ABSTRACT Political parties have in the recent past continued to shape audience opinion on socio-political and economic matters in the society. Global Power Arrangements (GPA) especially influences the people on many decisions they make in day to day operations. Behind these political parties are political parties' owners who influence on the course the party takes and what it disseminates to the public. This being the case, this research was conducted to find out the impact of Global Power A...
ABSTRACT This study was on the problem of child labour; the law and policy carried out in Makindye Division, Kampala- Uganda. It was aimed at finding out the effects of child labour on children's welfare; the law and policy in Makindye division - Kampala District. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. Appropriate research questions were developed and pre tested in order to find out the effects of child labour on children's welfare in Makindye division - Kampala Di...
ABSTRACT The study is an exploratory design which sought to analyze the impact of parental imprisonment on children; finding out how alternative sentencing orders can be carried in substitution to the imprisonment of parents and the impact of alternative sentencing on criminal justice and suggesting possible recommendations for a new course of action that will draw attention to the improvement of the position of the children whose parents have been incarcerated. The study was relied on qualit...
ABSTRACT Generally mining has proven to be a driving force in the economies of countries around the world and has been behind the history and development of South Africa, Africa’s most advanced and richest economies; and according to the Mineral Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, it contributes 8% to Zimbabwe’s Gross Domestic Product. However, the sector has grossly been encroached mainly by illegal ...
ABSTRACT Market-based pricing for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) may be less remunerative or uncertain for exporters in the evolving market. The possibility of rent-maximizing could encourage them to collude through an influence mechanism. This book examined the feasibility of Uniform Pricing (UP) or Volume Control (VC) in the Atlantic Basin and analyzed the consequences of such a development on LNG trade. So far, no existing model specifically considers the sustainability and effects of an ...
ABSTRACT The National Industrial Court (hereinafter referred to as the NIC) was established in 1976 by the Trade Disputes Decree No 7 of 1976 with jurisdiction to settle trade disputes, the interpretation of collective agreements and matters connected therewith. There were identifiable lapses in the status, powers and jurisdiction of the NIC that impacted negatively on its operations; the jurisdiction of the Court which was expressed to be exclusive was shared with the Federal and State High...
ABSTRACT The country’s prolonged inability to attract foreign investments has been an issue of major concern to successive administrations in Nigeria. The desire and urgent demand for a substantial inflow of foreign investment into Nigeria as triggers for national economic development nurtured the undertaking of this research. The research was aimed at identifying the factors that have impeded the influx of foreign investments into Nigeria in spite of the efforts made to attract foreign i...
Introduction In any criminal proceeding, there should be respect for the rights of the victim and the accused irrespective of the sex, tribe or status. They are to be treated with justice and dignity. The existence of a criminal justice system (C.J.S.) is to guarantee the ultimate protection of the society’s basic value and norms. In virtually all civilized societies, there are rights which are universal, basic and enjoyed with fellow human beings. In many societies, women are dealt with on...
ABSTRACT This work identified non-performing loans as a major contributor to banking crisis. Albeit many loans were secured with mortgages, recovering them proved impossible owing to many factors which militate against realization of mortgage securities. This work therefore examined these factors that hinder realization of mortgage securities and proffered solutions to them in order to enhance debt recovery. The work discussed the canons of good lending; the factors that lenders should recko...
ABSTRACT The paper critically examines the statutory provisions on the Public Complaint Commission (hereinafter called the Commission), and make appropriate suggestions for reform. The Public Complaints Commission is a statutory creation with wide powers of inquiry and investigation: it has wide powers to receive complaints from members of the public against maladministration and misuse of administrative machinery by any public authority and companies or their officials. In Nigeria like othe...
Abstract The inception of the legal aid scheme in the Nigerian legal system brought about hope for the indigent and with it an increased rate of indigent dependents relying on the scheme to access justice. This article discusses the advent of legal clinics in Nigeria and its relevance to a university community; in particular, the writers look into the rationale for establishing a specialized Woman’s Law Clinic and discuss the risks and benefits associated with advocacy and practicing as a ...
Abstract The ultimate aim of medical treatment is to provide benefit for the patient and such treatment should not be prolonged if it cannot achieve this aim. Remarkable advances in neonatal care now make it possible to sustain the lives of many newborn infants who several years ago would have died in the first days or weeks after birth. Not all newborns fare well. Some infants with low birth weight or severe defects cannot survive for long, despite the most aggressive efforts to save them; o...
ABSTRACT Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their nationality, place of residence, sex, or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The right to health guarantees the right to life, on which other social, economic and political rights are hinged. The right to health involves availability, accessibility, acceptability, and q...
Abstract In a worldfacing a constant battle between the law and crime, yet another offspring of crime is unabashedly conceived and manages to seep out despite all attempts by the justice systems all over the world to eliminate or mitigate to the barest minimum crime in all its forms. Human Organ trade is a new trend in crime and is in fact fast topping the echelons of criminal strata and is indeed a very deadly crime to battle with. The question one might ask is, how long is the hand of the l...
ABSTRACT The Native tribes which cotjle under our consideration are those situated in the Eastern districts of Cape Colony and in the districts collectively known as the Transkei. It should be noted, in ~he first place, that these tribes had not had a long and undisturbed occupation of their territories. They were,~ colonists of almost as recent an origin as that of their white neighbours. They had been constantly disturbed as regards the occupation of their lands by their own migra...