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THE ROLE OF STATE CONSENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE US STRIKES ON NIGERIAN SOIL.

By Centre for Community Law December 31, 2025issuesNo Comments

BY PROF. M.T LADAN* 1. CONTEXT:- The December 25, 2025, U.S. airstrikes in Sokoto were officially framed by both nations as a collaborative counter-terrorism effort with Nigerian government consent, which…

Observations of the Centre for Community Law on the United States Christmas Day Military Action in Nigeria

By Centre for Community Law December 30, 2025issues2 Comments

Whereas: For over 15 years, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and atrocity risks due to attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups. According to the…

The State of Exploration of the “Seabed and Subsoil Beyond National Jurisdiction”

By Centre for Community Law December 28, 2024issuesNo Comments

One of the innovations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, (UNCLOS) is the designation of a zone of the seabed and subsoil as the…

Republic of Niger & Seven others & Ors v. The Authority of Heads of State and Government, ECOWAS & Ors Application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/34/23: Matters Arising

By Centre for Community Law February 8, 2024issues, journal1 Comment

FactsThis Application was brought by eighth Applicants: the Republic of Niger; Dr Fatimata Moussa, a national of the Republic of Niger resident in Niamey; la Societe Nigeriene d’Electricite, a semi-public limited company…

The Challenging Competence of Corporations before the ECOWAS Court: A Rumination on Algom Resources Ltd v Republic of Sierra Leone, ECW/CCJ/03/23

By Centre for Community Law January 31, 2024issues, journal2 Comments

The Facts of the Case The first Applicant, Algom Resources Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Sierra Leone on 7 June 2016 accused officials of the…