Volume 4 (2017), Edition 3

This paper examines the civil jurisdiction of courts in Nigeria. The paper posits that civil jurisdiction is the power that the court has to enforce, redress, and protect the civil right of a private individual or government. The paper articulates...

If the current legal framework applicable to commercial litigations creates a two-tier justice system, one should note that the law relative to commercial jurisdictions (i.e. the organic law n°2016-1110 dated December 8th 2016 relative to the...

The unique role of the judiciary as the stabilizing umpire in regulating intergovernmental relations, interactions among citizens inter se and businesses, the overseeing of the observance of the rule of law in private or public dealings, conduct,...

The execution of the arbitral award ends the dispute between the parties. Consequently, the party who has succumbed may voluntarily execute that decision and then pay the beneficiary of the decision, when it is ordered to pay a sum of money, even...

When an arbitral convention has been agreed upon, an ordinary tribunal is ipso facto precluded from entertaining the dispute between the parties. This view may stand if arbitration is seen simply as a dispute settlement mechanism administered by...

This article describes the requirements and procedures for enforcing international and national arbitration awards in Ghana. The author examines the New York Convention for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, the Alternative...

The need to transform the effectiveness and efficiency of the justice system in Nigeria has necessitated this write-up/lecture. Criminal justice delivery in Nigeria is marred with so many short-comings and lacks transparency. However, the...