Contemporary Legal Issues in Africa (Olalekan Lalude, editor)

Description

Contemporary Legal Issues in Africa is a book in which scholars, legal practitioners, and researchers share their expertise and insights on various contemporary legal issues in Africa. The chapters critically analyze, discuss, and propose solutions to the legal challenges that are faced in Africa in the 21st century. The topics covered in this book are diverse and range from the influence of public sector corruption on the Nigerian oil sector to the challenges of good governance in West Africa. The authors that have contributed to this book have examined the legal frameworks for dispute resolution in the aviation industry, the emergence of new technology weapons during warfare in Africa, and the politics and challenges of state creation in Nigeria. They have also explored the environmental protection responsibilities in Nigeria from a human rights-based approach for effective implementation.

Essays

• The Influence of Public Sector Corruption on the Nigerian Oil Sector and the Effects.
• Terra Nullius: Race and the Colonial Influence on International Environmental Law in Africa
• Examination of International Legal Frameworks for Dispute Resolution in the Aviation Industry
• An Examination of the Emergence of New Technology Weapons During Warfare in Africa: Implications for Peace and Security
• The Politics and Challenges of State Creation in Nigeria
• Reducing Legal Constraints in Obtaining Judicial Dissolution of a Statutory Marriage in Nigeria
• Examining the Environmental Protection Responsibilities in Nigeria: A Human Rights-Based Approach for Effective Implementation
• Elections In West-Africa and the Challenges of Good Governance: Ghana and Nigeria as Case Studies