Equity in motion

FACULTY OF LAW TWIN BUILDING LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY “ An arrow shot by an Archer may or  may not kill a single person, but the stratagem devised by a sagacious man can kill even the baby in the womb”……. In the quest of actualizing the huge dream that has beckoned on my mind on a plethora of time, each moment I take a deep reflection of Faculty of Law, Lagos State University, it is expedient to give prompt and strong attention to a strategic persuasion. Lagos state is a Mega city and Faculty of Law must be a “ Mega Faculty”  to meet up with standard expected of an ideal legal institution worthy of recognition on the global map. In order to achieve the Mega faculty dream, a focal shift of the gaze of the institution must be maintained on the followings; E – Library:  The first is in terms of Facilities, Lasu Law library is one of the best in Africa, however, the functioning of the  E-library  will foster better reading and research ability o...

Post by OLAITAN                                                 LAW FACULTY LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY A faculty of law which it’s astonishing sight brings a glow of awe to every eye and en-kindles a gleam of inspiration to every mind. Its surroundings are indeed one to behold. A well structured edifice erected amidst warm and alluring serene of nature. Elegantly and exquisitely dressed in white and black, students trooping out of the faculty, having received lectures from the excellent and professionals in the field of law from the prestigious faculty. A faculty which indeed is an epitome of well structured and a standard student leadership, void of incompetency, inconsistency and incongruity. A faculty which builds and encourages healthy and educative competitions and participati...

Introduction Participation in Moot Court Competitions consists of an oral and a written part, the memorials. Through the years, many counsels and researchers have lost vital points on editorial technicalities in their memorials even though these memorials were of a very high legal quality. Considering the fact that the memorials make up 50% of the total score, a proper presentation of the written arguments, in conformity with the Rules of Procedure, is vital. Why such an emphasis on presentation? Is the legal reasoning not the most important issue in this competition? Certainly so, but you should also realize that in legal practice, solidly and neatly presented legal documents are a " must ", a well-written submission, a logically built-up argument is easier for a judge to understand. He or she is more likely to pick up counsel's line of argument and, hopefully, its submission. Uniformly used editing rules make it easier for a judge to find the documents, refer...

LEGAL MAXIMS A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition.  Maxims were originally quoted in Latin, and many ofthe Latin phrases continue to be familiar to lawyers in the early 2000s. Themaxims were not written down in an organized code or enacted by legislatures,but they have been handed down through generations of judges. As a result, thewording of a maxim may vary from case to case. Here are 20 selected and most commonly used legal maxims (compiled by Toheeb and Olaitan) ;   Res ipsa loquitur The fact speak for itself. When to use it:  When after an abdominal surgery, the surgeon leaves a scalpel in your tummy, his/her negligence would be res ipsa  loquitur Ubi jus ibi remedium  This translates as there is no right without remedy. This means that if there is any right for the violation of which the law has not prescribed any remedy, than that right doesn't really amount to a real right at all.   Stare d...

Good day partners! We had a beautiful week which was capped with a wonderful chamber meeting in the early hours of Friday (29-01-2016). The attendance was awesome (we hope to improve on that though).  Every presentation was a hit back to back, from the Opening prayer to the the Minute reading, from the Introduction of executives to the Lecture/Charge segment, from the Discussion segments to the Collection of dues, from the A.O.B to the Recognition of new members, from the Adjournment of meeting to the Closing prayers. Topic for discussion segment was "DEATH PENALTY A PANACEA FOR CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND TERRORISM IN NIGERIA".  Lovely contributions from different angles and our 100 level partners added life to it all with different scholarly submissions. It was a meeting to remember.  EQUITARIANS OF THE WEEK Here is the beautiful Face of Equity for the week NAME: Nwauzoma Felicity Onyekachi LEVEL: 100 level HOBBIES: cooking and reading L...

You’ve probably heard the metaphor, “It’s all Greek to me,” when someone doesn’t understand or is totally flummoxed by a subject or situation. The law is “Greek” to many people: it’s frequently misunderstood and legal terminology is misused by most people. Take, for instance, the person who comes home to find that their home has been broken into while they were away and their television, stereo and other belongings have been taken. They phone the police and proclaim, “I’ve been robbed!” In fact, since they were not home and the belongings were not taken from their person or the immediate vicinity of their person, they were not robbed; rather, their home was burglarized. The confusion is understandable, since people watch a lot of television and actors often dramatically moan, “I’ve been robbed!” Sometimes they are correct, but more often the term is used in error. This is easily explained since most screenwriters haven’t gone to law school. One simplified distinction is that ro...

Professor Corinne Cooper + University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Credit:  www.123rf.com   I sit down today to write you a letter to read before you start law school.  I know that you are filled with grand anticipation and a little dread.  It's a natural reaction.  I hope that I will be able to assuage some of your concern, and to help you get a good night's sleep.  Please know, however, that after eighteen years (twenty-one if you count my years as a student) in law school, I still cannot sleep the night before fall classes start.  When that edge of anticipation is gone, I suppose I'll know that it's time to retire. I am hard pressed to know where to begin in my advice to you.  My perspective on the process of legal education is skewed by the years I've spent immersed in it.  Perhaps an outsider could explain the process better. Perhaps I no longer remember what it is like to be a first-year student.  I may h...