INTRODUCTION The administration of justice as a system tries to maintain a core balance between the search for truth, the fairness of the process and ensuring justice. To this end, one of the major cardinal principles of criminal jurisprudence is that an accused person must be presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved […]
INTRODUCTION Death is an inevitable, universal process that eventually occurs in all living organisms[i]. In law, death could be legal or illegal. In every given society there are certain rules and regulations that bind every member of the society. The sole aim of these rules and regulations is to have a society where peace, order, […]
INTRODUCTION It is a given that no man is an island. As a social being, man, even in the predate society, is bestowed with an inalienable right of association. The significance of this freedom to associate with other persons cannot be overemphasized, especially as it helps man to realize his dreams and aspirations. However, there […]
The horror of rape in recent times is at the apogee. Nigeria, in the year, has recorded manifold cases of rape. As shocking and preposterous as this is, more particularly, Nigerians express indignation for the ugly turn of the latest dimension where children and the aged are the victims. Consequently, there has been a conscious […]
From time immemorial, the celebrated institution of marriage has been widely recognised as a herald in every society. Due to the complexity of human relationships, various societies ascribe their own unique ideal as to what form the institution of marriage should take but all share the ideology that it is a Union. According to the […]
