One viable method of bringing about international co-operation is through the harmonisation of laws. This study is an attempt to put in focus the idea of harmonisation and its current state in Africa. Chapters deal with the nature and history of Private International Law; the institutions or bodies involved in the harmonisation process in Africa; the African Treaty; and relations between the African Economic Community and the African regional communities.

The author is currently Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner fro Justice of Oyo State of Nigeria. In this book he discusses the scope for freedom of expression in relation to the press in Nigeria, the offences a journalist may run foul of and the defences available if an offence in committed.