About the Journal

Nigerian Law and Practice Journal (NLPJ)

The Editorial Board of the Nigerian Law and Practice Journal (NLPJ) is honoured to dedicate this resurgent edition to the leadership of Dr. Olugbemisola Titilayomi Odusote, the newly appointed first female Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. Her commitment to academic excellence, institutional reform, and professional development has culminated in the revitalisation of this Journal after nearly a decade of dormancy. The rebirth of the NLPJ under her stewardship represents not merely the return of a publication, but the restoration of an important intellectual platform for legal scholarship, professional reflection, and policy engagement within the Nigerian legal community.

The Nigerian Law and Practice Journal, a peer-reviewed biannual publication of the Nigerian Law School, was conceived to bridge the divide between legal theory and practice. As reflected in the Journal’s renewed call for papers, the NLPJ seeks to provide a rigorous scholarly forum for legal practitioners, academics, judicial officers, regulators, policymakers, and advanced postgraduate researchers whose work demonstrates both doctrinal depth and practical relevance to contemporary legal realities.

This edition reaffirms the Journal’s central thrust: to stimulate critical legal discourse that responds to the rapidly evolving challenges confronting the legal profession in Nigeria and beyond. Today, the legal landscape is increasingly shaped by technological innovation, transnational commercial interactions, constitutional developments, evolving governance structures, and emerging areas of substantive law. Consequently, the NLPJ is committed to promoting scholarship that interrogates these developments with analytical rigour while offering practical insights that can inform legal practice, judicial reasoning, legislative reform, and public policy.

In furtherance of this objective, the Journal prioritises contributions in thematic areas including contemporary practice challenges, technology and the legal profession, emerging substantive areas of law, legal education and professional development, constitutional and governance issues, and cross-border legal practice. These thematic clusters reflect the Nigerian Law School’s broader institutional mandate of producing professionally competent, ethically grounded, and globally responsive legal practitioners.

The Editorial Board remains committed to upholding the highest standards of scholarly integrity through a rigorous double-anonymous peer-review process and plagiarism screening. In an era where legal scholarship must increasingly demonstrate societal relevance, the Journal aspires to serve as a credible platform for innovative legal thought and evidence-based solutions to contemporary legal and governance challenges.

As the NLPJ reclaims its place within Nigeria’s legal academic landscape, this edition reflects a renewed commitment to excellence, intellectual independence, and professional relevance. We therefore invite scholars and practitioners across jurisdictions to contribute meaningfully to this evolving discourse and to partner with the Nigerian Law School in advancing legal scholarship responsive to the demands of justice, national development, and the rule of law.

We extend our gratitude to our contributors, reviewers, editorial advisers, and readers, whose support has made this revival possible.