Articles | Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.5zmvwx6x

Borders, Bytes, and the Best Interests of the Child: The Second Additional Protocol and Cross-Border Enforcement against Online Child Sexual Exploitation in Nigeria

Hazel Carolyne King^*

On 2 June 2025, the Australian Federal Police, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Nigerian authorities announced twenty-two arrests in Nigeria as part of Operation Artemis, a coordinated response to a transnational online child sexual exploitation network linked to multiple teenage suicides in North America and Australia. The operation made a paradox visible: cross-border en...

Oct, 2026 pp. 66-85 27 views 5 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.7orwu28n

APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPLEMENTARITY IN THE ROME STATUTE OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN NIGERIA AND GHANA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Fatimat Nene Abubakar^*

The International Criminal Court (ICC), as established by the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court, is clothed with jurisdiction over international crimes which are defined in the Rome Statute. To ensure respect for the sovereignty of States, the Rome Statute has incorporated in it the principle of complementarity giving the national courts of States the opportunity to try and determine ca...

Jun, 2023 pp. 68-85 29 views 7 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.rykk53pt

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: A LEGAL REVIEW OF OIL SPILLS REMEDIATION IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION

Empire Hechime Nyekwere^*, Desmond O.N. Agwor

Environmental quality and its sustainability of resources are vital to the general well-being and advancement of the people of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. This is credited to the fact that over 70 percent of the people of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria rely on the natural environment for survival. The environment serves as a source for agriculture, forest products and fishing. The rivers...

Jun, 2024 pp. 69-88 23 views 6 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.k7ym8wnm

ADR in Medical Malpractice: A Comparative Analysis of ADR in Medical Malpractice in the USA, Australia and Nigeria

Ifeoma Chisomaga Korie^*, Ene Ugbabe, Nkechi Monica Ibeneme, Ifunaya I. Amasiatu

Cultural misconceptions about the infallibility of medical professionals left patients at the mercy of medical practitioners. Defining the roles and duties of medical practitioners, alongside patients' corresponding rights, gave patients a legal basis to seek redress for medical injuries. Medical practice problems are broadly classified worldwide as medical negligence and medical malpractice. Whil...

Oct, 2026 pp. 86-101 24 views 7 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.7bfn6z7d

APPRAISAL OF THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE ACT IN CUSTOMARY AND AREA COURTS IN NIGERIA

Danjuma Gwatana Shigaba^*

By sections 6 (4) (a), 5 (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), States are empowered to establish such other courts as may be authorized by law to exercise jurisdiction at first instance or in appeal on matters with respect to which a House of Assembly may make laws. It is in this regard that by their various laws, the States and the Federal Capital Territory...

Jun, 2023 pp. 86-105 18 views 7 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.hxqvsupe

PROPOSING SUITABLE CLIMATE JUSTICE MODELS FOR RESOLVING THE FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NIGERIA

Akobella Tommy Joshua^*

One of the most intractable security challenges facing the Nigerian state is the perennial farmers-herders conflict leading to dire humanitarian crises. The main cause of the conflict is the competition for scarce land and water resources between the nomadic livestock herders and sedentary farmers. Free range grazing on cultivated farmlands often leads to violent clashes between these two importan...

Jun, 2024 pp. 89-100 31 views 7 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.79r5za7i

ASSESSING EMPLOYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINING COMPANIES AS THE PIVOT FOR INVESTMENT DECISION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA’S MINING SECTOR

Sunday Bontur Lugard^*, Ijeoma Anozie

The Nigerian mining sector is in a developmental phase, with the Federal Government actively working to attract foreign investment in the sector as a means of diversifying from the petroleum industry while also enhancing local capacity and expertise. To structure this sector effectively, the government has implemented legal and policy frameworks to regulate local employment, a common strategy amon...

Jun, 2024 pp. 101-113 25 views 14 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.e5xzlwm3

Digital Feedback Loops and Evidence-Based Lawmaking in Nigeria

Mohammed Amali^*, Abdullahi Hussaini Tinja

This paper examines the role of digital feedback loops in enhancing evidence-based lawmaking in Nigeria, where traditional legislative processes have largely operated within a linear framework, characterised by limited mechanisms for continuous evaluation, public engagement, and data-driven decision-making. As a result, many laws face challenges relating to effectiveness, implementation, and socie...

Oct, 2026 pp. 102-121 26 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.7cuykyhj

AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS AND COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Peter Ademu Anyebe^*

The development of unmanned systems that are remotely controlled and those with increased autonomy in making the decision to target or kill humans has been a source of concern to the international community for over a period of time. The idea behind developing Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) is that once activated, they are able to make the decision to kill humans without further human interventio...

Jun, 2023 pp. 106-133 21 views 6 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.wxbxxvb9

LEGAL CHALLENGES TO UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Okoho E. Etim^*

The growth and viability of universities depend critically on their capacity to exercise autonomy. It includes the capacity of academic institutions to exercise self-governance, decide on matters of academic policy, oversee finances, and maintain internal affairs free from excessive external interference. But attaining and preserving this independence presents serious legal difficulties, especiall...

Jun, 2024 pp. 114-127 24 views 6 downloads