National Open University of Nigeria
14-16 Ahmadu Bello
Way, Victoria Island Lagos
SCHOOL OF LAW
SEPTEMBER 2013
COURSE CODE: LAW 100
COURSE TITLE: INTODUCTION TO LAW
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY 4 QUESTION
1. Apart from the requisite of academic
qualification, a law student needs to be “fit and proper” to be
called to the
Nigerian bar. Discuss any four of the under listed, in line with the
requirement of being
“fit and proper” 16marks
i. Dinning
etiquette 4marks
ii.
Dressing
4marks
iii. Self
comportment 4marks
iv. Misappropriation of funds 4marks
v. sexual
orientation
4marks
Bonus mark
for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of thought 0.5 - 1.5marks
2. Identify at least four legal issues from the passage
below and discuss the legal principles guiding
those issues. Peter a plumber,
is asked by Bosun a mother of four young children to fix tiles in her
three
bedroom apartment at #25,000.00(twenty five thousand naira) only per room.
Peter says
nothing, but goes ahead to purchase tiles from Ego, the only person
who sells tiles from only good
tiles for UK limited in order to ensure quality.
Whilst fixing the tiles he discovers that some are
cracked. Annoyed he drops
his work and marches out of the house o confront Ego. Whilst crossing
the road
he is almost struck down by raji who races past in his new vehicle failing to
stop at the
traffic lights which are red. Peter is frightened and jumps back to
avoid the oncoming vehicle. He
mistakenly knocks over Mai shai’s table of hot
eggs, indomie and tea scalds his foot! Mai shai, looses
10pacs of indomie 20
eggs and two flasks of already prepared hot tea 16 marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
3. Bawa buys hot swiss rolls from raula’s shop. After eating
them he develop a running tummy .
determined to get to the bottom of it he
manages despite the odds to make it to Raula’s shop and
confront her with his
condition. She refuses to accept responsibility insinuating he must have bought
his swiss rolls elsewhere and is now railing accusations in order to cheat her
of her precious money.
Bawa loses his temper and threatens to destroy
everything in her shop if she does not return his
money immediately. Raula is
frightened for her safety. Immediately returns bawa’s money and gives
him
another set of swiss rolls to pacify him. He takes them and storm out. Once
outside he receives a
call that tervee his young daughter who is four years old
and had some of the swiss rolls too, has been
vomiting and has been rushed to
the hospital and has been admitted for
food poisoning. Her mother
buchi is extremely angry reports the matter at the
local government food inspection unit(FIU) and is
threatening to sue Raula for
everything’s she owns. The food
inspectorate tams arrives on the scene
and shuts down Raula’s shop for
investigation. Raula breaks the locks
Claiming that they do not have a warrant. There is a by-law
that permits the FIU to shut down is
business premises in other to forestall a
food poisoning emergency . when Raula is notified of this,
she adamantly states
that local government have no authority to make laws for Nigerians citizens.
Please answer the following question with reasons 16marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
i. can bawa bring any legal action against raula,if so
what 2.4marks
ii. is raula likely to have any legal remedy against bawa
? 2.4marks
iii. Can any legal action be bought by tervee or on
tervee’s behalf, if so what and by
whom 2.4marks
iv. Does the FIU have the authority to shut down raula’s
shop? 2.4marks
v. has raula committed any offence by breaking the
locks? 2.4marks
vi. Explain the term ‘breach of a duty of care’ 4marks
4. Discuss extensively two major obstacles to the
enforcement of legal rights in Nigeria three means
of addressing the attendant
problems they present 16marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
5.Irene aged 18 fell off tree and hurt her leg, because she
feared the possibility of the involved
treatment, she hid it for two weeks at
home till it became gangrenous mother a nurse obuba observed
her throughout the
period knowing she had hurt her leg did nothing 16marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
5a. what legal issues if any are raised in this situation.
What remedy maybe sought any?
4marks
5b.if obuba was a professional nurse, does it change
anything 2marks
5c.under what circumstance does a duty of care arise 4marks
5d. if Irene was 12years old, does it change the situation
and in what way. 2marks
6. Timon was clearing his courtyard: he picked up a stick
and immediately spotted a poisonous tarantula
On it, known to cause massive hemorrhaging and eventual death
to sting victims. He violently threw
the stick which struck pumba who was
having a satisfying meal of corn and coconut at his back yard
away from his
wife and children. The spider was dislodged by the violence of the throw and
angrily
stung pumba’s who was sneaking up to him, which pleased pumba she
screamed and threw the spider
over rafiki’s fence, whom she had several
times quarrels with and was quoted as
saying she would
deal ruthlessly with in the near future. Rafiki was terribly
frightened but unhurt
16marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
6a. identify the legal issues raised in this scenario 6marks
b. assume you are timon’s counsel has any criminal offence
been committed by him? if yes what and what are the possible charges he may
face ? 10marks
7. in what court o you expect the following matters to be
disposed of and why?
16marks
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
i. A murder charge 4marks
ii. A claim of bias of the electoral commission by a
defeated presidential candidate.
4marks
iii. A dispute in respect of states territorial waters. 4marks
iv. A child custody dispute 4marks
8a. Describe the term bail and distinguish between a police
and court bail and discuss the criteria
for granting bail
8b.briefly discus four grounds on which a bail may be
refused 6mark
Bonus mark for neatness 0.5, articulation 0.5, flow of
thought 0.5-1.5marks
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