Most Read Law Project Topics and Materials (Page 8)

ABSTRACT Home ownership has been a problem to many people in Nigeria. This is the more reason why efforts are being made from all quarters to alleviate this problem. The two most prominent of these efforts are the Home Financing Schemes, otherwise known as Mortgage Financing, which are made by the public corporations and private institution. The... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research project entitled ‘’, is aimed at examining the legal framework of the law relating to the concept of Domicile in Nigeria. However, in the course of this research, the finding of the researcher is that there is a gaping hole in the application of... Continue Reading

 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... Continue Reading

The overall aim of this research paper is to first of all establish the nature of International crimes. then the paper shall examine the development of the ICTs and ICC since inception and to determine t he extent to which the jurisdiction of the ICC has been successfully invoked in the areas of crimes  against humanity and global terrorism. The... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The electoral process is a fundamental and thus indispensable structure in any democratic setting. The smoothness and transparency of its operation define political maternity of key players and stakeholders. The pattern of growth of electoral activities from 1922 to the fourth Republic is a reflection of development from obscurity to... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research study borders on examining the discriminations that women in Igboland face as regards the acquisition of property and inheritance of same upon death of their husband or father. It is a settled fact that women would grievously suffer from various inequalities and discrimination. So the Supreme Court in the case of  ukeje v... Continue Reading

Abstract Land is probably the most important resources needed by man for his day to day existence. All human livelihoods and activities are directly or indirectly dependent on land at varying thresholds yet land is a limited somewhat scare resource with both artificial and natural usage barriers which has resulted in various shades of competition... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Nigeria’s electric power sector requires substantial reform if the country’s economic development and poverty alleviation programme is to be realized. Currently, the country faces serious energy crisis due to declining electricity generation from domestic power plants... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is vital to the correct understanding of the criminal law of Nigeria to ascertain at outset whence that law derives and where it is to be found. Essentially, Nigerian criminal law is derived from English common law. But the present relationship between those two systems of law has tended to become confused. Right from the creation of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The traditional focus of International Law has been upon the rights and obligations of states while International Criminal Law regulates the conduct of individuals and also punishes those who commit heinous and barbaric crimes against others. The most prevalent of these crimes include genocide, crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT   This research work examines corruption, its legal effect, its meanings and peculiar manifestation in the Nigeria society. Abortive efforts made in the past to curtail the problem, and present experiments to eradicate the scourges from our polity are also examined. The term,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Determination of lawsuits is highly dependent on these availability of evidence. In law, every person is a competent witness in any judicial proceeding unless otherwise prevented by the law. And every compellable witness is a competent witness as the court will not compel anyone... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The major problem in the Nigeria Labour System has been and still remains the incessant strikes by workers. Strike as distasteful as it is, performs various useful functions, for example when it is properly used, it can force management to concede to the demands of the workers. In spite of its usefulness in the employer-employee’s... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The conception held by many including the average man on the streets about assault is that it connotes battery i.e. the direct act of a person that causes bodily contact with another person in an unlawful way without his consent. This definition is against the real meaning of assault in most jurisdictions since assault truly means an... 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

ABSTRACT The creator did not leave human beings with the choice of determining their gender. Yet, women have sufered immensely in various aspects of life just because they are born females. This practice which has existed from time immemorial has been stemmed in the western World. However, most African Countries, which includes Nigeria, still... 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 In England and other common law jurisdictions provocation operates as a mitigatory or partial defence to murder aimed at the reduction of that crime to the lesser offence of voluntary（or intentional）manslaughter. For a plea of provocation to succeed the jury must be satisfied that the accused was deprived of her self-control at the... 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 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 A company has over time proven to be a very viable form of business, the company has grown tremendously in size and number of shareholders base making it necessary that a few people be selected to manage the company on behalf of the investors since all of them Laws are put in place to put a check on these managers to prevent corporate... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Public Private Partnership has been said to be a long term agreement between a government agency and a private partner for the delivery of goods or services with both party sharing in the risks and rewards inherent in the delivery of the goods or service which include financial risks and responsibilities. Public Private Partnership is an... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Death is an inevitable end of everyone. All societies even the crudest, have a form in which individual’s property will be dealt with after they die. Wills are generally unknown and partially alien to indigenous Nigerian culture. In some instances however, some terms of testamentary disposition of property are made to safeguard and... Continue Reading

Analysis Of The Various Schools Of Thought In Relation To The Meaning Of Law Law can be defined as the body of rule designed or formulated to guide human actions or conducts which are enforced among the members of a given society, the breach of which attract sanctions. However, in spite of the ambiguity created in defining law and failure to reach... Continue Reading