<p> </p><p><strong>COVER PAGE</strong></p><p>CERTIFICATION PAGE</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS</p><p>DEDICATION</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT</p><p>TABLE OF CASES</p><p>TABLE OF STATUTES</p><p>TABLE OF RULES</p><p>LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS</p><p>

Chapter 1

</p><p>GENERAL INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.0.0INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.1.0BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY</p><p>1.2.0OBJECTIVES OF STUDY</p><p>1.3.0FOCUS OF STUDY</p><p>1.4.0SCOPE OF STUDY</p><p>1.5.0METHODOLOGY</p><p>1.6.0LITREATURE REVIEW</p><p>1.7.0DEFINITION OF TERMS (IF ANY)</p><p>1.8.0CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 2

</p><p>NATURAL LAW</p><p>2.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>2.1.0: DEFINITION OF NATURAL LAW</p><p>2.3.0: HISTORY OF NATURAL LAW</p><p>2.4.0: THE NATURAL LAW PHILOSOPHERS</p><p>2.5.0: THE RELEVANCE OF NATURAL LAW IN THE NIGERIA LEGAL SYSTEM</p><p>2.1.2: THE NATURE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL LAW</p><p>2.2.0:NATURAL LAW AND THE POSITIVE LAWS</p><p>2.2.1:CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 3

.</p><p>LAW OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>3.1.0HISTORY OF LAW OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.2.0: DOCTRINE OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.3.0: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.4.0: DUTY OF CARE</p><p>3.1.0.: BREACH OF DUTY OF CARE</p><p>3.2.0: REASONABLE MANS TEST</p><p>3.3.0: THE RISK FACTORS</p><p>3.4.0: THE LIKELIHOOD OF HARM</p><p>3.3.3: THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURY RISKED</p><p>3.3.4THE IMPORTANCE OR UTILITY OF THE DEFENDANTS CONDUCT</p><p>3.4.0:THE COST AND PRACTICABILITY OF MEASURES TO AVOID HARM</p><p>3.4.1: DAMAGES CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE BREACH</p><p>3.4.2: PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.4.3: NEGLIGENCE AND NERVOUS SHOCK</p><p>3.4.4: THE DEFENCE OF CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE</p><p>3.5.0: THE DEFENCE OF VIOLENT NON FIT INJURIA</p><p>3.5.1: THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF NEGLIGENCE IN NIGERIA</p><p>3.5.2: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 4

</p><p>DOCTRINE OF NEGLIGENCE AND CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW</p><p>4.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>4.1.0: THE RELEVANCY OF THE NATURAL LAW PRINCIPLE TO THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE</p><p>4.2.0: THE INTERWOVEN NATURE OF THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE AND THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW AS IT APPLIES TO NIGERIA SITUATION</p><p>4.3.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 5

</p><p>CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.</p><p>5.0.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>5.1.0 RECOMMENDATION</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHY</p><p>ARTICLES IN JOURNAL AND BOOKS</p><p>ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET</p><p>BOOKS</p><p>THESIS</p> <br><p></p>