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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.1998.g2w57ceq

THE NEW REGIME AGAINST INSIDER TRADING AND THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET

T. A. T. YAGBA^*

Until recently, the subject of insider trading scarcely aroused any interest in Nigeria, both in academic and business circles. One reason fo, this may have been the relative under-development of the capital marke, Very few companies traded their securities on ‘the Stock Exchange. By March, 1994, less than 200 of the over 200,000 companies registered in Nigeria were quoted on the ‘stock market.' I...

May, 1998 pp. 42-58 27 views 11 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.8gzai4d0

AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR CHANGE OF NAMES BY MARRIED WOMEN IN NIGERIA AND ITS POSITION IN ISLAMIC LAW

Salmanu M. Rilwanu^*, Abubakar Suleiman

Changing the surnames of married women is one of the issues affecting married women in these modern days. Some people change their surname out of love at will, based on religion, while some are compelled to change their names due to governmental policies. Change of surname by women due to marriage, divorce, death, or quarrels with husbands is one issue giving rise to complaints of breach of fundam...

Mar, 2025 pp. 47-71 212 views 269 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.d22sjcp6

ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW (THE SIYAR)

UMAR SALIHU MUHAMMAD^*

The Islamic concept of international law, is not a system separate from the Shariah, it is rather an extension of the Shariah designed to govern the relationship of the Muslims with their counterparts (the non-Muslims), whether inside or outside the territory of Islam. Islamic law of Nations does not exist as a separate system in the sense that the modern municipal (national) law or international ...

May, 2008 pp. 48-61 38 views 18 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2002.cwpdp59o

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE CONCEPT OF STRICT LIABILITY OFFENCES

S. Oji^*

This paper undertakes to examine the philosophy underlying the concept of Strict liability offences. This will be done. by first examining the position of the law on the offence under common law and, this will be followed by examining the various techniques adopted by courts to impute strict liability into a penal section, where the legislative intention is not clear. Factors, which weigh on the c...

May, 2002 pp. 48-62 32 views 11 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.n13wxodu

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PREVAILING JUDICIAL POSITION ON THE DETERMINATION OF PRE-ELECTION MATTERS IN NIGERIA

Ishaq Usman Bello^*

Internal party democracy still remains a source of concern in \"Nigeria as political party primary elections are often marred by acrimonies due to manipulation of results, allegation of exclusion of aspirants as well as substitution or changing the lists of delegates. This paper therefore analyzed the role court on the determination of such pre-election matters in Nigeria. Doctrinal method was ado...

Aug, 2019 pp. 50-75 32 views 10 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.hrczv20h

THE CHICAGO CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIvIL AVIATION OF 1944: CATALYST TO OR DESTROYER OF INCENTIVES FOR MULTILATERAL AIR SERVICES?

Solomon Musa^*

It is trite law that treaties and conventions are the most common sources of international law and ipso facto, sources of air law. Treaties may be bilateral or multilateral. They represent the assertion or expression of free sovereign will by states arrived at sometimes after intense negotiation and horse-trading. During the Second World War, it became clear that aviation needed to be organized on...

Jun, 2006 pp. 50-62 38 views 12 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2016.zrku33db

AN EXAMINATION OF SOME PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRINUNAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

Prof Dalhat A. Idris^*, Abubakar Is’haq

The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the ACJ ACT) became operational on the 14\" of May. 2015 when it was assented to by the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The ACJ Act seeks to. inter alia, address the problem of delay in the criminal justice administration in Nigeria. The Act has repealed the Criminal Procedure Co...

May, 2016 pp. 51-66 44 views 24 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.1992.b50gzybs

THE TRANSFER OF TITLE BY NON- OWNERS UNDER THE NEW SALE OF GOODS EDICTS IN NIGERIA

John N. Samba^*

Until recently, the law governing contracts of sale of goods in Nigeria has been essentially the English Sale of Goods Act, 1893, a statute of general application which was in Force in England before the first day of January, 1900.’ The Sale of Goods Act, 1893, until its repeal was applicable in the states of the former Eastern and Northern Regions. The Act was supplemented by the principles of th...

Jun, 1992 pp. 51-61 32 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2026.2u1mcq8a

The Evolution of Trademark Law in Nigeria: History, Reform and Limits

Muhammad Kabir Abdullah^*

Trademark law has historically evolved in response to shifts in commercial organisation, from ownership marks and guild-based liability to modern source identification and goodwill protection. Yet the digitally connected marketplace — platform-based trade, non-traditional branding, virtual assets, and global online identifiers — has fundamentally challenged the industrial-era assumptions embedded ...

Aug, 2026 pp. 52-64 61 views 19 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2018.06sxsnui

AN APPRAISAL OF CHALLENGES OF MODERN EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA

Ajie C.O^*

Contact of employment is a creation of relationship between the employer and the employee. The relationship brings about the right, duties and responsibilities of both parties to the contract. In other words the terms and conditions specified in the contract are to some extent to be observed which most times include collective bargaining, collective agreement, method of termination of employment a...

Jun, 2018 pp. 53-67 27 views 5 downloads