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How #HerHonorSettingTheBar is Conquering the African Continent: The Fight for Female Liberation

Posted by The PALM | Mar 29, 2022 | Africa Today, Featured, Insights |

Strongly believing in this motto, “HerHonorSettingTheBar” campaigned for 9 years and succeeded in ending one form of discrimination against Egyptian women. Even though Egyptian women studied law since 1924/100 years ago, they were banned from applying to the judiciary and be judges like their male counterparts since the establishment of the Egyptian judiciary, in violation of the international conventions, constitution and applicable laws.

Towards Safer Artificial Intelligence Use By Brandon Otieno

Posted by The PALM | Mar 12, 2022 | Insights |

In 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that “whoever becomes the leader in Artificial Intelligence will become the ruler of the world.”[1] Earlier that year, business magnate Elon Musk and other leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) petitioned the United Nations to ban dangerous autonomous weapons such as killer robots which are some of the end products of AI.[2] In recent years, developments in the field of artificial intelligence have been increasing exponentially. While advancements in technology are viewed with a promise of future economic possibilities, numerous dangers lurk in it, especially in the event of abuse at the hands of rogue individuals. This paper reflects on the concept of artificial intelligence, the benefits that come with its use, the risks that it portends, global efforts towards regulation and the need for Kenya to do adopt artificial intelligence laws.

Does Every Life Matter? Reflecting on the Moral Argument for Equality- Ahmed Jinadu

Posted by The PALM | Mar 12, 2022 | Creative |

I have always been a movie lover and a fan of horror stories. I remember watching the Hollywood horror movie SAW and seeing how the Jigsaw Killer tested his Victims’ will to live by facing them with deadly games where they had to inflict pain on themselves and choose the body part to cut off to continue living. At one point, I paused and asked myself: if I were to lose an arm which would it be?

An Overview of the SEC Rule on Robo Advisory Services in Nigeria- Akorede Folarin

Posted by The PALM | Jan 10, 2022 | Insights |

In line with the three-pronged approach to regulating innovation in the financial services industry in Nigeria recently adopted by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”/”Commission”), the Commission released the Rule on Robo-Advisory Services in Nigeria on 30th August 2021 in the bid to regulate the adoption and deployment of Robo-Advisory services in the Nigerian capital market.

Global Warming and Intergenerational Equity Challenge- Peter Okediya

Posted by The PALM | Dec 18, 2021 | Insights |

About 250,000 years ago, humans started using fire for various life activities. As time went by, we realized the energy potentials of water, wind and wood. Several years after, the use of steam engines ushered in the industrial revolution. Consequently, crude oil, a more effective energy source was discovered, which was used first in producing kerosene, then, to more complex usages. These series of changes in the conduct of human activities led to radical changes in our climate leading to the extinction of more than 99% of all species that ever lived.[2] Hence, the contention relayed in this paper, which is in line with the topic, is that global warming is an enormous threat to the future of mankind.