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Commercial Law Research Network Nigeria (CLRN_N)

尼日利亚商法研究网络 (CLRN_N)

基本信息

批准号：
AH/S011455/1
负责人：
Bolanle Adebola
金额：
$ 4.63万
依托单位：
University of Reading
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FS011455%2F1
关键词：
Commercial Law Research Network Nigeria

项目摘要

CLRN_N is proposed to influence the future reform of commercial law in Nigeria, as well as to provide an ecosystem through which interdisciplinary research can be generated. It invites researchers to examine the effectiveness of commercial law reform in the global South, using Nigeria as a case study. Nigeria has sought to modernise its laws for many reasons, including meeting international standards, as well as promoting the development of its economy. Similar to its counterparts, the reforms have been achieved largely through transplants; with the common law of England and Wales being the main source of transplants because of the colonial history between both countries. It is important to consider the effectiveness of the reforms that have been made, particularly as critics of legal transplants argue that they tend to be ineffective where they do not address the realities of the recipients. (Pistor et. al., 2000) Transplants are a method through which laws diffuse across nations. Law does not diffuse only from the global north to the south. It generally diffuses across countries that are at par also. (Twinning, 2004). Thus, the problem is not diffusion; it is with the misfit where the local realities have not been duly considered and addressed. It is therefore important that countries from the global south articulate the realities that characterise their systems; thereafter creatively determine whether and/or how to adapt modern institutions to suit their contexts. To understand the commercial law realities of Nigeria, it is necessary that well-versed researchers interrogate the Nigerian context using inter-disciplinary research methods ranging from the theoretical to the empirical. They must critical examine the the historical, socio-economic and political contexts of the Nigerian commercial sphere. To ensure that the realities are appropriately understood and recommendations are rigorous enough to achieve their purpose, the network will also engender discussions between researchers and key stakeholders involved in the enactment and enforcement of the Nigerian commercial law through round-table discussions. Thereafter, a determination can be made about the effectiveness of reforms in each aspect of commercial law and recommendations made on the future direction of research and commercial law policy. This collaborative approach also ensures that there will be sustained dialogues with the stakeholder groups on the recommendations made. The outcomes will be relevant for Nigeria, as institutions in its commercial sphere will be rigorously assessed. They will also hold relevance beyond Nigeria. They are relevant to the debate on legal transplants which is of interest globally, as well as those interested in the development of the common law, as they show how its principles can be adapted to the context of countries from the global south. Finally, the network also provides a forum at which to develop the research emanating from the global south. Trubek (2014) has stated that one of the principal problems the global south faces in the quest for development is the inadequate quality of the research it generates. To improve on the rigour of research generated from a prominent country in the global south such as Nigeria, the network will organise workshops at which research methods are discussed and taught. The forum provided by the network will enable established researchers to discuss the possibility of collaborations, as well as the methods which are sophisticated enough to interrogate the realities of the global south with their peers. The network however places emphasis on the training of early career researchers, many of whom have been trained only on descriptive, black-letter analysis. These researchers will be enlightened on the value and utility of inter-disciplinary methods; the ultimate goal being to ensure that there will be an expansion of rigorous research emanating from the global south in the future

CLRN_N被提议影响尼日利亚商法的未来改革，以及提供一个生态系统，通过它可以产生跨学科的研究。它邀请研究人员以尼日利亚为案例研究，审查全球南方商法改革的有效性。尼日利亚出于多种原因寻求使其法律现代化，包括符合国际标准，以及促进其经济发展。与其对应方类似，改革主要是通过移植实现的;由于两国之间的殖民历史，英格兰和威尔士的普通法是移植的主要来源。重要的是要考虑已经进行的改革的效力，特别是因为法律的移植的批评者认为，如果不解决接受者的现实，这些移植往往是无效的。（Pistor et.例如，移植是法律在国家间传播的一种方法。法律不仅仅是从北半球传播到南半球。它通常也会扩散到处于同等水平的国家。（Twinning，2004年）。因此，问题不在于扩散，而在于没有适当考虑和处理当地现实情况的不适应者。因此，重要的是，全球南方国家应阐明影响其制度的现实，然后创造性地决定是否和/或如何调整现代体制以适应其国情。为了了解尼日利亚的商法现实，有必要让精通的研究人员使用从理论到实证的跨学科研究方法来询问尼日利亚的背景。他们必须严格审查尼日利亚商业领域的历史，社会经济和政治背景。为了确保适当了解现实情况，并确保各项建议足够严格，以实现其目的，该网络还将通过圆桌讨论，在参与尼日利亚商法颁布和执行的研究人员和主要利益攸关方之间开展讨论。然后，可以确定商法各个方面改革的有效性，并就今后的研究方向和商法政策提出建议。这种合作方式还确保就所提建议与利益攸关方群体进行持续对话。其结果将与尼日利亚有关，因为将对其商业领域的机构进行严格评估。它们还将在尼日利亚以外具有相关性。它们与全球关注的关于法律的移植的辩论以及对普通法的发展感兴趣的人有关，因为它们表明普通法的原则如何能够适应全球南方国家的情况。最后，该网络还提供了一个论坛，以发展来自全球南方的研究。Trubek（2014）指出，全球南方在寻求发展方面面临的主要问题之一是其产生的研究质量不足。为了提高尼日利亚等全球南方著名国家的研究严谨性，该网络将组织研讨会，讨论和教授研究方法。该网络提供的论坛将使知名研究人员能够讨论合作的可能性，以及与同行一起探讨全球南方现实的复杂方法。然而，该网络强调对早期职业研究人员的培训，其中许多人只接受过描述性的黑字分析培训。这些研究人员将了解跨学科方法的价值和实用性;最终目标是确保未来将扩大来自全球南方的严谨研究