BY AEYEMI OSHUNRINADE The latest as reported is two American soldiers shot and killed by a member of the Afghan National Army, the killings occurred as a result of a dispute during a joint operation between the Americans and their… Read More ›
Month: August 2012
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Liberty, Privacy Rights And Right To Be Left Alone
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE Liberty protects us from unwanted government interference into our homes; it is proper to say whatever we do in the confine of our homes is not a business of the state or a matter to be subject… Read More ›
TODD AKIN: REVISITING ROE v. WADE, Constitutionality and Right of Women to Abortion
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE In a recent interview, Representative Todd Akin, the GOP nominee for Senate in Missouri expressed his opposition to abortion rights even in the case of rape; he said that victims of “legitimate rape” have unnamed biological defenses… Read More ›
CRIMINAL LAW DEFENSE OF OTHERS: Homicide in the Name of Family
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE The law that gives one the right of self-defense also confers the privilege to act in defense of others whenever it is reasonable and necessary to do so. It would be unreasonable and unwise for a man… Read More ›
PAUL RYAN: FISCAL CONSERVATISM, Republican Butcher in the House
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE It is no longer news, the entire nation is aware it is Paul Ryan and a Romney-Ryan ticket to challenge the incumbent Barack Obama, come November 2012. Since his selection as the Republican running-mate, the debates have… Read More ›
SELF DEFENSE: A SETTLED PRINCIPLE OF CRIMINAL LAW
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE No doubt we all have the reflexes of self-defense the moment we were born. It is innate and we react in self-defense when we feel the impulses or it is necessary to do so. If a fly lands… Read More ›
PUBLIC AUTHORITY: A Special Defense in Criminal Law
BY Adeyemi Oshunrinade There are certain acts which if done by order of a superior or under the protection of public authority, are not considered crimes; if a police officer shoots and kills one holding a knife to his wife’s… Read More ›
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