Rahul Ranjan

Is Kenya’s Coffee Certification Mark Destined To Fail? A Legal Discussion

Poor coffee prices, constant delays in payment, lack of government support and poor management of cooperatives have been the major challenges that have faced Kenya’s coffee sector for a while. Many Kenyan coffee farmers that had once reaped immense profits from the crop are no longer singing this tune. Although Kenyan coffee is considered among […]

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Human Rights and Transnational Corporations: A Nexus with Sustainable Development in Cameroon

Globalization has united the world and enhanced the interaction between states, defined all economic, political, social and cultural differences. Today the corporate form is an omnipresent part of modern commercial life and is significant in the economic lives of states. The multinational corporation (or international or transnational corporation) is a business organization whose activities are

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The Appropriate Legal Qualification for the Right to Clean Electricity within the Context of Climate Change

Contemporarily, the right of access to electricity has become very topical with many scholars having diverse views as to the nature and scope of the right. Due to the effects of climate change, the source of electricity generation is currently of prime importance. Clean electricity has topped the pyramid in terms of importance as opposed

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Liabilities of Receivers/Managers in the Realisation and Preservation of Company Security in Nigeria

This article basically seeks to examine the liability of Receiver/Manager in the realization and preservation of company security in Nigeria. They are various statutes which have painstakingly pointed out the circumstances in which a receiver may incur liabilities. Example abounds such as the Factories Acts, the Food and Drugs Acts, Capital Gains Tax, Value Added

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How International Human Rights Law has Enhanced the Protection of Freedom from Torture at the International Level

Throughout this article we have made references to crimes of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment of the human kind in the world. The constant situation of the practices of torture, conversely, requires a comprehensive and methodical assessment. Actions that constitute torture were regrettably, been in practice in all societies as far back as the narrative

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An Appraisal of the Jurisprudence behind Jurisdiction and Admissibility Criteria of the East African Court of Justice Vis a Vis Lessons from United Nations System, the European Union and the African Human Rights System

For an International Court to entertain and decide on merits of a dispute, it must have jurisdiction over the claim which must also be admissible. Jurisdiction and Admissibility are two phenomenon (phenomena) that form the basis for preliminary objection in international courts.[i] The two concepts are correlated; still, the distinction between them is very important

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The Significance of Agricultural Crop Insurance to Farmers: Nigeria in Perspective

Insurance is an arrangement that is designed to mitigate the effect of loss, injury or damage resulting from the occurrence of the hazard insured against or covered by the insurance policy. The essence of insurance is to reduce the fear of loss and to encourage people to carry on with their businesses and venture into

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Should Utilitarianism Universalize Environmental Rights, Right to Good Governance and Peace over Fundamental Human Rights? Analyzing the Nigerian Conundrum

The paper x-rays the role of the natural law school of thought in the emergence of the utilitarian school of thought and how it has led to the decline of the natural law school. Key to this is the goal of the utilitarian school proponents arguing for the rights of citizens of a state to

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African Countries’ Labour Laws And Regulations And Their Influence On The Investment Of Foreign Enterprises; A Tanzanian Reference

Labour has a very important role to an investment enterprise as it plays an important role in the day to day business operations.  Where there is labour and investment, Labour law is inevitable. The justification being labour law address the asymmetric relationship between workers and employers. For that purpose, it provides procedural and substantives safeguards.

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