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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.5tarn12k

A CONFLICT BETWEEN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ RULES ON CONFIDENTIALITY AND THE EFCC ACT?

UMARU M. J^*

When information is given to a person under express or implied confidentiality, the person must respect the confidence. In other words, when a person undertakes to keep secrets, he imposes upon himself a moral duty of confidentiality and shall therefore not breach the confidence. He must not share such secret or confidential information with other people. This simple moral precept must have formed...

May, 2008 pp. 39-47

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.7ozthr7s

AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Yakubu Babayo^*

There is consensus among theorists and development practitioners that one of the greatest challenges to the development of nations is political leadership. In many developed nations of the world, Political power with effective leadership manifested in the high standard of living of the citizens with the provision of critical infrastructures that render efficient services to ensures human capital d...

Sep, 2025 pp. 41-55

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2024.86753c0f

A REVIEW OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PAYMENT FOR RANSOM IN KIDNAP CASES IN NIGERIA

Jumah Muhammad Abdulrahman^*

Nigeria has been engulfed in a myriad of pressing security challenges, prominently characterized by the persistent scourge of abductions and kidnappings. In a proactive effort to combat the menace of kidnapping and address other security concerns in the nation, the Nigerian Senate passed the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 into law on April 27, 2023. Although yet to be assen...

May, 2024 pp. 41-54

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2023.phrtcs1c

LEGAL AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES TO JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Dahiru Muhammad Sani^*, Salim Bashir Magashi

The agitation for marginalization among some ethnic and to some extent, religious groups in Nigeria has become a common trend in recent times. These agitations have taken the dimension of majority-minority divides depending on who is in power. The media is largely to blame for this divide because of the manner in which law and ethics of media practice have been negated in reporting issues of natio...

Jun, 2023 pp. 41-57

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.viz82h4e

AN APPRAISAL: OVERLAPPING JURISDICTION BETWEEN MORALITY AND CRIMINALITY

Oji, Suleiman Ikepechukwu^*

The aim of this paper is manifold. First, it intend to examine, the Report of the English Wolfendon Report, on the relation, between law and morals. Thereafter, commentaries which ensued after that report, particularly, the views of Lord Delvin agreeing and, disagreeing with some aspects of that report, will be highlighted. Secondly, t the difficulty which is usually encountered in an attempt to u...

Oct, 2006 pp. 41-55

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2002.07ht10xo

THE CONCEPT AND STATUS OF SEXUALITY, REPRODUCTION & PARENTS- CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP UNDER ISLAMIC LAW.

G. M. Fari^*

Islamic Law has its own unique and balanced approach towards the problems of the rights and responsibilities of human beings. On one side, it grants rights to the people. ensuring that these rights do not encroach on the rights of others and, on the other side, it assigns duties and responsibilities to the people, considering that these duties do not clash with the duties of others. In such a fram...

May, 2002 pp. 41-47

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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

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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

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.d22sjcp6

ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW (THE SIYAR)

Umar Salihu Mohammed^*

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

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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