Monday, 25 November 2013

Suicide Terrorists are Insane: True or False?


Courtesy: Dissidentvoice.org
Below is a paper written by moi addressing the assumption that suicide terrorists are rational actors. Kindly share your thoughts. Are they?

Global Terrorist




If you are interested in terrorism, read about the Nigerian man recently extradited to the United States here

LAWAL Olaniyi Babafemi is a Nigerian Journalist and the publisher of ‘Inspire’, an al Qaeda based Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) magazine published in English and Arabic languages. He is presently on trial in New York.

Friday, 22 November 2013

Compelling the Performance of Duty of A Public Officer (III)


MANDAMUS AND LOCUS STANDI



What is mandamus?

A Mandamus is an order issued by the court against an individual, organisation, administrative tribunal, quasi-judicial body or court requiring it to perform a duty which it is obliged to perform by law but failed to perform. It can also be defined as a writ or order that is issued from a court of superior jurisdiction that commands an inferior tribunal, corporation, Municipal Corporation, or individual to perform, or refrain from performing, a particular act, the performance or omission of which is required by law as an obligation[1].

Compelling the Performance of Duty of A Public Officer (II)



In the preceding post we started with the term known as 'security vote' and the continuous deduction of such funds from the coffers of the state in the 'interest of security'. 

This post addresses the term Public Interest Litigation.