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Background: Towards A Critical Assessment Of Canadian-Nigerian Bilateral Relations, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Background: Towards A Critical Assessment Of Canadian-Nigerian Bilateral Relations, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
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Although the diplomatic relations between Canada and Nigeria is almost six decades old, the nature of this bilateral relationship has not been the subject of rigorous academic research. While a recent body of research by international relations scholars has taken up the broad critical study of Canadian-African relations, a significant gap exists with respect to studies that focus on the context of Canada’s engagement with individual African countries. Against this background, this paper briefly examines the bilateral trade and investment engagements between Nigeria and Canada. The modest aim is to highlight the existing framework that guides the relations of both …
Revisiting The Economic Community Of West African States: A Socio-Legal Analysis, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Revisiting The Economic Community Of West African States: A Socio-Legal Analysis, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
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Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in the conditions of emergence of regional trade agreements in Africa. These analyses have advanced our knowledge on a range of technical issues, from specific institutional transformation of regional economic communities such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to broad legal issues relating to the provisions of the regional trade agreements. Most literature on ECOWAS is, however, informed by legal formalism that interprets the text of the treaties strictly and without context, leading to a dominant interpretation of failure.
By contrast, this thesis adopts a socio-legal approach and argues …