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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
Ekwenze, S., Nwafor, N., & Nwafor, M. (2018). 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. Business Law Review, 39(6), 215-220. https://doi.org/10.54648/bula2018035

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
Nwafor, N., Onyeabor, E., & Alozie, O. (2018). The economic community of West African states and its members: A success story of integrated development. Recht in Afrika, 21(1), 73-89. https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2018-1-73

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
Nwafor, N., Ajibo, C., & Lloyd, C. (2018). Reimagining transnational validity under the CISG: A gateway to “homeward trend” interpretations. Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 17(3), 156-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/JITLP-06-2017-0021

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
Ndubuisi, N., & Onoriode, M. B. (2018). ICC and Afrocentrism: The laws, politics and biases in global criminal justice. Groningen Journal of International Law, 6(1), 146. https://doi.org/10.21827/5b51d55740ab8

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
Onyeabor, E. U., Alozie, O. J., Okubuiro, J., Onuigbo, A. I., & Nwafor, N. A. (2018). Connecting the dots: Relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria’s oil industry. Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 44(3), 476-491. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2019.1651133

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
Ajibo, C. C., & Nwafor, N. A. (2018). TPP, TTIP and the shifting dynamics of threat to public health: Options for Sub-Saharan Africa. Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 8(2), 89-113. https://doi.org/10.4337/qmjip.2018.02.02

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
Nwafor, N., Nwoke, U., Odinkonigbo, J., & Umahi, T. (2018). Testing the enforceability and jurisdictional waters of the convention for international sale of goods in Nigeria: A non-contracting state. International Company and Commercial Law Review,

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.