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Appropriate Curriculum for the 21st Century Lawyer
(Cinnamon Press International, Port Harcourt, 2010) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.; Olomola, O.
For close to five decades, law faculties and the Nigerian Law School teaching has relied on an education model that focuses on theory, providing minimal opportunity for students to learn and apply the practical problem-solving skills critical to becoming a competent lawyer in real world settings. Modern learning theory provides direction, and the tools are available for improving the legal education system to prepare students for the practice of law. The perspectives and recommendations in this article are presented with the intent of encouraging discussion about the future of legal education in Nigeria. This article is broadly divided into five sections i. e. concept analysis, history of legal education, Pre-NUC; the era of NUC; era of Clinical legal cum NUC and finally proposals for developing an ideal curriculum for legal education in Nigeria. The first section provides an overview of the history and status of legal education. The second section discusses the learning theory and how the profession has fared. It provides answers to criticism as it addresses curriculum, teaching, faculty, and affordability. With high optimism for the future of the profession and the legal education system, I invite you to consider and deliberate on the issues raised in this paper. It is not only possible, but essential, to create a Legal Education for the 21st Century. It is remarkable to state that traditionally, lawyers and law teachers have been resistant to change, arguing that the profession is a noble and conservative one thus not allowing fpr any inference whatsoever. The dynamic reality and the challenges of 21st century legal practice require an equally dynamic and timely response. This paper has outlined one such response: i.e. proposing a workable curriculum for training 21st Century lawyers
Copyright issues in indigenous knowledge
(Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, 2018) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
An examination of the legal rights of a surgical patient under the Nigerian laws
(Academic Journals, 2009-09) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
With the passing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 and signing of the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 and the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966, there has been a global emphasis on human rights. The issue of patients’ rights has also been brought to prominence with the advent of modern technology and the availability (and use) of artificial measures to prolong life; the evolution of legal rights and duties of patients, an increased concern for the rights of the patients, the increase in number of people affected by HIV/Aids, and a growing population of elderly patients. However, apart from those international instruments setting out human rights, most national Constitutions have equally set out fundamental rights of individual. In this category is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which sets out fundamental human rights enjoyable by everyone (any patient inclusive) within the territory of the country. Violation of these rights is enforceable in court and the violator may be liable to pay heavy damages and compensation. This article discusses those rights that centre on the relationship of a patient and his/her healthcare providers, specifically, the rights of a surgical patient in relation to his/her medical doctors, nurses, other health personnel and health institutions
The Investment and Securities Act 1999 as an Instrument for Investment Protection
(Department of Private and Business law, University of Ibadan, 2006) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Legal framework of merger and acquisitions in Nigeria
(2002-01) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Pre-employment HIV/AIDS test: An emerging trend of discrimination in Nigeria
(Hybrid Consult, 2010) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
HIV/AIDS has been around for over a quarter of century. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one that knows no geographical class, caste, gender and sexual borders. The fear of discrimination has prevented many people from seeking treatment or disclosing their status openly. In the context of employment, PLWHA are often denied employment at the time of recruitment on account of their HIV status. While those already in employment are discriminated against by their co-workers and employers, and their employment are frequently terminated. This paper examines the right of persons living with HIV/AIDS and shall contend that PLWHA should not be discriminated against when applying for employment and in the course of employment
The quest for a supranational entity in West Africa: can the economic community of West African states attain the status?
(North-West University, 2013) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.; Osuntogun, A. J.
Regulating insider dealing: The Nigerian experience
(The Development Universal Consortia, Ikot Ekpene, 2009) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
The right to qualitative health care in Nigeria: A quest for law reform
(2019-07) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their nationality, place of residence, sex, or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The right to health guarantees the right to life, on which other social, economic and political rights are hinged. The right to health involves availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of public health and health care facilities, goods and services. The availability of counterfeit drugs is a direct infringement on the right to health, which provides that health care must not only be affordable, accessible and acceptable, but must be of good quality. Nigeria has a robust and comprehensive legal framework. However, their effect is not being felt due to enforcement challenges. The rights of victims to compensation have not been provided for. This paper calls for law reform in this regard, proposing the adoption of the template provided for by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). The UNGP promotes the principles of ‘protect, Respect and Remedy
The Role of the Nigerian Police and the protection of citizens’ right to life and human dignity
(2011) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Government has responsibility to protect lives, liberties and properties of its citizens, and the exercise of power by government must be conditioned by that purpose. The police is, inherently, the most visible symbol of any government's power and authority and the primary enforcer of its laws; an institution of social control in the hands of those who are managers of the State. The issue of human rights has received global attention. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), 1966 and the other human rights instruments set the standard and norms for State Parties to observe when protecting and promoting human rights in their territories. The African Union (AU) on its part sets up mechanisms to protect human rights. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN), 1999 also guarantees fundamental human rights such as the rights to life and dignity in its provisions. However, these important human rights are often violated by the Nigerian Police and this paper shall seek to examine these issues among others
Shareholders’ Participation in the Affairs of Public Companies: An Insight
(2010-04) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
The aim of this study was to have an insight into the participation of shareholders in the affairs of public companies. The information gathered in relation to this study revealed that the only way shareholders can actively participate in the affairs of public companies was by attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and exercise the powers reserved for them. However, as a matter of law, there is no enforceable obligation on the shareholders to attend the AGM of their companies for that matter, or indeed, actively participate in the affairs of the company, but such shareholders remain bound by any decision the meeting may take, their nonparticipation notwithstanding. Conclusively, the study submitted that active participation of shareholders in the AGM is capable of saving their companies from possible lapses that may be as a result of mismanagement. Therefore shareholders should attend meetings of their companies, mostly the AGM
Some Relevant Issues in Small Business Management in Nigeria
(General Studies Programme, University of Ibadan, 2012) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Who is the victim? The effect of medical errors on physicians and patients
(The Development Universal Consortia, Ikot Ekpene, 2009) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Medical error is an adverse event that could be prevented, given the current state of medical knowledge. It has been defined as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim. Medical errors can occur in any health care setting in the form of an ‘adverse drug event, improper transfusion, surgical injuries and wrong site injuries, suicide, restraint-related injury or death, falls, burn, pressure ulcers and mistaken patient identity, When errors occur, ethics, professional policy and the law suggest that timely and candid disclosure be the standard practice. Disclosure however raises a number of ethical, legal, and psychological issues which will be discussed in this study. The study further examines the philosophical basis for disclosure and non-disclosure; the duty owed by the physician to the patient; the effect of disclosure on patients and physicians. In discussing the effect of medical error on patients and physicians, the benefit and harm of disclosure and its effect on patient/physician relationship will be examined
Winding- up and striking - off of companies: problems of implementation
(The Development Universal Consortia, Ikot Ekpene, 2008) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
Withholding treatment from disabled newborns and its effect on the right to life in Nigeria
(Academic Journals, 2010-03) Lokulo-Sodipe, J. O.
The ultimate aim of medical treatment is to provide benefit for the patient and such treatment should not be prolonged if it cannot achieve this aim. Remarkable advances in neonatal care now make it possible to sustain the lives of many newborn infants who several years ago would have died in the first days or weeks after birth. Not all newborns fare well. Some infants with low birth weight or severe defects cannot survive for long, despite the most aggressive efforts to save them; others suffer severe impairments either as a component of their conditions or as a result of treatments. Consequently, medicine’s increased ability to forestall death in seriously ill-newborns and this has magnified the already difficult task of physicians and parents who must attempt to assess which infants may or may not benefit from various medical interventions. This paper will examine the legal implications of withholding treatment in such instances. This will include the right of the child (with particular reference to the right to life) and whether this right is absolute. The paper will also discuss the grounds for state intervention in protecting the rights of a child. In doing this, the Baby Doe incidence which occurred in the United States of America will be used as a case study. An outcome of the Baby Doe case in the USA is the Baby Doe Law, and as such, this paper will also discuss the provisions of this law. It will also look at the provisions of the Nigerian Law in respect of withholding treatment for disabled newborns to determine whether or not the law on this issue is adequate