The Political Economy Of Illegal Bunkering In Nigeria By Kòmbò Mason Braide (PhD) Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria Demonise & Diabolise: The Niger Delta has been a source of illicit international business deals (like the trans-Atlantic slave trade)‚ as far back as the 15th century. Today a new form of syndicated criminal proclivity is threatening the very foundations of Nigeria’s petroleum industry‚ and by extension‚ the Nigerian economy‚ as well as putting tremendous pressure on Chief (General) Olusegun
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: Issue 1. Whether Nur Aini consent to an agreement caused by undue influence? Undue influence define under Section 16(1) of the Contract Acts where a contract is induced by undue influence if one of the parties is in a position to dominate the will of the other and uses that position to obtain an unfair advantage over the other. Section 16(1) of the Contract Acts 1950 lay down the principal in general terms and gives the element necessary to establish undue influence where the elements are
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to this‚ Otis gave a lengthy speech declaring that the writs contravened the natural rights of the colonists and this served as one of the first resistance towards British policies. He stated “An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void. Taxation without representation is tyranny.8” Moreover‚ Otis
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Area of law for this case is law of contract. Contract is defined of section 2(h) of the Contract Act (CA) as a contract is an agreement entered into voluntarily by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation‚ which may have elements in writing‚ though contracts can be made orally. A contract is a legally enforceable promise or undertaking that something will or will not occur. The word promise can be used as a legal synonym for contract. Although care is required as a promise
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Alien Invasion Illegal immigration is widespread throughout the United States. There are 12 million or more illegal aliens in the United States‚ this number continues to rise (Swartz). This influx of illegal immigrants causes jobless Americans to lose out on opportunities. Employers choose to pay illegal immigrants lower wages than American workers. Is it right to pay illegal immigrants less than Americans to do the same job? Should the illegal immigrants be deported? Should border control be increased
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Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different
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Company overview ABS-CBN Corporation is the Philippines’ leading information and entertainment multimedia corporation. Its primary line of business composes of multinational television and radio broadcasting. They also enter into contracts with different professional actors and actresses and personalities in the production of television and radio programming for local and international audiences and other related businesses. These programs‚ which vary from different genres such as drama‚ comedy
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monte‚ Joan Carla ILLEGAL FISHING The Philippines ranked 11th among the top fish producing countries in 2003 with the production of 2.63 million tonnes of fish‚ crustaceans‚ molluscs and aqua plants. As an archipelagic state with over 2.2 million km of highly productive seas‚ the Philippines has vast fishery resources‚ and the most biodiverse marine area in the world. However all the country ’s main fish species and marine organisms are showing signs of overfishing. Illegal fishing methods kill
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Illegal Immigration Immigration‚ legal or otherwise‚ is a huge issue right now. Debates rage about how many immigrants should be allowed into the country and how zealously we should guard out border from illegal intruders. To a point‚ these people are correct‚ illegal immigration is something that should be stopped. People should not cross the border illegally or overstay on visits. The important question is‚ however‚ does illegal immigration deserve the massive amount of attention it receives
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Over 1400 illegal immigrants arrive in the United States from Mexico every day. Most of them are concentrated in a few larger states such as California and Texas. Roughly 10 million total illegal immigrants from Mexico alone are living in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have been laid off due to being replaced with immigrant workers who will perform the same job duties for lower wages. Advocates that side with the illegal immigrants say that the immigrants fill jobs that Americans
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