Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria, by Paul Oboarenegbe Idornigie

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Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria , by Paul Oboarenegbe Idornigie, LawLords Publications, 2015. The concise title of Professor Idornigie’s book ‘Commercial Arbitration Law And Practice in Nigeria’ aptly defines its subject-matter, scope, and spatial domain. Of the various legal regimes and regulatory frameworks on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), commercial arbitration law is arguably closest to centre stage. This is due in no small measure to the global reach and impact of trade and commerce on the daily lives, interactions and transactions amongst peoples all over the world. Concomitant to this is the need to manage and resolve peacefully the conflicts and disputes that emanate from commercial relationships. The value of arbitration is reflected in the widespread recognition of its advantages and benefits in world trade and commerce. Prof Idornigie is not averse to proffering considered opinions and guidance on controversial and complex issues in Nigerian arbitration law. This is demonstrated in various sections of this book. For example, considering it unduly restrictive to confine ‘commercial relationship’ to ‘contractual relationship’, the author argues persuasively in this book for the draft Federal Arbitration and Conciliation Bill to define ‘commercial’ in conformity with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL’s) sense of that term to include legal relationships whether contractual or not. The book is extensive in coverage. The author justifies the scope of this work with the sanguine observation that as arbitration is evolving with new themes emerging there is need to add to the existing literature by aiming … judge{at}africaonline.co.ke