Law

The right of silence, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely, may be pursued too keenly, may cost too much. This study paper seeks to illustrate that the system of adversarial trial, which is written in the constitution as bizarre, inefficient and unjust. Adversarial trial should not be taken to mean presumed innocent of a person though the two are contained is the system of fair justice. The principle underlining the presumption of innocence of a person outlines that a person has to...

The Information Commissioner has written about the dangers of sleepwalking into a Surveillance Society. Considering the background to the Commissioners work and publications, indicate whether you feel concerns are justified. This paper will access the Information Officers concerns about information and privacy in the UK. From the beginning, a clear understanding of the definition of terms followed by the various developments in the Information and Privacy protection mostly in the last decade. The...

National and international environmental policies are continuously coming into conflict with multilateral trade agreements.   Implemented in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) focuses almost entirely on cultivating a congruent international trade regime and in the process has paid insufficient attention to environmental issues.  At the Doha Round in 2001, the WTO turned its attention to reconciling Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA) with its seemingly conflicting world trade...

Law and order is important for the survival and existence of the society.  In the world of commerce, it is essential for every businessman to have a knowledge of the laws that govern their business. There are many disputes and cases filed in court that could have been avoided in the first place if the parties only have a clear grasp of the law. Knowledge and awareness about business law is useful in every persons daily living because entering into contracts and making transactions has been...

Conventional wisdom dictates that in the event an arbitration award has been annulled by a national court, the award no longer exist, therefore the question of enforcement does not arise.  However, by virtue of Article V(1)(e) of the New York Convention 1958, the award can be enforced provided the adjudicator seized of the matter exercises hisher discretion to enforce the annulled award.  There is arguably two reasons for Article V(1)(e) refusing to impose a compulsory duty on the enforcing...