Part 1: Preliminary Matter : General Introduction -- Issues of Terminology and Classification of Addictive Substances (Drugs) -- Ejusdem Generis Rule in Drug Classification -- The Nature and Scope of Drug Offences in Nigeria -- International Drug Control System -- Institutional Framework for Enforcement of Drug Laws in Nigeria -- Jurisdictional Issues in Drug Trials -- Part 2: Substantive Matters : Proof of Possession as a Rate Limiting (Decisive) Step in Drug Trials -- When Unlawful Possession is an Offence (Okewu v. FRN) -- Is Offence of Unlawful Possession a Lesser Offence to Dealing in Hard Drugs? (Henry Odeh v. FRN) -- The Offence of Unlawful Possession for Purpose of Sale (FRN v. Iweka) -- Confessional Statements and Plea of Guilty on Burden of Proof in Drug Trials (Omoju v. FRN) -- Forensic Evidence in Drug Trials (Nwachukwu v. State) -- Conviction for Drug Offences Without a Chemist's Report (Nkie v. FRN) -- Enforcement Modalities for Money Laundering Offences -- The Decision in Chukwuma v. FRN -- Part 3: Ancillary Matters : Conviction and Sentencing of Drug Offenders -- Pharmaco-Legal Issues in Drug Administration and Consumption -- Legal Aspects of Clinical Trials -- Professional Etiquette, Informed Consent and the Legal Duty of Care in Physician-Patient Relationship.
Summary:
"At a time like this when the efforts in Nigeria and, indeed, the entire world to curb the menace of drug abuse and trafficking appear to be less than adequate, the need to properly understand the subject before deploying states apparatus becomes paramount. Many writers on this subject have often confused medical law with drug laws, drug abuse with drug misuse, leading to the conclusion that all drugs are liable to abuse. Most worrisome are the inadequacies and inefficiency of Nigerian drug law, which in turn have engendered deficient implementation strategies, leading to a judicial prolapse in the interpretation of relevant penal provisions. It is, therefore, hoped that the academia, enforcement institutions, practising lawyers and, in particular, the judiciary will find the modest contributions in this work useful."-- Publisher description.
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