Report on the 2020 Edition of the Foreign Direct Investment Moot

December 24, 2020

Introduction Usually, there would be national oral rounds in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. These national qualifying rounds would determine who advances to the All Africa Regional Rounds and then to the Global Round. However, like so many other things this year, this format had to be changed due to the Corona Virus as it was actually impossible to hold any sort of in-person moot. This being the case, all teams interested in participating were going to go straight to the Regional Rounds after registration.

A Call for the Wider Study of Private International Law in Africa: A Review of Private International Law in Nigeria

This book is without doubt, one of the most impactful legal textbooks in Nigeria in at least twenty five years. It is a refreshing addition to the legal libraries across Nigeria and beyond. Judges at all levels of courts in Nigeria, legal practitioners, arbitrators and lawmakers alike as well as law teachers, researchers and students, will find Private International Law in Nigeria a highly resourceful and practical guide that fills an intellectual void in a long neglected but increasingly critical field of law. It is a long overdue contribution to the field of private international law in particular, and to legal scholarship in Nigeria as a whole.

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The Practicality of the Enforcement of Jurisdiction Agreements in Nigeria

In recent years, Nigeria has been making frantic efforts to turn around its economy. There is a consistent drive at improving the ease of doing business, and various investment promotion laws have also been enacted to that effect. However, we seem not to appreciate the nexus between PIL and the promotion of cross border commercial transactions. We agree with Dr Oppong that PIL has a role to play in making Nigeria attractive for international trade and commerce. International businesspersons are more interested in economies that enforce contracts, protect and secure property rights, and have simple and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms in place. Jurisdiction agreements are part of contractual terms.

Presence as a Basis for International Jurisdiction of a Foreign Court under Nigerian Private International Law

This paper acknowledges that the requirement of presence of the defendant in the territory of the foreign court at the time of service ensures that the proceedings are conducted in accordance with the principles of natural justice. If the defendant was not present, the necessary originating processes may fail to reach him, or at least in good time, so as to have sufficient time to defend his case.
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