LAW PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 901. THE PREREQUISITES OF A VALID WILL; A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS INTRODUCTION The concept of WILLS is of great importance. This concept originated from the Roman Law and was passed on to English Law from where the nations of the Commonwealth accepted it as part of the received English Law. Its origin lies in the fact that it was thought highly desirable to actualize the wishes of a dying person as a legal and binding obligation....Continue Reading »

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• 902. LAND REGISTRY PRACTICE IN NIGERIA

  » 1.0 Introduction Real Estate is the expression most widely used in the USA and in the English Language generally to describe a form of ownership in land. Both words ‘real’ and ‘estate’ have their origins in English law developed in the Middle Ages. English law has no room for outright individual ownership. This was a privilege reserve to the crown (originally to William the...Continue Reading »

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• 903. HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIAN PERSPEC...

  » ABSTRACT It is widely and almost universally acceptable that the significance of Human Rights in any democratic society has been given wide recognition. While some societies find consolation in entrenching fundamental human rights in their constitutions, as a means of guaranteeing the enforcement of these rights other societies prefer to adopt other means all aimed at guaranteeing the rights. What...Continue Reading »

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• 904. SEPARATION OF POWER AMONG VARIOUS ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON NATIONA...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The doctrine of “the separation of powers as usually understood is derived from Montesquieu, whose elaboration of it was based on a study of Lock’s writings and as imperfect understanding of the eighteenth century English Constitution. Montesquieu was concerned with the preservation of political liberty. “Political liberty&...Continue Reading »

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• 905. EXCESS OF INJUNCTION IN NIGERIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM

  » ABSTRACT Injunction serves as an order of equitable nature restraining the person to whom it is directed from performing a specified act or in certain exceptional circumstances cases requiring him to perform a specified act. Injunctions are judicial remedy by which a person is ordered to refrain from doing or to do a particular act or thing. In the former case it is called a restrictive and prohib...Continue Reading »

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• 906. DUTIES AND POSITION OF COMPANY DIRECTORS UNDER NIGERIAN COMPANY LAW

  » INTRODUCTION The enormous and challenging responsibilities of managing incorporated companies are vested on directors by the Companies and Allied Matters Laws of the Federation, 2004. Consequently I am attracted into researching about these human agents, trustees and organs of the company whose acts within the purview of the Law could be said to be the acts of the company. Though “ownership&...Continue Reading »

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• 907. THE POLICE PROSECUTION POWER AND THE POWER OF THE AG UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Before the advent of the British and the introduction of colonial rule in the geographical areas presently known as Nigeria, both customary and Islamic criminal laws and practice were in use. The variouscommunities and the ethnic nationalities thus ensured the protection of lives and properties, the maintenanceof law and order and the observance of ...Continue Reading »

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• 908. HOLDING CHARGE SYNDROME; A CHALLENGE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE I...

  » ABSTRACT The criminal justice system revolves around three cardinal institutions: the police, court and prison. These institutions are partners in our failing criminal justice system, due to some practices that are inimical to the interest of society. Thus, the incalculable harm being wrecked on the Nigerian criminal justice system by the holding charge practice cannot be justified. Holding charge...Continue Reading »

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• 909. EXAMINATION OF THE LAWS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REGULATION OF TRADE DISPUTES IN N...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction to Study Industrial harmony is very important both at the public and private sectors because of the negative impact of disputes in the labour sector. Trade dispute, when it occurs could be a very serious issue especially when it is allowed to degenerate into an industrial action. Few trade disputes get reported but the ones that are recorded help the government to get ...Continue Reading »

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• 910. A CRITIQUE OF PROOF OF RAPE UNDER NIGERIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICES SYSTEM

  » ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate a critique of proof of rape under Nigerian Criminal Justice System and to know whether legal requirement for rape cases has been properly established in Nigeria. In many common law jurisdictions, the position was that or a charge of rape, defilement or other forms of sexual offence to be proved beyond reasonable doubt, the prosecution must offer c...Continue Reading »

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