Most Relevant Law Project Topics and Materials (Page 3)

ABSTRACT The legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law has been in existence from time immemorial, people have been put to death for various forms of wrong doings and methods of execution have included crucifixion, stoning, drowning, burning at stake, impaling and beheading. Today capital punishment is typically... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT The topic under surveillance is “An Appraisal of Hearsay Rule in Nigeria and so it goes beyond a mere determination of what the Hearsay Rule translates to and touches on the actual working and operation of the rule within contemporary Nigerian society. We have considered the background of the rule in Nigeria and discovered that... Continue Reading

It is common knowledge that the age long principle of Separation of powers allocates the governmental functions of law making, law implementation and law interpretation to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial arms of government respectively and each arm is to function independently... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 chose certain rights to protect under chapter IV and termed them as Fundamental Rights. These rights are chosen to be protected not only by the Constitution, but also by the African Charter on Human and Peoples „Right. Whenever there are breaches of these fundamental rights, the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Men and women are entitled to the full protection of their rights because they are human beings. At its most basic level, ‘human rights’ are safeguarded prerogative granted because a person is alive. A right is therefore a claim to something (by the right of the holder) that can be exercised and enforced under a set of grounds or... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In recent times there has been a renaissance of the Islamic heritage in the consciousness of the adherents of the Islamic faith and this has sought expression in their quest to conduct their affairs in accordance with Islamic injunctions. This has become noticeable in areas where Islam is the predominant religion in northern Nigeria. In... Continue Reading

    ABSTRACT The topic “ Administration of justice in Nigerian courts, problems and prospects” seems to attract to itself the attention and inquisitiveness on the part of the common man or every believer in the Rule of law of what the writer is talking about or what he is... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE                                  NATURE AND DEFINITION OF INSURANCE 1.0            INTRODUCTION Risk and uncertainty are incidental to life. Man may meet untimely death. He may suffer from... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There is no branch of law which transpires the true picture of the society more than the law of tort. The reason being that it is a branch of law that deals with the conduct of the people amongst themselves. Because of the contact people have with themselves in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT A confession is a species of admission. When in the course of an investigation into a criminal offence, a suspect has made a statement to the police tending to show that he has committed that offence, the statement is known as a confession. Confession is governed by... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT On the 23rd of November, 2009, President Musa Yar’Adua left Nigeria for treatment abroad in an undisclosed country. For the next 80 days, nobody heard from or saw the federal republic of Nigeria. Even the vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan, could... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Criminal Law in Nigeria is so wide that it applies to a wide range of crimes. a crime is and act that is deemed by a statute or by the Common Law to be a public wrong and is therefore punishable by the state in Criminal proceeding. The crime of homicide which can be divided into two namely, lawful homicide which is a division of homicide... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The crux of this essay was to study the practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Commercial Disputes and examined different ADR mechanisms and their strength and weaknesses. The study examined the workability and reality of these... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT More than 100 years ago the UK house of Lords in the famous Solomon case established a maxism  that a company is a  separate legal entity distinct from its members. Thereby it determined the directions of modern company law and the nature of private limited companies similar doctrines are incorporated in the statutory provisions of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Family land is land that belongs to a family as a whole under customary law. From time immemorial through the period of agriculture to the period of industrial development, land has remained the most valuable property in the life of man and his development. It is a source of wealth to those who have it and the mother of all properties. In... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction This research will examine the role and extent of the rule of law and good governance can be used as tools to overcoming terrorism in Nigeria. The attainment of independence by African countries including... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT According to some authors, the meaning of trust as a legal concept is traceable to the moral connotation of the term which eventually informed its jurisprudential basis. Literally, trust means confidence reposed in others. It was this moral obligation that was... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT        Violence against women or domestic violence has been a serious problem in most societies throughout history especially Nigeria, and this is prevalent on women. This would make most of this work concentrated on women. Women in Nigeria like their counter parts the world over, suffer domestic violence irrespective of age, class,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION An adverse admission relevant to the issues of guilt in a criminal case is known at Common Law as confession, and the same terminology is employed by the Evidence Act 1990. As indicated above, confessions represent the most important and most frequently... Continue Reading

CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT OF ARTIFICIALY  INSEMINATED CHILD TO INHERIT UNDER ISLAMIC LAW GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0.0: INTRODUCTION Islamic law emphasizes the importance of fertility in both partners of a married couple and the ability to bear children, as the foundation of a healthy and successful marriage. The prophet‟s encouragement to... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Contents v CHAPTER ONE Historical Background of Irrua 1 Traditions of Origin, Migration and Settlement 3 Traditional Religious Beliefs 23 CHAPTER TWO Socio-Political Organization of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The conceptual divergence in respect of the formation of a valid will under both Islamic and common laws will be examined and discussed. Starting from introduction which will introduce us to the general message of the work. The chapters therein have been divided into five. Chapter... Continue Reading

An Appraisal Of The Doctrine Of Domicile Under The Private International Law This write up is to assess the quality of the value of the doctrine of domicile under the Private International Law i. e Conflict of laws. Private International Law is that part of law of a country which deals with cases having a foreign element. It is therefore the that... Continue Reading

Widowhood Practice In Nigeria Table of ContentTitle Page Dedication Certification  Acknowledgement Table of Contents Table of Legislation Table of Cases CHAPTER ONE  1.1 General Introduction  CHAPTER TWO  2.0 Overview of Widowhood Practice in Nigeria 2.1 South-South Nigeria – Edo/Rivers States  2.2 South-East Nigeria – Anambra/Imo... Continue Reading

A Holistic Appraisal Of The Concept Of Trust Under The Nigerian Jurisprudence Abstract According to some authors, the meaning of trust as a legal concept is traceable to the moral connotation of the term which eventually informed its jurisprudential basis. Literally, trust means confidence reposed in others. It was this moral obligation that was... Continue Reading