Table of Contents
Theme 1: Legal Profession and Education
1. Nigeria Profession: Problems and Prospects by I.A. Ayua ...........................P. 1
2. Scope of Legal Education and the Contributions of Lawyers to the Development of Law in Nigeria by J.N. Samba ....................................................................P. 21
3. Judicial Education and the National Judicial Institute Decree by B. Owasanoye ..............................................................................................................P. 35

Theme 2: Administration of Justice and the Rule of Law
4. Administration of Juvenile Justice in Nigeria - Institutional Treatment of Juvenile Offenders by M.T. Ladan ..........................................................................P. 49
5. Enforcement of Judgements against Public Officers and Institutions by K.S. Chukkol ..................................................................................................P. 60
6. The Rule of Law in Nigeria M. Ayua (Mrs) ................................................P. 69
7. Legislative Option Perspective in a Military Regime by A. Adekunle ............P. 91
Theme 3: Constitutionalism, democracy and Human Rights
8. Slow March to Democracy: Understanding the Growth and Characteristics of Constitutional Order in Nigeria by T. Mamman ..........................................P. 104
9. Law Judiciary and Nigeria Democracy by N. Tubi ....................................P. 122
10. In the Search for Durable Democracy in Contemporary Nigeria by A Idoko ...........................................................................................................P. 140
11. Position of the Judiciary with Respect to Fundamental Right M.M.A. Akanbi ..........................................................................................................P. 155
12. Human Right and Reconstruction in Arica by O. Gye-Wado ...................P. 175
13. Capital Punishment: Quo Vadi Nigeria by D.A. Ijalaye ..........................P. 188
Theme 4: Customary and Islamic Law
14. Igbo Customary Law and the Right of Women in the Family I.E Okagbue (Mrs) ...........................................................................................................P. 201
15. What Shall we do with Repugnant Custom M.N. Tilley-Gyado (Mrs) ........P. 218
16. Prescription in Applicability under Native Law and Custom Determined by Y. Aboki ..................................................................................................P. 232
17. Law as Interpretation: An Exploratory Inquiry from Islamic Law Jurisdiction
Theme 5: Commercial and Environmental Law
18. Artitration of Foreign Investment Disputes in Nigeria: Some Alternatives Considered T.A.T. Yagba .......................................................................P. 265
19. Reflections on Consumer Protection Law in Nigeria by B.B. Kanyip ........P. 282
20. Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Decree, 1995: An Appraisal C.O. Okonkvo .............................................................................................P. 306
21. An Overview of Biodiversity Laws in Nigeria by O. Adewale (Mrs) ............P. 322