Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
Xenophobic violence poses a critical threat to the sanctity of human life. The legal and moral dimensions of xenophobia reflect both a failure of state protection and a breakdown of ethical responsibility within society. This work set out to determine to what extent xenophobic violence has undermine...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
This Article examines the activities of the bodies established under the Chartered Institute of Bankers Act in Nigeria for the prevention of malpractice in the Nigerian banking sub-sector. This inquiry aligns with the broader research objective of assessing the adequacy of the institutional arrangem...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
Terrorism is conventionally associated with non-state actors such as insurgents, separatists, and extremists, while state actors like the military are generally regarded as lawful enforcers of peace. However, this dichotomy ignores the possibility of terrorism committed by state forces, particularly...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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 te...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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 pr...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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 Afric...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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 ...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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 capa...
Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026) Oct 2026
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...
