Articles | Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.s7fzlwn2

AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL, OPERATIONAL AND REGULATORY INTERVENTIONS IN THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (CFIT) IN CIVIL AVIATION OPERATIONS

Ayodele Gatta^*

Aviation accident reports worldwide have identified a list of causative factors as leading causes thereto. One of such factors is Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT). CFIT as one of the causes of aviation accidents is relatively unknown to non‐aviators. Irrespective of this obscurity, CFIT remains a major cause of aviation accidents globally as evident in aviation investigation reports. However,...

Jun, 2023 pp. 357-374 6 views 1 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.s0edhm61

THE JUDICIARY AND THE RULE OF LAW

Abdul Yusuf Kayode^*, Ajibolu Afolabi

In order to safeguard the rights of the citizenry; promote accountability, transparency and other essential virtues of a decent and just society; it is necessary to promote, strengthen and protect the integrity of our judicial system as well as the integrity of the individual adjudicator that is charged with the onerous responsibility of the dispensation of justice. A judiciary of undisputed integ...

Jun, 2023 pp. 375-396 9 views 3 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.31feja5d

THE LEGAL REGIME ON OIL AND GAS WASTES: CAN DECOMMISSIONING OF PETROLEUM ASSETS UNDER THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021 COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION RISK IN NIGERIA’S UPSTREAM PETROLEUM SECTOR?

Olujobi, Olusola Joshua^*

Decommissioning of petroleum assets has been a global concern due to its adverse environmental risks occasioned by oil firms’ operations. This problem often occurs on land and deep seas which have become uncontrollable as international and municipal legal regimes are less effective as member states’ multinational oil firms or corporations often disregard the conventions on the treatment of disused...

Jun, 2023 pp. 397-429 7 views 3 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.73806ydh

RIGHT OF VICTIMS OF CRIMES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015 IN NIGERIA

Gyang Solomon^*

The Nigeria Criminal Justice System leaves much to be desired. Besides the unacceptable and enormous responsibilities reposed on the victim in oiling the wheels of criminal justice system, the victim is unduly exposed to avoidable hardships and dangers. Unfortunately, a critical look at our victim compensation policies will without doubt reveal that the said policies are far below the acceptable m...

Jun, 2023 pp. 430-444 5 views 2 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.nckui5k0

A PROGRESSIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOVEREIGNTY: AN ELIXIR TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE 27 OF THE ROME STATUTE

M. Chigozie Onuegbulam^*

The final Diplomatic Conference in Rome witnessed sovereign States who sought for a statute that would specifically accommodate their own particular domestic constitutions. They rather ended up creating an international justice system that is sui generis in nature carrying the imprimatur of many legal systems but closely resembling none and yet very involving. Without assurances of express or impl...

Jun, 2023 pp. 445-471 5 views 3 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.vp2d5uy6

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK REGULATING ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA

Dogara David Goar^*, Gabriel O. Ekoja, Omotayo Blessing Nwune

The process called election would be practically impossible in a non‐ democratic system of government. Democracy is a system of government where the people rule directly or indirectly through representatives periodically elected by them through an electoral process. The determinant factor of the time frame for elections differs due to the distinctive feature of various electoral systems applicable...

Jun, 2023 pp. 472-491 5 views 2 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.lfaxq8jt

AN INTERROGATION OF THE SCOPE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTION IN THE COURSE OF THE RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE 2022

Wulengkah Gopar Yilkang^*, Dogara David Goar

The principle of distinction is the cornerstone of the protection regime available to the civilians and civilian objects during armed conflict. This forms the basis for the robust provisions dedicated to the protection of these protected entities in Geneva Convention iv and additional protocols 1 & 2 of 1977 and other related laws governing the conduct of hostilities. This article examines the sco...

Jun, 2023 pp. 492-506 6 views 3 downloads