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Jurisprudence of intellectual property in research: African, western and modern perspectives (2020)
Journal Article

There is disagreement about entitlement to, and the scope, of intellectual property rights over research knowledge. This article explores jurisprudential perspectives on ownership of research knowledge. It also features the conflict between African a... Read More about Jurisprudence of intellectual property in research: African, western and modern perspectives.

Frustration and remedies under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law: A comparative review (2019)
Journal Article

The doctrine of frustration is one of the most efficient risk sharing mechanisms in a commercial contract under the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Principles of Internatio... Read More about Frustration and remedies under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law: A comparative review.

Maritime transportation and the Nigerian economy: Matters arising (2019)
Journal Article

Appraisal of the importance of maritime transportation to Nigeria’s economy is an effort in assessing the extent to which maritime transportation has contributed to Nigeria’s economy through gross domestic product (GDP) output. The paper x-rayed some... Read More about Maritime transportation and the Nigerian economy: Matters arising.

Conceptualizing the relationship between doctrine of mistake and exemption (Force Majeure) under the CISG and the UPICC (2019)
Journal Article

Under the patrimonial laws, the relationship between the doctrines ofmistake and exemption (force majeure) is blurred and inelegant; thisis because both doctrines can apply to the same circumstances. Thisconfusion becomes more noticeable under the Un... Read More about Conceptualizing the relationship between doctrine of mistake and exemption (Force Majeure) under the CISG and the UPICC.

Disclosures of unethical practices: Framework for the promotion of whistle-blowing in Nigeria's corporate governance (2019)
Journal Article

Modern corporations are governed by policies established in conformity with legislation in the countries where they operate. Nevertheless, certain corporate decisions are oftentimes left to officials who engage in different kinds of unethical practic... Read More about Disclosures of unethical practices: Framework for the promotion of whistle-blowing in Nigeria's corporate governance.

Illegality of contracts: A critical analysis of agreements in breach of articles 101 and 102 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (2018)
Journal Article

This research paper is the result of an effort to critically evaluate the position of the European Union competition law on the legality of an agreement which contravenes Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty for the Functioning of the European Union (T... Read More about Illegality of contracts: A critical analysis of agreements in breach of articles 101 and 102 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union.

The economic community of West African states and its members: A success story of integrated development (2018)
Journal Article

The effects of regional economic integration on trade and development of the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was chosen as topic for this article to examine how much impact regional integration has made among M... Read More about The economic community of West African states and its members: A success story of integrated development.

Reimagining transnational validity under the CISG: A gateway to “homeward trend” interpretations (2018)
Journal Article

Purpose: The aims and objectives of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) have been defeated by the intrusion of domestic laws of different contracting states in the interpretation of the provisions of... Read More about Reimagining transnational validity under the CISG: A gateway to “homeward trend” interpretations.

ICC and Afrocentrism: The laws, politics and biases in global criminal justice (2018)
Journal Article

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established to prosecute the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. However, since its inception, the Court has been wholly focused on Africa in terms of indictments and tr... Read More about ICC and Afrocentrism: The laws, politics and biases in global criminal justice.

Connecting the dots: Relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry (2018)
Journal Article

Sustainable Development Principles are fundamental to addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry. The paper examined sustainable development in its globally accepted meaning. Furthermore, this principle of environmental prot... Read More about Connecting the dots: Relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry.

TPP, TTIP and the shifting dynamics of threat to public health: Options for Sub-Saharan Africa (2018)
Journal Article

The emergence of market and data exclusivity standards for new pharmaceuticals and biologics in such mega trade agreements as the TPPA, CETA and perhaps the TTIPA, will destabilize the inherent flexibilities relied upon for the maintenance of public... Read More about TPP, TTIP and the shifting dynamics of threat to public health: Options for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Testing the enforceability and jurisdictional waters of the convention for international sale of goods in Nigeria: A non-contracting state (2018)
Journal Article

Many African countries are not contracting states to the United Nations Convention on the Contract for International Sale of Goods (CISG). This has been attributed to a possible lack of knowledge by these countries of the practical benefits derivable... Read More about Testing the enforceability and jurisdictional waters of the convention for international sale of goods in Nigeria: A non-contracting state.

Conflicts of interest: Time for a change? (2000)
Journal Article

The Law Society is currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of the regulation of the solicitors' profession, including the regulation of conflicts of interest. It is acknowledged that such conflicts are among the most common and the most central p... Read More about Conflicts of interest: Time for a change?.