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JUDICIAL CORRUPTION, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
Get PDFShortly after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the demise of several African one-party regimes, leaders of a number of African countries began the process of reconstructing the postcolonial African state by embarking on policy and political reforms. This decision was informed by the fact that, since independence, many African countries have been wracked by political and economic crises that have prevented the state from pursuing the rapid growth and economic development needed to fight poverty and material deprivation on the continent. This study argues that while corruption has contributed largely to the development crises in post-independence Nigeria, the problem of judicial corruption is a major impediment to the attainment of sustainable electoral reform in Nigeria. The study substantiates this hypothesis by citing instances of corruption in the Election Petition Tribunals of the 2003 and 2007 general elections in Nigeria. It is submitted that corruption in the judiciary helps to undermine electoral reform by ensuring that the decisions of the Election Petition Tribunals are compromised and the mandate of the people is subverted. Suggestions are offered to reform of the Nigerian electoral process with a view to fighting corruption in the judiciary
REGULATION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE
Get PDFCriminals despise transparency. Beneficial ownership transparency measures are aimed at ensuring that the structure of corporate vehicles is evident and that their real owners do not hide behind the corporate veil. South Africa and Zimbabwe have been struggling to prevent and combat money laundering, corruption and tax crimes. Competent authorities in both countries are starting to appreciate the importance of beneficial ownership transparency measures in the fight against economic crime. This paper examines whether South Africa and Zimbabwe have made progress in establishing effective legal frameworks on the beneficial ownership of legal persons and legal arrangements. It discusses the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017 which establishes beneficial ownership transparency measures for South Africa. It goes on to discuss the Zimbabwean situation regarding beneficial ownership and its regulation. Lastly, it makes certain recommendations concerning the beneficial ownership regimes of both countries
THE PROBLEM OF PRIVATE-TO-PRIVATE CORRUPTION
Get PDFCorruption has huge detrimental effects, and private-to-private corruption contributes hugely to this detriment. Its consequences match those of public corruption, particularly in the contemporary world, when private entities not only are becoming more influential but also increasingly are engaged in the dispensing of public functions. Hence, to give more muscle to the war against corruption and for it to bear some fruit, proper attention should be given to confronting corruption within the private sector. Criminalisation is one of the pivotal tools in this regard. This paper explicates the regulation of private-to-private corruption under key international anti-corruption instruments which are relevant in the African context. It also discusses the criminalisation of private sector corruption by the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights
CRYPTOLAUNDERING: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATION OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGES
Get PDFTen years on since their invention, virtual currencies are here to stay. However, virtual currencies come with money laundering risks. This paper discusses anti-money laundering regulation for virtual currency intermediaries, by showcasing and comparing regulatory models at the national and international levels.It is found that the anti-money laundering regulation for virtual currencies — more than being merely “nice to have” — carries considerable potential in the fight economic crime. Where financial intermediaries engaged in virtual currencies are required to gather the full spectrum of information needed to identify their customers and the source of funds, virtual currencies become much less attractive to money launderers than traditional fiat money systems. Furthermore, anti-money laundering regulation means that supervisory and investigatory authorities can identify and act against money launderers and other delinquents
Kiingereza kama Lugha ya Kufundishia na Kujifunzia Katika Shule za Sekondari Tanzania kinachangia Kuzorota kwa Elimu
Get PDFBackground: This article summarizes two research studies on the medium of ins/ruction in Tanzanian secondary schools. The objective of these studies was to find out how the use of Kiswahili affected student understanding. participation and performance in classrooms. Data was collected by means of interviews, questionnaires, classroom observation and a cartoon comprehension test. Generally, the studies showed that when Kiswahili was used as a medium of instruction, students understood better, explained themselves better and participated much more in class. Performance was likewise improved
The Political Wrath of Hurricane Katrina
Get PDFBackground: Like most people in the United States, I have been transfixed by the horrific images of the death and destruction wrought by hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proud city of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz and so much of what is 01iginal in American popular culture, stands deluged in a combustible slew of devastation, despair, and fury. Americans are shocked by the criminal incompetence of their government, which seeks refuge in the wrath of nature, not in its own ineptitude and indifference
Darfur Destroyed: Sudan Is Perpetrators Break Silence
No full textBackground: A Jew day before the issue of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrent for President Omar al Bashir, Khatoum\u27s agents and surrogates revealed the hand of the regime in the genoadal campaign in Darfur. In a 20 minute film released on the brink of that decision, Khartoum\u27s executioners broke their silence to reveal how Darfur\u27s atrocities were planned, financed and carried our - and who was responsible.
Prosecuting Jim Crow\u27s Ghosts: The Racist \u27Past\u27 Lives
No full textBackground: The FBI, which once covered up anti-Black crimes committed by its racist "informants" in the Deep South -and its own crimes against activists in the Black Freedom Movement - now vows to leave no stone unturned in a review of I 00 cold-case murders in Dixie. Although justice delayed is better than murder with total impunity, there is also the danger dial white America will conclude that racism is finally a problem of the "past," to be buried with the dead. Meanwhile, institutional racism is alive and well, daily defom1ing and limiting the life-prospects of millions.
Theresa Musoke, East Africa\u27s Top Female Artist, has Carved out a Niche in Wildlife Paintings (Her Brush Tames Wildlife)
No full textBackground: While many Ugandans left the country in the 1970, due to political pcrecution. Theresa Musoke exile was for a different reason. Hers is what you would refer to be profeional exile. "I had to go. There was a scancity of material, I ike paint, the basics an artist would need to survive. One had to make order from Nairobi and this would be followed by a lull in time before the would arrive",she say