one of the single greatestunaddressed challenges to the security of nations and the global economy today. The reason that ports and shipping activity are so difficultto secure lies primarily in their technology. Ports are typically l...Continue Reading »

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• 357. IMPLICATIONS OF SET BACKS OF CRIME CONTROL MECHANISMS ON ATTITUDE OF SECURITY PE...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the StudyOne of the most important drivers of today’s world is security. Security is seen in this perspective because of its influential roles on the existence and development of a country or state. In all countries of the world, security is central to a wide variety of social, economic and political activities. The growing needs for security in differe...Continue Reading »

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• 358. EFFECT OF STATUTORY MARRIAGE WHEN PRECEDED BY CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE WITH ANOTHER PA...

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the StudyThe institution of marriage is perhaps the oldest form of human interaction and indeed the root of the family and society.1The family is a basic social unit which consists of a husband and wife and their children. It is not necessary that all these should be members of the family at the same time. A husband and wife can be considered as a family b...Continue Reading »

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• 359. THE APPLICATION OF SEPARATION OF POWERS IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The origin of this doctrine started from the work of the British philosopher John Locke[1] who observed the conditions of the 17th century England. In his work, second Treatise on Civil Government[2], he reasoned that: “It may be too great a temptation to human frailty, apt to grasp at power, for the same persons who have the power of maki...Continue Reading »

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• 360. AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN NIGERIAN LAW LIBRARIES ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The law library has distinctive and valuable contributions to make to the legal profession which is a highly book reading and bookconsumption profession. It is the pivot on which legal research revolves. Expectation of users of the law library includes availability of legalsources for teaching, learning and research. In trying to meet the expec...Continue Reading »

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