Articles

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2024.jrjv2hrx

THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN EXACERBATING SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN MOBILITY IN AFRICA

Oluwatoyin Adejonwo^*

Climate change is rarely discussed in relation to violence against women. Though climate change has become one of the greatest existential threats to humanity, for many of women, it is also one of the indirect causes of different forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Growing evidence amongst researchers and other stakeholders suggests that the impact of climate change also exacerbates ...

May, 2024 pp. 153-162

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.sd02ow21

GUARDIANSHIP OF CHILDREN IN ISLAMIC LAW AND THE CHILD’S RIGHTS ACT 2003: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Hafsatu Sulaiman^*

As the saying goes “children are the leaders of tomorrow” and. for their tomorrow to be bright and positive, they need to beproperly guided. This can be achieved either by the biologicalparents or the guardians. Islamic law has provided detailed -provisions for the guidance of such children in terms of theirperson and property. The Child’s Rights Act also attempts todo so. This paper did a compara...

Aug, 2019 pp. 153-171

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.cvni574q

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING: A CRITIQUE OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND THE FALLACY OF SUBSIDY IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR

ILOBA-ANINYE O^*

The issue of petroleum product prices has been endemic in the country as a result of the all-pervasive importance of the products. Without these products the nation practically grinds to a halt. That is why any change in price results in a reaction from Nigerians that bothers on revolution. Car owners resort to the use of public transportation, public transportation owners raise the cost of transp...

Jun, 2006 pp. 156-170

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2024.cwtvaoyz

NAVIGATING A COMPLEX TERRAIN: EXPLORING THE LIMITS OF HARMONIZING MARRIAGE LAWS IN NIGERIA

Hameenat Bukola Ojibara^*

Marriage laws in Nigeria represent a complex amalgamation of native law and customs, religious doctrines, and legislative provisions. This has made its application and administration extremely complex especially where more than one of these laws apply to the parties. Such a situation has heightened the calls for harmonization of marriage laws in Nigeria. However, not much attention has been given ...

Nov, 2024 pp. 157-169

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2002.7b3dmzpv

A CASE FOR THE REFORM AND HARMONIZATION OF COMPANIES INCOME TAX LEGISLATION IN NIGERIA

H. L. Ali^*

What the author considers the current dissatisfactory state of our tax laws in general! and our Company Income Tax legislation? in particular prompt this paper. It aims at highlighting the scattered nature and in some cases incomprehensible and complex state of our company tax law, with a view to suggesting ways of improving on them. The perspective of this paper shall be to identify the authority...

May, 2002 pp. 157-172

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2016.p9ft7za9

THE NEW PARTNERSINP FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT AS A TOOL FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

J.O. Olatoke^*

It is no gainsaying that one of the major challenges which African countries had upon independence was the ill-adaptation to African realities and the continent’s development challenges. Most governance institutions and practices which the African countries had to make use of at independence were bequeaths from their colonial overlords. The realisation of this fact has led to an undying yearning b...

May, 2016 pp. 158-166

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2007.oy62izk2

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF POVERTY ON ELECTION, RULE OF LAW AND CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA

Atidoga, D.F^*

In any decent society the world over, there should be a system that allows for descent existence. In such a system, there must exist a government that is responsive and accountable to the people. Democracy seems to provide the type of society envisaged by this demand of modernity. For any system to be described as being democratic, there must be a mechanism for the operation of rule of law and the...

May, 2007 pp. 160-174

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2024.3qc8h9dw

AMNESTY PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA: ANY NEED FOR LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Ekaete Ikemesit Orok^*

This paper researches on the need for a legal framework for the Amnesty Programme which was declared for the Niger Delta militants. The concerns of the Niger Delta militants included the development of the area, clean-up of spills and the address of the degradation from oil production. They also agitated for an effective local content policy in the oil and gas industry. The violence conspicuously ...

May, 2024 pp. 163-180

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.y7lvx7i8

THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLIMENTATION IN NIGERIA

Bala Babaji^*

Women including girls in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large constitute a very significant population whose future, rights and developments must not be ignored, neglected and or deprived for the development and progress of any society. However, women in Nigeria and other Africa countries often than not suffer from series of neglect, abuse, harmful and discriminatory practices and violence from ...

May, 2008 pp. 163-186

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.tykuuw82

DISSECTING LEGAL PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND CREATIVE CONTROL IN LITERARY AND NARRATIVE ADAPTATIONS: A NIGERIAN THEATRE AND FILM INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun^*, Oluwanifemi Ayodele Obaba

This paper critically examines the legal and proprietary rights implicated in the adaptation of literary works within the Nigerian theatre and film industry. While the creative adaptation of folklore, historical narratives, and modern literature has contributed to the rise of Nollywood and stage performance arts in Nigeria, it has also exposed persistent legal and ethical challenges relating to in...

Sep, 2025 pp. 165–190