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ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CASES

TABLE OF STATUTES

TABLE OF RULES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Chapter 1

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0.0INTRODUCTION

1.1.0BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

1.2.0OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

1.3.0FOCUS OF STUDY

1.4.0SCOPE OF STUDY

1.5.0METHODOLOGY

1.6.0LITREATURE REVIEW

1.7.0DEFINITION OF TERMS (IF ANY)

1.8.0CONCLUSION

Chapter 2

NATURAL LAW

2.0.0: INTRODUCTION

2.1.0: DEFINITION OF NATURAL LAW

2.3.0: HISTORY OF NATURAL LAW

2.4.0: THE NATURAL LAW PHILOSOPHERS

2.5.0: THE RELEVANCE OF NATURAL LAW IN THE NIGERIA LEGAL SYSTEM

2.1.2: THE NATURE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL LAW

2.2.0:NATURAL LAW AND THE POSITIVE LAWS

2.2.1:CONCLUSION

Chapter 3

LAW OF NEGLIGENCE

3.0.0: INTRODUCTION

3.1.0HISTORY OF LAW OF NEGLIGENCE

3.2.0: DOCTRINE OF NEGLIGENCE

3.3.0: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF NEGLIGENCE

3.4.0: DUTY OF CARE

3.1.0.: BREACH OF DUTY OF CARE

3.2.0: REASONABLE MANS TEST

3.3.0: THE RISK FACTORS

3.4.0: THE LIKELIHOOD OF HARM

3.3.3: THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURY RISKED

3.3.4THE IMPORTANCE OR UTILITY OF THE DEFENDANTS CONDUCT

3.4.0:THE COST AND PRACTICABILITY OF MEASURES TO AVOID HARM

3.4.1: DAMAGES CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE BREACH

3.4.2: PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE

3.4.3: NEGLIGENCE AND NERVOUS SHOCK

3.4.4: THE DEFENCE OF CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

3.5.0: THE DEFENCE OF VIOLENT NON FIT INJURIA

3.5.1: THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF NEGLIGENCE IN NIGERIA

3.5.2: CONCLUSION

Chapter 4

DOCTRINE OF NEGLIGENCE AND CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW

4.0.0: INTRODUCTION

4.1.0: THE RELEVANCY OF THE NATURAL LAW PRINCIPLE TO THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE

4.2.0: THE INTERWOVEN NATURE OF THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE AND THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW AS IT APPLIES TO NIGERIA SITUATION

4.3.0: CONCLUSION

Chapter 5

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.

5.0.0: CONCLUSION

5.1.0 RECOMMENDATION

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