Articles | Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.w5v2b9rg

Legal Limits and Enforcement Challenges of ECOWAS in Addressing Military Coups in West Africa

Obiageli Francisca Osuji^*, John Ayuba

Military coups d’état occurring repeatedly in West Africa are a great setback to the regional efforts to consolidate democracy and good governance. This paper examines the legal and political dimensions of the recent military seizures of power in member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It evaluates the interaction between internal governance failures and regional s...

Oct, 2026 pp. 122-135 31 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.dq5oeze5

THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND THE CHALLENGES OF ENFORCEMENT FOR BREACH OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

I. Yusuf^*

Entertainment law involves a dexterous interplay of contract law, labour or employment law, fashion law, intellectual property law, sports law and many others. This paper discusses the copyright protection in the entertainment industry in Nigeria with the objective of analysing existing legal framework of copyright owners in the entertainment industry on the various legal remedies both civil and c...

Jun, 2024 pp. 128-138 41 views 11 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.vew0jof4

CONSUMER PROTECTION: UNPACKING CONSUMERS’ RIGHT OF RETURN AND REFUND IN NIGERIA

Christiana Agbo‐Ejeh^*

This article analyses the main features of the return and replacement framework as provided under the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Act. It demonstrates the inadequacies of the Act, especially with respect to the lack of awareness among suppliers and consumers. It is argued that the lack of awareness on the part of the supplier or seller and consumers in Nigeria is extensive. Howeve...

Jun, 2023 pp. 134-154 26 views 10 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.l4zmar8d

Normative Guarantees versus Practical Realities: Evaluating Nigeria’s International Legal Obligations on Rights against Torture

Umar Isa Sulaiman^*

The ban against torture constitutes one of the most fundamental norms of international human rights law, recognised as jus cogens and non-derogable under any circumstances. Nigeria, as a State Party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture thereto, has undertaken substantial normative commitments to prevent, prohibit, and punish t...

Oct, 2026 pp. 136-155 29 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.1jyuq2zj

THE FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW

Egondu Grace Ikeatu^*, Alex Iloba Uwadinma, Favour Onoriode Ebbah

Consumer rights are those rights given to a consumer to protect him from being cheated by manufacturers of goods and services. This is achieved by consumer protection laws. Through the instrumentality of these laws, the government aims to protect the rights of consumers. There is a logical, moral, and political force in the proposition that consumers should have the right to take decision about th...

Jun, 2024 pp. 139-147 29 views 9 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.3hm1r6bc

APPRAISAL OF THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND THE CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN NIGERIA

Igwe, O. W, Agbo, I. L^*

The right to life is meaningless without the right to health. Ensuring health gives life its true significance. Since life is invaluable, securing the right to health should not be limited to discussions about funding. If life is important, the right to health must be a priority in policy decisions. Among the aim and objectives of this paper is to examine the legal requirements for securing the ri...

Jun, 2024 pp. 148-162 24 views 8 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.q3ctvydd

LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENT SECTARIAN CONFLICT IN NIGERIA

Ozurumba Darlingto^*, Judith Nendelmun Eigege

Nigeria has enjoyed 61 years of independence from British colonial rule and within this period, several violent sectarian conflicts have been recorded and seems to be increasing. From the first recorded violent sectarian conflict in 1966 which had devastating effects on the Federal Government, to the civil war which threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria. In the 1980s, the Maitatsine Riot s...

Jun, 2023 pp. 155-188 21 views 10 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.owku8rd3

Consent to Life-Saving Medical Treatment for Children in Nigeria: An Examination of the Child's Rights Act and the National Health Act

Nankwat S. Kwotbok^*

The relationship between a medical practitioner and a patient is founded on the principles of contract in common law. These relationships require consent to be valid and to avoid trespass, assault, battery, or even criminal liability. The principle of consent is equally founded on competence or capability. Infants or minors are universally considered at law to be persons lacking competence to ente...

Oct, 2026 pp. 156-169 24 views 5 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2024.ltgb336d

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SURROGACY IN NIGERIA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH SOUTH AFRICA

N.K. Dariyem^*, R.M. Donglong, R.J. Goar

Surrogacy is a process that enables couple or individual who cannot conceive naturally as a result of infertility caused by either medical condition or other natural process to have children through surrogate mother. The process is often regulated by a legal agreement that define the respective rights and obligations of parties. While surrogacy is allowed in many countries, in some countries, the ...

Jun, 2024 pp. 163-174 42 views 11 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2026.4h4xeppz

Appraisal of the Legal Framework Governing Child Domestic Workers and Kinship Fosterage in Nigeria

Jamila Daniel Tela^*, Daniel Manasseh Tela

One of the most underregulated categories of child labour in Nigeria is child domestic work under kinship fosterage arrangements. It occupies a grey area between customary childcare and forced servitude. This study assessed the legal framework surrounding child domestic workers and kinship fosterage in Nigeria to examine to what extent existing laws protect children involved in domestic labour in ...

Oct, 2026 pp. 170-187 37 views 10 downloads