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A CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS AIDITS OF NIGERIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICIES: GAPS AND PATHWAYS

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): DAVID BASSEY ANTIA | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract Drawing on an analysis of Nigeria’s domestic drivers of environmental degradation such as oil spills, gas flaring, deforestation, and unsustainable land-use practices, this paper situates the country’s contribution to global greenhouse-gas emissions within broader patterns of weak environmental governance. It further examines Nigeria’s obligations under international […]

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RE-APPRAISING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW AND MORALITY IN NIGERIAN JURISPRUDENCE

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): NLERUM S. OKOGBULE | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract This paper re-examines the intricate and often contested relationship between law and morality, exploring whether and to what extent legal systems can or should embody moral principles. Drawing from classical and contemporary jurisprudential thought from natural law theorists such as Aquinas and Fuller to positivists like […]

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STATUS AND SCOPE OF ENFORCEABILITY OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS IN NIGERIA

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): PROF OBIARAERI, N. O. | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract Nigeria is a “dualist” state where international laws and treaties do not apply automatically in her domestic jurisdiction. Under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, section 12, international obligations are not automatically treated as operable domestic law unless ratified and […]

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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): HAGLER OKORIE | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract Transitional justice has emerged as a critical framework for addressing grave violations of the laws of armed conflict (LOAC) committed during periods of civil strife, international warfare, and internal disturbances. Rooted in the pursuit of accountability, reconciliation, and sustainable peace, transitional justice encompasses judicial and non-judicial mechanisms […]

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OBSTACLES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ENJOYMENT IN NIGERIA- A NEW NORMAL IS POSSIBLE

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): PROF OBIARAERI, N. O. | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract During the period Nigeria was under military rule, it was thought that their undemocratic regime and governance by fiat was responsible for human rights violations and infractions. However, with the return to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999, the human rights violations situation in Nigeria […]

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SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT IN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FEDERATION v ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE AND ORS IN 2024: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): PROF. LINUS O. NWAUZI & DR. SOIBI GEORGE-IBIKIRI | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract The Supreme Court’s 2024 judgment in Attorney General of the Federation and Attorney General of Abia State granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. This landmark decision reinforced Section 7(1) of the Constitution, recognizing local governments as the third tier […]

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LEGAL CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIDOOR COURTHOUSE IN RESOLVING CORPORATE DISPUTES IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM NORWAY AND INDIA

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): DR. JERRY AMADI & CHIKA PATIENCE ALEKE & DR. BARIYIRA SIMPLE KPEA-UE | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract This paper critically examined the legal challenges inherent in the implementation of the Multi-Door Courthouse (MDC) model as a mechanism for resolving corporate disputes in Nigeria. The study was undertaken against the backdrop of persistent dissatisfaction with […]

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RE-APPRAISING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORXARY INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION.

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): NLERUM S. OKOGBULE | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract In the era of highly public conflicts, cyberwarfare, and more forceful humanitarian standards, sovereignty is being rethought. It contends that as international humanitarian law, global civil society, and multilateral organisations push for greater accountability when states fail to protect people within their borders, the traditional Westphalian […]

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THE ROLES OF THE STATE IN THE REGULATION OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN NIGERIA

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): OMONIYI BUKOLA AKINOLA & CHIBUZO MERCY ONWUZURUOHA | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract Freedom of religion in Nigeria is enshrined in section 38, 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a tripartite provision; Freedom of Conscience, Thought and Religion. In addition, section 10 of the same Constitution provides that Nigeria is a secular […]

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REVISITING THE NEED FOR A CONCISE TRADE-BASED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK UNDER AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AFCFTA)

December 20, 2025
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| Volume 23 (2) Dec., 2025

Author(s): BUKOLA OYALEKE | Vol. 23 (2) December, 2025 Abstract Over the years, African continent has clamored for one indivisible Africa; a liberated African continent free from every form of economic, political and socio neocolonialism. With the determination to achieve this, various regional integration arrangements (RIAs), groupings and or economic integration blocks have been put into place. […]

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