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  The Canadian consolidated mining and smelting company limited operated a zinc and lead smelter in Trail, British Columbia, Canada, near the US-Canada border. The smelter’s sulphur dioxide emissions caused significant environmental damage to the Columbia River valley in Washington state, USA, affecting agriculture, forestry, and cattle grazing. The US Government received complaints from farmers, ranchers, and other affected parties, leading to formal diplomatic protests to Canada. The US and Canada engaged in negotiations to resolve the issue, but they were unsuccessful. They then agreed to establish the International Joint Commission (IJC) to investigate the matter and make recommendations..
 Whether or not Nigeria is a socialist or welfarist State.  A critical approach by Umar Abdulmumeen kayode (Almudir Official) Introduction A socialist or welfare state is a state in which it government does things in a way that pleases or makes living for their citizen easy. In otherwords, a welfare state is a system whereby the state undertakes to protect the health and well-being of it citizen, especially in financial or social needs by means of grants, subsidies, pensions, free health care and other benefits. The Nigeria system is not conclusively a welfare state and cannot be totally said to be non - welfare state. Nigeria in the sense of a welfare or socialist state has done so many things that if nothing is pointing to the contrary, it would be reasonably said that Nigeria is a socialist state. For instance, the government has made provisions of free basic health care centers across the country of which medication and treatment for all Nigeria citizens were free. Up to t...

THE GRUESOME KILLING OF DEBORAH SAMUEL: THE POSITION OF NIGERIAN CRIMINAL LAW By Abdulhakeem Gomih Ahmad.

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 THE GRUESOME KILLING OF DEBORAH SAMUEL: THE POSITION OF NIGERIAN CRIMINAL LAW By Abdulhakeem Gomih Ahmad.      The Issue of people taking laws into their own hands is becoming rampant, it seems Nigerians have forgotten that there is an organ responsible for discharging that function. It is apparent that taking laws into your hands is illegal, what then is the essence of our laws and the establishment of courts if we continue implementing jungle justice? We have all heard of the unjust, illegal, gruesome and as well unlawful killing of one Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel over an alleged blasphemous statement, Which has begged some questions and legal issues that have emanated from that single action; The meaning of Blasphemy, Whether her killing is justifiable under Islamic Law,W hether blasphemy is an offense under Nigeria Criminal Law, Whether Islamic criminal law applies in Nigeria, Whether or not the Constitution takes precedence over Islamic law, Areas where Isla...

Courts in Nigeria

 INTRODUCTION.    In every society whether civilized or barbaric , there is always a standby  legal system and  a system of adjudication of matters, this system is known as court system in  modern societies.   In this work, we shall consider the meaning of court, their establishments, their jurisdictions and their hierarchy.          The meaning of court shall be examined in two phases;     Court as the man who mans the court: Fedrich Carl von savigny has so many times referred to judge as the court, this is because it is the presence of a judge in a room that makes it a court and he's the sole person who in controls of the court.      The court as a room where justice is administered: Court has been defined as a room  where matters and disputes are heard and determined in accordance with the law. Court consist of, Judge(s), Registrar, interpreter, bailiff, Lawyers as well as the litigants to ...

Unlawful assembly. @ Almudir official lex updates.

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 Anyone who willfully joins or establishes such an assembly is said to be a member of an unlawful assembly and he shall be liable to imprisonment which may extend to 1 year or fine or with both.  Section  102of the Penal code.      Anyone who goes armed being a member of an unlawful assembly with a deadly weapon which is likely to cause death or deadly injury when used shall be punished with 2 years imprisonment or fine or with both. Section 103 of the penal code.    Anyone who joins or continues to be a member of an unlawful assembly after such assembly is commanded to disperse or seize to exist shall be punished with 5 years imprisonment or with fine or both. See section 104 of the penal code. It shall not be a defence for a persons to plead that he's not aware that the assembly has been commanded to disperse. "Ignorancia juris non excusat" ( Ignorance of the law is not an excuse).           It is good to know that, when...

FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROCEDURE FOR THEIR ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA. By SALAUDEEN TOHA ADEBUSOLA .

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 FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROCEDURE FOR THEIR ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA. LEGAL PRINCE WRITES ✍️✍️: INTRODUCTION The important of this topic is to familiarize the people of Nigeria on what their fundamental human right is, and how it can't be abused. Most Especially those in Authorities, majority derive pleasure in violating fundamental rights entrenched in the constitution.Even though our law agencies, especially the police, are enmeshed in breach of these basic rights and in most occasions the Authorities concerned ignored the sacred provisions of Chapter IV of the 1999 constitution in the cause of carrying out their duties as required. It is unfortunate that individuals also commit infringement of the fundamental human right in their bid to show that they are influential and superior; they use this power to oppress and infringe their fellow citizens right and consequently trample upon their rights in the process.they also achieve this inimical  deed by using the police and ...

THE EFFECT OF INEFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA.. By Umar Abdulmumeen Kayode (Almudir official).

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 THE EFFECT OF INEFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA..   By Umar Abdulmumeen Kayode (Almudir official). It's no more  news that, Nigeria is a great nation endowed with a lots of natural and human resources.  It should have been a cornerstone for her to rise above some other nations but, the reverse is the case  "today we are in a state of anarchy and great chaos"...   Howbeit,  I shall discuss the only way out  that could mitigate the level of anarchy and  the mess we are into. JUSTICE has being defined severally by erudite jurists, Authors and different philosophers. PLATO, a Greek philosopher said  " justice is a sort of specialization". Plato in his philosophy gives very important place to the idea of justice. He used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which comes very near to  'morality' or 'righteousness', it properly includes within it the whole duty of man. It also covers the whole field of the indivi...