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The Politics Of Regulating And Disciplining Judges In Nigeria, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe Jan 2021

The Politics Of Regulating And Disciplining Judges In Nigeria, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

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The disciplining of judges is a sensitive and complex challenge. In Nigeria, the complexity is heightened because the process is complicated by socio-political factors and public views about the motivations for disciplining some judges, including claims of political interference by the ruling government. This Chapter argues that both judicial discipline and the work of the National Judicial Council (NJC) – the body responsible for judicial regulation in Nigeria – are caught up within Nigeria’s peculiar socio-politics, a reality that a strictly legal analysis will miss. The Chapter analyzes contemporary challenges and controversies associated with the complaints and discipline procedure in …


China’S Response To Covid-19, Jacques Delisle, Shen Kui Jan 2021

China’S Response To Covid-19, Jacques Delisle, Shen Kui

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La Privatización, La Desregulación Y El Interés Público: Un Análisis Comparado, Alfred C. Aman Jan 2021

La Privatización, La Desregulación Y El Interés Público: Un Análisis Comparado, Alfred C. Aman

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This Spanish-language paper analyzes the structural elements of Administrative Law in the United States of America, such as deregulation and privatization, which define the particular relationship between State and Society in that country. The analysis focuses on the limits to privatization in some sectors (prisons, water, health care) using a comparative approach with Spain. From a critical position with the marketization and hegemony of economics, alternatives are proposed for a reform of the Administrative Law that allows a more democratic and inclusive functioning of the governmental institutions.