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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2018.d6h3pcul

A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION IN NIGERIA

Dahiru Jafaru Usman^*

This article examines consumer rights and the legislative efforts towards their incorporation in countries’ Constitutions and legislative documents. The article examined the global trends in the deregulation of public utilities and the documented deregulated markets manipulation by private firms across different jurisdictions. The article found that while Consumer Rights have assumed constitutiona...

Jun, 2018 pp. 253-265

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2007.kpo9j7st

APPLICATION OF TRUST LAW IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW

IBRAHIM ABDULKARIM^*

The concept of property has changed significantly from the traditional to » new concept. Thus property is scientifically defined, as the jural relations ee as between two Or more persons in relation to a thing. It is not the thing itself but the right to use and enjoy the thing. It included the right to exclude others from using the things. But to many laymen, when we talk of property what normall...

May, 2007 pp. 253-266

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2007.bl4hqip1

ISRAEL’S BOMBING OF LEBANON: A CASE OF HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE AND AN AFFRONT AGAINST THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS

IBRAHIM SHEHU^*

The situation in the Middle East could rightly be described as one ¥ humanity Ss worst humanitarian catastrophe in the light of Israel s continue sir strikes of Gaza and Lebanon. The dimension of the crisis in the Middle East region is such that unless the International community assumes a critical and systematic approach toward resolving the well entrenched injustice perpetrated by Israel and its...

May, 2007 pp. 253-266

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2016.6tkzp29s

TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AFRICA AND THEIR DEROGATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Aondofa Aligba^*

This article is motivated by the numerous terrorists attacks witnessed across the African continent and their resultant negative impact on human rights guaranteed to the African people under the African Charter. These Terrorist attacks have resulted into numerous killings and destruction of individual properties and creation of general insecurity and inhibition on fundamental rights of the people ...

May, 2016 pp. 255-278

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.6sspt189

RETRACING THE INITIAL FORMULATIONS OF WORLD OVER POPULATION AND METHODS OF CONTROL: IDEOLOGICAL SPLIT AND DISPUTE ANALYSIS

B. A Haruna^*

There has been an unending debate and dispute on the particular issue of whether the world is over populated with people or that there is nothing wrong with the current, and indeed further growth in the population. On the one side of the dived are those who see the world as heading for-a global catastrophe giving the way that world population is growing. They see that very'soon, assuming we are no...

Jun, 2006 pp. 256-277

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.wxndgbx0

FEDERALISM AND UNIFIED POLICE SYSTEM: A PRODUCT OF POLITICALEXIGENCY IN NIGERIA

Taiwo L. O^*, Orifowomo O. A

If there is any major issue which has generated an unending controversy in Nigeria, it is the continued agitation for state police. The security situation in the country is the trigger for the renewed agitation. It is found that the Federal Police are presently incapable of securing lives and properties in the country as a result of myriads of factors. Agitators of state police believe that a cent...

Aug, 2019 pp. 257-276

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.vsr3dkd5

TRAVERSING TROUBLED WATERS: DECIPHERING THE LEGAL MYSTERY IN THE RED SEA-PIRACY OR TERRORISM?

Awwal Ilyas Magashi^*

The ongoing attacks caused by the Houthis in the Red Sea have sent fears through the shipping industry, highlighting the vulnerability of international trade routes. In a notable incident, a heavily armed Houthi fighter seized a merchant vessel, raising serious concerns about the safety of commercial navigation and prompting various legal questions. Amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions, the Red Se...

Sep, 2025 pp. 273–300

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.08bm31jv

AN ANALYSIS OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES FOR TAKAFUL OPERATIONS UNDER ISLAMIC LAW

Maryam Dikko^*

Takaful is the alternative method of providing insurance services that is deemed acceptable for Muslims but since its introduction, questions have been raised concerning the methods used in providing the service and the legal implications attached to each facet of operations. The aim of this paper is to highlight the various concerns raised by Muslim scholars and analysts concerning takaful operat...

Aug, 2019 pp. 277-286

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.2900h38q

THE AFRICAN COURT OF HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHT: RE-WORKING THE HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME OF NIGERIA

Yusuf Dankofa^*

Nigeria often referred to as the giant of Africa and also the most populous black nation in the world have not been able to convince the international community that the above mentioned appellations are not mere conjectures, infact in retrospect, they are simply superflous. What manner of a continental giant will continue to formulate rules and policies that are at variance with international norm...

Jun, 2006 pp. 278-290

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.8zekdyra

NAVIGATING THE TAX LANDSCAPE OF THE GIG ECONOMY IN GHANA

Abdallah Ali-Nakyea^*

The gig economy has emerged as a growing sector of business and economic endeavour in all countries across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a catalyst for the speedy and continued growth of the gig economy as internet platforms and other computer-based communication mechanisms, such as meetings and business interactions via Teams, Zoom, and Webex, among others, blossomed. Ride-hailing com...

Mar, 2025 pp. 279-291