April 2014

Women, law, and human rights in Cameroon: Progress or status quo?

This paper assesses what progress there is in Cameroon regarding women’s statuses.  Based on a qualitative strategy, the paper examines laws that are in place to address women’s plight in the country.  The paper argues that while progress is being made on some levels, the status quo, that is, female marginalization is still entrenched in other facets. The paper advances recommendations for creating...

Author(s): Victoria M. Time

April 2014

An appraisal of the Protection of Copy Right under International Law

The increasing number of creators who publish their works has led to an increase in copyright violations and a pressure on copyright legislation. It is herein argued that as copyright becomes prohibitive, social norms, domestic cultural and economic diversity consideration as well as the values of the copyright holder tend to dominate so that using domestic norms to generate international norms would more easily permit...

Author(s): G. N. Okeke and Kennet Uzor