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    • Journeying back to Madinah 

      Ahmad, Ibrahim M.; Abikan, Abdulqadir I. (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      This article examines the history of evolution and developmental progression of Shariah Governance (SG) in the global Islamic Finance Industry. It explores the status of SG in the nascent Nigerian Islamic Financial Service ...
    • The need for banking sector reforms and consolidation in uganda: a conceptual and legal framework 

      Musa, Yusuf Abdul R.; Tukur, Kabiru Isa (Journal of comparative law, 2008-01)
      The financial landscape, especially the banking sector, is under immense pressure from the global market place of financial services, for the need to provide adequate and cheap capital, competitive technology, and robust ...
    • Peaceful coexistence examined via the lens of the Islamic law of war and peace 

      Owoade, A.A.; Onikosi, A. A (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      No sovereign state of the world can operate in isolation of other state, be it Islamic state or otherwise. This manifest relation is as a result of economic, political, security reason and many more. Premised upon the ...
    • The place and role of the International Criminal jurisdictions in relation to National Domestic courts with regard to the principles of primacy and complementarity 

      Tumwine, William (Journal of Comparative Law, 2007-07)
      The end of the Cold War 16 years ago marked a major shift in the development of international law. The need to address the ever-increasing culture of impunity and prevent future commission of atrocities made the international ...
    • police reforms in nigeria 

      Ijaiya, Hakim (journal of comparative law, 2008-01)
      Reforms can be defined as Change that is made to a social system, an organization et cetera in order to improve or correct it. The essence of reforms is to bring about a positive change, which will either result in improvement ...
    • Reappraising the status and role of the Company secretary in Contemporary corporate practice 

      Ogar, Edward. E (Journal of Comparative Law, 2007-07)
      The role of the Company Secretary in contemporary corporate practice cannot be overemphasized, particularly with the professionalization and legislation or statutory recognition of the office of the Company Secretary in ...
    • Restorative justice in Nigeria 

      Ijaiya, Hakeem (Journal of comparative law, 2008-01)
      The purpose of this paper is to consider theoretical and practical issues in relation to the notion of Restorative justice with particular reference to the Nigerian context. The paper will begin with an analysis of the ...
    • The role of public opinion in court decisions on the legality of the death penalty 

      Tumwine, W; Nayiga, Sauda (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      There are various schools of thought on the role of public opinion in court decisions especially on the death penalty. A person’s view of the role of public opinion will be profoundly affected by whether the public he or ...
    • Salient effect of Maliki's solution to the problem of 'Grandfather and collaterals in competition' 

      Ismael, Saka. Ismael (Journal of Comparative Law, 2007-07)
      This paper is a critical analysis of the solution adopted by the Maliki school of Law to solve the knotty problem of “grandfather and collaterals in competition” in Islamic Law of Intestate Succession. It examines the ...
    • Shariah commercial law 

      Serwanga, Jamil (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      The paper looks at the nature of the Shariah commercial law, prospects and challenges for the development of societies. It is noted that the Islamic law –commercial law inclusive is unique and comprehensive. This deals ...
    • succession and will under islamic law 

      Jimeta, Abbo U.S.; Da'ud, K.A. (journal of comparative law, 2008-01)
      The place of women before the coming of Sharia in all the societies in the world was sympathetic, as they were seen and treated as chattels, and their personal consent in matters affecting their well-being was considered ...
    • Surgical separation of thoraopagus twins 

      Walusimbi, Abdul Hafiz; Nayiga, Sauda (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      Eng and Chang bunker were the first pair of conjoined twins recorded in medical annals of gynaecology and obstetrics. Born in Siam, Thailand today, on May 10, 1811, attached by a five- inch connecting ligament near their ...
    • Trade Liberalisation or Trade colonisation? An extraction of the politics in policies of the World Trade Organisation (WHO) on African Economy 

      OLOKOOBA, S.M (Journal of Comparative Law, 2009-01)
      After the World War II, the clamour for a forum or Organisation that would serve as a platform for negotiating trade agreement and trade rules increased tremendously. This urge was what gave birth to the General Agreement ...
    • The Uganda hire purchase act 2009 vis-à- vis the Kenyan hire purchase act 

      Azeez, Abdulkareem (Islamic University in Uganda, 2017)
      The Hire Purchase Act of Uganda, 2009 is a commendable effort from the Ugandan law makers which seeks on one hand to respond to the commercial needs of the people by providing a legal framework aimed at creating a regulatory ...
    • The women's human rights in the war zone: a case study of Nothern Uganda 

      Nakitto, Saida (journal of comparative law, 2008-01)
      Northern Uganda is composed of 16 districts and by 2003 it had a population of 6.5 million people that represented 35% of the Ugandan population, which is now estimated at 31 million. The Acholi region, parts of lango and ...