WHAT IS A LEGAL RIGHT?

In the case of AG of Lagos State Vs. AG FEDERATION (2004) LPELR – SC 70/2004, this Court aptly postulated: What is legal right? A legal right in my view, is a right recognisable in law. It means a right recognised by law and capable of being enforced by the plaintiff. It is a right...

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WHEN IS THERE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDERATION & A STATE

In Attorney-General of the Federation v Attorney-General of Imo State (1983) 4 NCLR 178, it was held that before the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can be invoked under section 212 of the 1979 Constitution, the following criteria must be satisfied:- “(1) There must be a justiciable dispute involving any question of law or...

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RIGHTS ARE QUALIFIED

IN AMERICAN BANK & TRUST CO. VS. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA (1921) 256 @ 500 US. 350, 358, 41 SC et 499 @ 500, the US Supreme Court aptly held: “[T]he word ‘right’ is one of the most deceptive of pitfalls; it is so easy to slip from a qualified meaning in the premise to an unqualified one in the conclusion. Most rights are qualified.”

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CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ONE PARTY CANNOT DEPRIVE ANOTHER OF HIS CONTRACTUAL RIGHT

It is unfortunate that the 2nd defendant/respondent felt satisfied with the conviction for stealing the N9,600 and failed to file notice of appeal against the judgment. There is no doubt that from the facts on record in Exhibit ‘T’, he would have secured an acquittal and discharge from the High Court in its appellate jurisdiction....

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CITIZEN’S RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

The citizen’s right to remain silent has for long been firmly recognised and established under the common law. In Rice v. Connolly (1966) 2 All E.R. 649 at p.652, the Lord Chief Justice opined: “The whole basis of the common law is the right of the individual to refuse to answer questions put to him...

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RIGHT VS PRIVILEGE

I hold that when a claim of right metamorphoses into one of supplication, it ceases to wear the clothe of a right but a mere privilege. In this case the appellant was literally begging the respondent for mercies. – Pats-Acholonu, JSC. ADECENTRO v. OBAFEMI (2005) Was this dictum helpful? Yes 0 No 0...

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A GUARANTEED RIGHT COULD BE DEROGATED FROM

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WHAT IS A LEGAL RIGHT?

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WHEN IS THERE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDERATION & A STATE

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RIGHTS ARE QUALIFIED

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CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ONE PARTY CANNOT DEPRIVE ANOTHER OF HIS CONTRACTUAL RIGHT

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CITIZEN’S RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

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RIGHT VS PRIVILEGE

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