Legal Parlance

Legal Parlance on PRINCIOLOGY.COM deals with posts about Law, and other law related topics.

LAW is a complex topic, and worth the discourse. When we learn more about Law, we better our standard of living, directly or indirectly.

Everything around us have their laws. Even our bodies. There is no system without a law, no not even one.

If we agree and say, “There’s no law to this.” Well, maybe we forgot that that is also a Law.

Justiciability of Chapter II of the Nigerian Constitution: Unenforceable Socio-economic Rights

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Justiciability of Chapter II of the Constitution of Nigeria

Justiciability of Chapter II of the Nigerian Constitution Have you ever heard anything about the justiciability of Chapter II of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, which contains socio-economic rights? Are you aware of the fact that these rights contained in the second chapter of the Nigerian constitution are not enforceable, or non-justiciable? This post is on … Read more Justiciability of Chapter II of the Nigerian Constitution: Unenforceable Socio-economic Rights

Consideration in contract: Definition of Consideration & Much More

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Consideration in contract

CONSIDERATION IN CONTRACT For a party to be entitled to bring an action on an agreement, he must demonstrate that he contributed to the agreement. It is this contribution that is called consideration. A more comprehensive definition of consideration was given by Lush J in (Currie v Misa). – Consideration in contract “valuable consideration in … Read more Consideration in contract: Definition of Consideration & Much More

Termination of Offer in Contract

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Termination of offer in contract

TERMINATION OF OFFER 1. By Revocation An offer may be revoked any time before acceptance. The revocation of an offer before acceptance involves no liability on the part of the offeror even though he promises to keep the offer open for a specific period of time and nevertheless revokes the offer before the expiration of … Read more Termination of Offer in Contract

ACCEPTANCE IN CONTRACT (Explanation, Invalid Forms & Communication)

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Acceptance in Contract

ACCEPTANCE Another constituent part of a contract is acceptance, i.e, for there to be a contract, there have to be acceptance. In (Zackem Construction Nig. Ltd v. Emmanuel Nneji), the court held thus:“An offer must be accepted in order for a transaction to crystalize into a contract”. Acceptance can be define as the final and … Read more ACCEPTANCE IN CONTRACT (Explanation, Invalid Forms & Communication)

OFFER IN CONTRACT and Invitation to Treat (Definitions & More)

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offer in contract

OFFER An offer may be defined as a definite undertaking or promise made by one party with the intention that it shall become binding on him (the maker) as soon as it is accepted by the party to whom it is addressed. The person making the offer is known as the offeror while the person … Read more OFFER IN CONTRACT and Invitation to Treat (Definitions & More)

Contract in Law: Definition and Classification

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contract definition and classification

Definition of Contract A contract can be defined as an agreement which the law with recognize as affecting the legal rights and duties of parties. Tobi JCA defined contract thus: “An agreement between two or more parties which creates reciprocal legal obligations to do or not to do particular things”.  Also, in (Akinyemi v. Odu’A … Read more Contract in Law: Definition and Classification

Historical Theory of Law: Meaning, Explanation, Arguments for and against

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Historical Theory of Law

German Historical School of Jurisprudence The Historical theory of law argues and states that law should be a product of the custom of the society. As we can simply derive from the meaning of the word ‘history’ – the Historical school of jurisprudence is of the opinion that law should be a restatement of the … Read more Historical Theory of Law: Meaning, Explanation, Arguments for and against

Meaning of Motion, Prayer, and Summon in law with examples

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The woods: legal meaning of motion, prayer, and summon with examples

Meaning of Motion, Prayer and Summon in Law Motion, prayer, and summons are common terms in the legal circle. They are of different meanings and distinct usage. This post addresses their basic meaning of motion, prayer, and summon in law. Meaning of Motion in Law I once heard a story of a person, an engineer … Read more Meaning of Motion, Prayer, and Summon in law with examples

Judicial Precedents for Theories of Law

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Case laws for theories of law: Princiology

Case Laws: Judicial Precedents for Law Theories In answering law questions, it is important that relevant case laws be mentioned to support points. Here are a number of case laws or judicial precedents for various theories of law. See also: Meaning of Motion in Law Case laws for theories of law in Nigeria 1. Positive … Read more Judicial Precedents for Theories of Law

Classifications of Law should be the Lawyer’s Servant and not his Master

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Princiology - Classifications of law

Classifications Of Law as servant Not Master It is important to know this. That the classifications of law are the lawyer’s servant, not his master. With simple semantic analysis, the classifications of law are the classes or groups into which laws have been divided or segmented, according to some common relations or attributes. Some of … Read more Classifications of Law should be the Lawyer’s Servant and not his Master