Effect of Marriage in Criminal Liability: Spousal Liability in Crime Against Each Other’s Property

The crux of this paper is to examine those special rules of law which in some cases relieve wives, and in other cases both husbands and wives, from criminal liability for conduct which would render them liable if they were unmarried. Cases of unlawful application of force by one to the person of the other …

Religious Beliefs Vis-à-Vis Child’s Rights Protection

Religion is an inseparable human companion in the world today. The role it plays in the society can never be overemphasized. As such, children grow into these set of beliefs, most times, against their wishes. As a child, you have little or no say in your own dealings. The level of attention, care and treatment a child …

The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility

Introduction: The idea of Corporate Social Responsibility presupposes that there is in existence an entity or what can at best be described as a corporation. The key word there is “corporate” which denotes a coming together of two or more people to propagate an idea. This idea could be floating of a business or establishment …

Tenant’s Right of Action In Trespass Against His Landlord

Have you ever wondered why a tenant is so powerful, such that at some point he becomes a torn in the flesh of the landlord? There have been circumstances where a landlord would even have to beg the tenant to leave his property. Have you asked yourselves why landlords don’t manage their property themselves? Once …

Freezing of Customer’s Account by a Bank on Mere Direction of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC): Legality or Otherwise

Generally speaking, the relationship between the Bank and its customers is contractual. Contract therefore, is a legally and enforceable binding agreement which recognises and governs the rights and duties of the parties to the agreement. Put rather nakedly, a contract is a duty fixed by the parties, the breach of which confers on the aggrieved …

People Falsely Accused Of Rape, What Should They Do?

Rape is one of the most heinous sexual assault which can be perpetrated against any being. It is not only condemnable, it is criminal and a convict will inevitably face a grave punishment. The victims of rape have in most cases been confirmed to always suffer a serious side effect. One of the dangerous side …

How Do You Claim Properties Of A Deceased Person?

It may interest you to know that a huge number of wealthy men/women don’t do the proper thing to safeguard the interest of their surviving ones in the event that they are nowhere to be found. Many of them inadvertently end up enriching their various banks. So many families languishing in penury couldn’t have been …

Validity of a Contract by an Illiterate

VALIDITY OF A CONTRACT BY AN ILLITERATE A contract can be generally defined as a voluntary binding agreement between two or more people which is enforceable by law. In essence, for there to be a binding agreement, parties must have what is called in law “concensus ad idem”. Put rather nakedly, parties to the contract …

Custody of a Child Born Out of Wedlock

Most times in our society the solution to our vagaries of challenges may be around us but hardly do we know them. The reason is very simple; they do not appear in the form recognizable. Unfortunately, I know of families that almost cut themselves in pieces as a result of this. On the issue of …