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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2026.ejz2ldz7

APPRAISAL OF BEQUEST OF COMPANY SHARES UNDER ISLAMIC LAW

M. A. Deribe*

This paper appraises the bequest of company shares under Islamic law Shari'a. It examines the permissibility of bequeathing shares, considering them as a form of fungible property mithli or a combination of tangible and intangible assets. The study explores the conditions and restrictions governing such bequests, including the limitations on the bequeathable portion of the estate (typically one-th...

Jun, 2025 pp. 88–112 191 views 168 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2016.c5ud3bsc

BOKO HARAM AND THE LAW: AN APPRAISAL OF THE RULE OF LAW. BASED AND THE SECURITY-BASED APPROACHES TO COUNTERTERRORISM

Nuraddeen A. Ayagi*

For several decades, individual states have made legal provisions that govern violent crimes either against the state or its citizens. State’s penal laws painstakingly set out the procedure to be followed by law enforcement agents and prosecutors alike in combating, detection and prosecution of offences taking into account basic rights of suspects and accused as enshrined in the state’s bill of ri...

May, 2016 pp. 88-96 28 views 13 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.5sjcgem4

UNITED NATIONS MECHANISM FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES’ RIGHTS: A CASE STUDY OF UNHCR

Dalhatu M B*

A humanitarian and non-political organization, the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCRis mandated by the UN to protect refugees and help them find solutions to their plight. As the problem of displacement has grown in complexity over the past half century, UNHCR has expanded from a relatively small, specialized agency with as envisioned three-year lifespan to an organization of over ...

Jun, 2006 pp. 89-98 25 views 6 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.1998.2y7mlnvn

REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF AMORC vs. AWONIYI AND 3 OTHERS: A JUDICIAL REVOLUTION AGAINST SECRET CULTS IN NIGERIA?

A. A. Akume*

The right to freedom of worship, thought, conscience, and religion is guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution. This right is further r nforced by the guarantee of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association for the protection of the interests of persons belonging to that assembly or association.” The emergence of secret cults in recent times has poised a great challenge to the exerci...

May, 1998 pp. 90-96 35 views 11 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.cvqywh6y

THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN THE PROTECTION OF PLACES OF WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS OBJECTS IN ARMED CONFLICT: LESSONS FOR NIGERIA

Bello Abdullahi*

This paper analyzes the role of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the protection of places of worship and religious objects in armed conflict with particular reference to its domestic application in Nigeria. While the international community today inclusive of Nigeria witnesses recurrent instances of attacks on places of worship and religious objects thereby killing worshippers in their perf...

Aug, 2019 pp. 91-110 25 views 6 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.9i9afy4u

AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE NIGERIA POLICE BY THE EXECUTIVE ORGAN OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA

Ijalana Emmanuel Folayan*

The Nigeria Police is a creation of the Nigerian Constitution and other extant laws. For effective performance of its functions, the Nigeria Police is placed under some institutions which include the executive organ of the government, the legislature and the judiciary, aside from the command control mechanism inherent in the Inspector-General of Police with his subordinate instructors. This paper ...

Mar, 2025 pp. 92-114 187 views 146 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2002.4ghiyj6x

AN APPRAISAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAMIC LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999

Prof. Bambale Yunusa yahaya*

Human rights in Islam are those rights which have been bestowed and guaranteed by the Almighty Allah. They cannot be amended, changed, abrogated or withdrawn by any executive, legislative or judicial body or anybody at all. The rights are not mere theoretical concepts. They are backed up by sanctions in case of violation. Therefore, in an Islamic state, these (human) rights must be accepted, recog...

May, 2002 pp. 92-110 28 views 12 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2004.mf6pqvrz

SOME DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

A, Wokocha*

By some strange twist of luck, the stumbling upon oil in the Nigerian earth’s bowel in about 1951 — 1956 turned out to mark the beginning of a new era of energy source production for the country. Not just a common era but one that was going to have significant impact on the world market place. By the end of the eighth decade of the last century, crude oil the principal source of petroleum and alli...

Oct, 2004 pp. 93-112 30 views 7 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2026.ufgouzug

AN EXAMINATION OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2015: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

Oyovwikerhi Imoni-Ogbe*

The Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) was enacted by the Nigerian National Assembly in 2015 to repeal the Criminal Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Act which were both in operation in the Northern and Southern regions of Nigeria respectively. It introduces some innovations aimed at ensuring better protection of human rights of suspects in Nigeria. Consequent on the above, this...

Aug, 2026 pp. 94-107 78 views 19 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2023.wijio7wv

DIVERSITY AND THE QUESTION OF MARGINALIZATION IN THE APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL JUDICIAL OFFICERS AMONG THE THREE MAJOR TRIBES OF HAUSA, IGBO AND YORUBA IN NIGERIA

Musa Adamu Aliyu*

Diversity in the appointment of judges is vital in the administration of justice as it helps in instilling public confidence in the judiciary. Nigeria is a heterogeneous society with various ethnic and tribal groups. This paper looks at the approaches in the diversity of the appointment of judicial officers in Nigeria. The scope of the work is limited to the Federal Judicial Officers in Nigeria th...

Jun, 2023 pp. 94-112 27 views 9 downloads