Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Nigeria"
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Examining the Land Use Act of 1978 and its effects on tenure security in Nigeria : a case study of Ekiti State, Nigeria
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The Land Use Act of 1978 (LUA) has failed to achieve some of its objectives. The rural poor and the vulnerable are those most affected. The failure is ascribed to problems inherent in the Act and poor implementation. This ... -
Monkey selfie and authorship in aopyright law: The Nigerian and South African perspectives
(PER/PELJ, 2018)A photograph taken by a monkey is in the centre of a copyright claim in the famous monkey selfie case in the United States of America. Suing as next friend of the monkey, named Naruto, the People for the Ethical Treatment ... -
Property rights of Nigerian women at divorce : a case for a redistribution order
(PER/PELJ, 2020)In Nigeria, marriage is hardly conceived as a partnership of equals in relation to the property rights of spouses during marriage and at divorce. This is because the Nigerian courts do not redistribute property at divorce. ... -
The role of religious leaders in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)The tragic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria and its rate of escalation despite increasing access to health services have been alarming and terrifying. Nigerian people are very religious, yet the impact of the ...