It is the generally accepted view that the powers of various courts are limited by their territorial jurisdiction. The Judgment given in a particular jurisdiction may have no force or power beyond the jurisdiction in which the Judgment was given save where other jurisdictions have agreed to such judgments to be enforceable in their territories. In light of the above, this article explains the limitation to the application of foreign judgements in Nigeria.

The international community was stunned when the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, took an unprecedented decision when he signed an executive order imposing sanctions on several individuals associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The sanctions came in response to the ICC’s decision to authorize its top prosecutors to pursue investigations […]

By: O. M. Atoyebi, SAN  The world has never been more ignited in recent times for survival than at the end of 2019 and the launch of 2020 through to the mid-year and still counting. For many, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic projected a rather unannounced arrival of end-time. While the world is still adjusting to the disease and fighting to curb it, unfortunately, COVID-19 has triumphed in disrupting the entire […]

INTRODUCTION Nations around the world are still battling with the COVID-19 pandemic, and although there seems to be no present end in sight, efforts being put in are bound to produce results and lead to the eradication of the ravaging virus. Once the spread of the virus is curtailed and nations are able to not […]