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Drug Abuse and Trafficking in Nigeria

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ediru, Moses
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Malthouse Press Ltd, Nigeria, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements and Preface
  • Foreword
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of Statutes
  • Contents
  • PART I
  • PRELIMINARY MATTERS
  • Chapter 1. General Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Issues of Terminology and Classification of Addictive Substances (Drugs)
  • Synopsis of Issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Problem of Terminology
  • a. "Dangerous drug"
  • b. "Narcotic drugs"
  • c. "Psychotropic substances"
  • d. "Controlled drugs"
  • e. "Drug control" as used in "Regional Academy for Drug Control, Jos"
  • f. "Hard drugs"
  • G. "Drug abuse and trafficking"
  • 3. Classification of Controlled Addictive Substances
  • a. Narcotic analgesics
  • b. Substances that alter perception
  • c. Stimulants
  • d. Depressants
  • e. Miscellaneous agents
  • 4. Conclusions
  • Chapter 3. Ejusdem Generis Rule in Drug Classification
  • Synopsis of Issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Explanation of Terms
  • 3. The Basis of the Creation of the Genus "Cocaine, LSD, Heroin"
  • (a) Chemical structure
  • (b) Pharmacologic actions
  • (c) Sites of action
  • 4. The Status of the Provisions of the International Convention
  • 5. Procedures for Addition, Deletion and Transfer of Substances from one Schedule or Table to Another
  • 6. The Utility of the Drafting Device
  • 7. Conclusions
  • Chapter 4. Nature, Scope and Efficacy of Drug Offences in Nigeria
  • Synopsis of Issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Offences in Relation to Substance Abuse and Trafficking
  • a. Cultivation or planting, production, manufacture and related offences
  • b. Exportation or trafficking
  • c. Dealing in illicit substances
  • d. Knowingly being in unlawful possession and unlawful use
  • 3. Offences in Relation to Property
  • A. Nature of offences relating to property
  • b. The scope of offences relating to property
  • c. Assets of person arrested for offences under the NDLEA Act
  • d. Onus of proof of lawful origin of property
  • e. Property subject to forfeiture
  • f. Disposal of forfeited property
  • 4. Offences in Relation to Nigeria's Image
  • 5. Miscellaneous Offences
  • a. Occupier's liability
  • b. The protection and discipline of NDLEA officials
  • c. Inchoate offences
  • 6. Conclusions
  • Chapter 5. International Drug Control System
  • Synopsis of Issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Pre-1961 International Drug Control System
  • (a) International Opium Convention, 1915
  • (b) The 1931 Agreement for the Control of Opium Smoking in the Far East
  • (c) The 1946 Protocol
  • 3. The Post-1961 International Drug Control System
  • a) Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (1961 Convention)
  • b) The Convention On Psychotropic Substances 1971 (1971 Convention)
  • c) United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988 (1988 Convention)
  • 4. Bilateral Co-operation as an Integral Part of the International Drug Control System