Critical Appraisal of the Concept of Insider Trading Under Nigerian Company Law

Nigeria and Argentina Criminal Law a Comparative Analysis   Chapter One of Nigeria and Argentina Criminal Law a Comparative Analysis INTRODUCTION THE NIGERIA CRIMINAL LAW The Criminal Law is the principal law on crimes. It is not contained in any single statute book or even a fend. This tends to suggest that a good way…

Admissibility of Evidence in Nigerian Law   Chapter One of Admissibility of Evidence in Nigerian Law INTRODUCTION The law governing the admissibility of evidence is found in the Nigerian law of Evidence. Issues relating to competence and compellability of child evidence have been accorded much attention by the judiciary in making sure that children in…

The Role of the Institution of Hisba in the Sharia Implementing States in Northern Nigeria   Abstract of The Role of the Institution of Hisba in the Sharia Implementing States in Northern Nigeria This research is concerned with the role Hisba is expected to play regarding Sharia implementation in some states of Northern Nigeria and the extent that the Hisba played the role. Hisba evolved during the time of the Prophet SAW and it developed during the time of the classical Caliphs and later generations particularly the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties. It was during the Umayyads that Hisba became an independent constitutional agency and this continued up to this moment. The Hisba existed alongside the police, the army as well as the ombudsman institution (Mazalim) throughout Islamic civilization including (lately) the Sokoto Caliphate, where Hisba was not a prominent feature of that government as a Constitutional agency. Sharia was part of Muslim life in Nigeria prior to British colonization which gradually eroded Sharia till it was finally restricted to personal law. In 1999, Zamfara State enacted a Law that enables courts to apply Sharia Criminal law and in 2003 the State established the Hisba with the aim to enhance Sharia implementation in the State and nine other states followed Zamfara, they include Kano and Jigawa. Ten states in Nigeria established Hisba because they thought it was imperative for a proper implementation of Sharia and because it was obvious that Nigeria Police was not willing to implement the provisions of the Sharia Penal Codes. Three out of these ten states enacted laws to establish Hisba as Commission, Board and Committee respectively; they are Zamfara, Kano and Jigawa. In five of the remaining sev

Critical Examination of the Right of Artificialy Inseminated Child to Inherit Under Islamic Law   Chapter One of Critical Examination of the Right of Artificialy Inseminated Child to Inherit Under Islamic Law : INTRODUCTION Islamic law emphasizes the importance of fertility in both partners of a married couple and the ability to bear children, as…

Critical Appraisal of the Relevancy and Admissability of Electronically Generated Evidence in Nigeria   Abstract of Critical Appraisal of the Relevancy and Admissability of Electronically Generated Evidence in Nigeria In an attempt to address this fundamental issue regarding the admissibility of electronically generated evidence, recourse shall be paid had to the word evidence itself. Evidence…

A Critical Analysis of the Requirements of Insurable Interest Under the Nigeria Law of Insurance   Chapter One of A Critical Analysis of the Requirements of Insurable Interest Under the Nigeria Law of Insurance INTRODUCTION Risk and uncertainty are incidental to life. Man may meet untimely death. He may suffer from accident, destruction of property,…