Journal of Legal Studies & Research

Subpoena being an instrument of law commanding the compulsory attendance of witnesses to court proceedings either to testify, produce documents or both is a tool that helps in the attainment of justice. The justice sector would have suffered a lot of setbacks in the adjudication of cases if not for this mechanism. This paper examines

Affirmative action policies have been lauded for contributing to equality and, at the same time, criticized for perpetuating reverse discrimination. In Zambia, women’s empowerment and the steps that need to be taken socially, culturally, economically, politically, and legally to ensure women’s empowerment and gender equality are topical discussions. Part of these efforts yielded gender affirmative

Labour law is crucial in identifying breach of care situations by employers to victim employees in industrial relations. As such, labour law has been used as means to punish a respondent’s negligence for breaching his contractual obligation of care towards claimants. In this light, an employer is liable for the breach of contractual obligation of

Since independence, the drive has been directed towards development, with part of the strategy being industrialisation through putting in place measures to attract and maintain corporate institutions. Today, Cameroon has emerged as a host to a wide number of companies, different in size, nationality, and nature of activities. Unfortunately, the strive to achieve economic development

The legislation proposes the protection of traditional knowledge and the regulation of the use of biodiversity in Brazil. The article provides a detailed account of the legislative process, including an analysis of the mechanisms, actors, and pathways involved and an examination of the role of legal persons in interpreting the interactions between official agents and

The title of this Paper is inspired by a famous song of an American rock band called the Ramones. The song describes a love-hate relationship and a choice that is presented to teenage boys or young adults as they stand at the gates of maturity, and the choices between new and old that are presented