Entries by Chukwuma Okoli

The Development of Private International Law of Family Law in the UK – Friday 6th November 10.00 – 4.30pm

Online public AHRC workshops on Private International Law after Brexit from global, European, Commonwealth and intra-UK perspectives Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling), Dr Mihail Danov (University of Exeter) and Dr Jayne Holliday (University of Stirling) are delighted to be able to host the following AHRC funded Research Network workshop. How to join the online […]

Kareem Olatoye and Abubakri Yekini publish a new article

Kareem Olatoye and Abubakri Yekini, both lecturers at Lagos State University, Nigeria, recently published an article titled: “Islamic Law in Southern Nigerian Courts: Constitutional Law and Conflicts of Laws Perspectives” (2019/2020) 6 Benin Journal of Public Law 120. The abstract reads as follows: This article challenges the prevailing views that Islamic law is not applicable in […]

October 2020 Issue of International and Comparative Law Quarterly

The October 2020 issue of International and Comparative Law Quarterly was recently published. It features two articles on private international law: S Donelly, “Conflicting Forum-Selection Agreements in Treaty and Contract” (2020) 69  International and Comparative Law Quarterly 759 – 787. When an investor submits a claim to arbitration under a treaty that falls within the scope […]

Ilaria Viarengo and Francesca C Villata recently published a new book

Ilaria Viarengo and Francesca C Villata recently published a new book titled: “Planning the Future of Cross Border Families: A Path Through Coordination“ under the prestigious Hart Studies in Private International Law. The abstract reads as follows: This book is built upon the outcomes of the EUFam’s Project, financially supported by the EU Civil Justice […]

Does a United States’ Court have jurisdiction to make an order affecting immovable property in Lagos, Nigeria?

In the very recent case of Yankey v Austin (2020) LPELR-49540(CA)  the Nigerian Court of Appeal was faced with the issue of whether a court in the United State has jurisdiction to make an order affecting immovable property in Lagos, Nigeria. The facts of the case was that the claimant/respondent previously sued the defendant/appellant before […]

CSA Okoli and RF Oppong, Private International Law in Nigeria (Hart Publishing, 2020)

This book examines the rules, principles, and doctrines in Nigerian law for resolving cases involving cross-border issues. It is the first book-length treatise devoted to the full spectrum of private international law issues in Nigeria. As a result of increased international business transactions, trade, and investment with Nigeria, such cross-border issues are more prevalent than […]

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (HART PUBLISHING, 2020) by Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli

This book provides an unprecedented analysis on the place of performance. The central theme is that the place of performance is of considerable significance as a connecting factor in international commercial contracts. This book challenges and questions the approach of the European legislator for not explicitly giving special significance to the place of performance in […]