April 2024

Challenges in Harmonization of Shariah and Civil Law: A Case Study of the United Arab Emirates

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Law in the UAE is enacted on a tripod of three distinct legal promulgations namely Islamic law, Civil law, and international law. The convulse of these Statutory laws often differ irreconcilably in enactment, procedures, construe essence, application, and critique.  The UAE like many other developed countries of the world is trying its best to harmonize …

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The Land Swap Initiative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Context of Nigeria’s Legal Framework on Public Private Partnership

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Faced with huge infrastructure deficits and corresponding funding challenges, the FCT (FCT) Administration instituted the land-for-infrastructure-swap scheme in which the private sector was granted land under the Land Use Act (LUA) in exchange for the provision of specified public infrastructure in a Greenfield district at no financial costs to FCT Administration. As a technique of …

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