NIGERIA JUDICIARY SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND WAY OUT

  • Type: Project
  • Department: Law
  • Project ID: LAW0112
  • Access Fee: ₦5,000 ($14)
  • Chapters: 4 Chapters
  • Pages: 65 Pages
  • Format: Microsoft Word
  • Views: 1.2K
  • Report This work

For more Info, call us on
+234 8130 686 500
or
+234 8093 423 853

NIGERIA JUDICIARY SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND WAY OUT

CHAPTER ONE

1.0Introduction

        The Judiciary represents the court system in the land, it symbolizes judges and justice. It is the third arm of any modern government. This was popularized by Montesquieu, the French political philosopher and jurist who postulated that there should be separation of judicial duties from legislative and executive functions to forestall tyranny.

A court system implies a judicial arrangement of graduated competences of hierarchal structural arrangement from lower to superior courts, courts of first instance to Supreme Court, where appeals are taken or heard, and special courts or tribunals, exists in modern democratic countries.

Lastly, for the administration of justice to be fair and equitable in any political setting, it should combine autonomy with accessibility and a certain degree of uniformity. To be fair means that it is objective and fearless. To be equitable implies that court rules are equally applied, as rewards and punishment to both the poor and the rich. Autonomy connotes independence and authority.

1.1   Background to the Study

The Judiciary arm of government is responsible for interpreting the law of the land, while applying it in situations where they are necessary; this makes the job of the Judiciary a very critical one. The law of the land constitutes the bases upon which judgments are ruled; it is therefore fundamental that its interpretation and application be carried out with absolute alacrity and meticulousness (Chambers, 2005). The Nigerian Judicial System comprises of ‘the Body of Benchers’ and ‘the Bar’ itself. The Body of Benchers is a collection of the highest ranking legal practitioners in the country which is headed by the Chief Justice of the Federation. It also has as its members the respective Chief Judges of the States of the Federation and certain very reputable lawyers in the country, whereas the Bar is a body of all the barristers in the country. These together constitute the ‘Nigerian Legal Class’. The Nigerian Judicial System has come a long way, taking its origin from the colonial era. It was saddled with the responsibility of checking the activities of the Executive and Legislative arms of government. The Judiciary as a matter of fact, plays a very vital role in the development of the country considering the fact it is the mechanism that oversees to the usage and management of power in the country. If the power that is vested on the Executive and Legislative offices is not checked, the bulk of the citizenry will have lots of troubles and challenges to contend with (Akpuru-Aja, 1999).

The primary responsibility of the Judiciary is to ensure that the Executive and Legislative arms of government function within the ambits of the constitutional provisions made available to them. The Judiciary ought to stand isolated while performing its constitutional duty. It does not need any interference from the Executive or Legislature in carrying out its primary assignment. It operates independent of any external disturbances and functions with the constitutional power vested in its office. The Nigerian Judicial System has had lots of challenges to contend with. During the shambolic military era, the Judiciary was subjected to abject emasculation to the extent that it lost the substance to its name and only existed as a nomenclatural entity. To say the least, ‘the Judiciary sank into oblivion’. But with the advent of democracy came an organized political façade that accorded the Judiciary its rightful place as the watchdog of the polity. The importance of the Judiciary in any political system cannot be over-emphasized, hence the constitution provides for its absolute independence to enable it perform its sacred constitutional function without sentiments and reservations (Akpuru-Aja, 1999).

Personnel problems constitute by far the most daunting challenge facing the judiciary and is the single most important problem threatening the sanctity of the judiciary as the bastion of justice. The judiciary comprise of judicial officers who are human beings and therefore subject to the vagaries of human nature in its insidious form. While there are good, intellectually sound and upright judicial officers of impeccable character and integrity in Nigeria, it is sad to say that a sizeable percentage of judicial officers in Nigeria fall below the standard expected of judicial officers in the area of intellectual capability, uprightness, character and integrity and this reflects in the poor quality of judgments delivered by the various courts in Nigeria and the growing problem of conflicting judgments and the attendant confusion it brings in the legal system in Nigeria

The judicial system in Nigeria is beset with several deficiencies in its procedural set up that make it very difficult to obtain justice and quick resolution of disputes in courts. Most of the procedural rules of the various courts in Nigeria are in dire need of reform and review to make it accord with the need to discard technicalities and uphold substantive justice. A situation where many cases in Nigerian courts take years to be resolved does not bode well for the judicial system and encourages resort to self-help by disgruntled litigants.

1.2 Statement of Problem

There is no doubt that the Nigerian judiciary is plagued by a myriad of problems ranging from institutional to personnel problems, poor facilities to inadequate financial provisions and procedural to constitutional problems. Previous researchers that has sought need for solution to the problems suggested that there is the urgent need for constant training and re-training of judicial officers in the form of workshops, seminars and symposiums for judges to update their knowledge and restructuring the appointment process of judicial officers to ensure that only persons of acceptable intellectual capability, character and integrity are appointed to the bench. However, the researcher is examining the Nigerian judicial system with and view of identifying the problems within and recommending the way out

1.3 Objectives of Study

The following are the objectives of this study:

1.  To examine the problems in the Nigerian judicial system.

2.  To identify the way out of problems in the Nigerian judicial system.

3.  To determine the factors encouraging problems in the Nigerian judicial system.

1.4 Research Questions

The following research questions shall guide the study;

1.  What are the problems in the Nigerian judicial system?

2.  What is the way out of problems in the Nigerian judicial system?

3.  What are the factors encouraging problems in the Nigerian judicial system?

1.5 Research hypotheses

The following hypotheses will be tested in the study;

Ho:The Nigerian judiciary system is not delivering justice to the people.

Hi:The Nigerian judiciary system is not delivering justice to the people.

Ho: The corruption into the Nigeria judiciary system has no way out

Hi; The corruption into the Nigeria judiciary system has a way outas proposed

1.6 Significance of the Study

The following are the significance of this study:

1.  The results of this study will educate the general public on the problem in the Nigerian judicial system with a view of finding a lasting solution to the problems.

2.  This research will also serve as a resource base to other scholars and researchers interested in carrying out further research in this field subsequently, if applied will go to an extent to provide new explanation to the topic.

1.7 Scope and Limitations of the Study

This study will cover all the issues within the Nigerian judicial system and also cover the approaches that can be used to solve the problem for better delivery.

1.8 Limitation of Study

1.  Financial constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

2.  Time constraint- The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.

1.9   Definition of Concepts

Judiciary: The judiciary is concerned with the interpretation of law, administration of justice by giving concrete interpretation of laws made by the legislative arm.

System: It refers to an organized or complex whole and assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole.

NIGERIA JUDICIARY SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND WAY OUT
For more Info, call us on
+234 8130 686 500
or
+234 8093 423 853

Share This
  • Type: Project
  • Department: Law
  • Project ID: LAW0112
  • Access Fee: ₦5,000 ($14)
  • Chapters: 4 Chapters
  • Pages: 65 Pages
  • Format: Microsoft Word
  • Views: 1.2K
Payment Instruction
Bank payment for Nigerians, Make a payment of ₦ 5,000 to

Bank GTBANK
gtbank
Account Name Obiaks Business Venture
Account Number 0211074565

Bitcoin: Make a payment of 0.0005 to

Bitcoin(Btc)

btc wallet
Copy to clipboard Copy text

500
Leave a comment...

    Details

    Type Project
    Department Law
    Project ID LAW0112
    Fee ₦5,000 ($14)
    Chapters 4 Chapters
    No of Pages 65 Pages
    Format Microsoft Word

    Related Works

    ABSTRACT This research work examined the “PROBLEM OF SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF LEGAL MATERIALS BY LAR LIBRARIES IN NIBGERIA. With Imo state Judiciary library as a case study. It uses a survey research method with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection, conclusion and recommendations were made based on the findings of the... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT This research work examined the “PROBLEM OF SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF LEGAL MATERIALS BY LAR LIBRARIES IN NIBGERIA. With Imo state Judiciary library as a case study. It uses a survey research method with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection, conclusion and recommendations were made based on the findings of the... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT A confession is a species of admission. When in the course of an investigation into a criminal offence, a suspect has made a statement to the police tending to show that he has committed that offence, the statement is known as a confession. Confession is governed by... Continue Reading
    • Type:Project
    • ID:LAW0130
    • Department:Law
    • Pages:133
    Abstract in this research, the researcher shall extensively look at the challenges facing Judicial system in executing Justice in Uganda; this shall be done by centering at Masaka High court as case study. It is also worth looking at what the Judicial arm of the Government is all about? What are the requirements anyway for one to become a Judicial... Continue Reading
    TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION... Continue Reading
    The discussion of the link between  personality types  and  strategic change by scholars today  is compounded by the  contradicting findings as how personality types influence implementation of strategic change. While some studies reveal positive correlation between personality types and the strategic change implementation initiatives, some... Continue Reading
      CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The maxim ubi ius ubi remedium expresses an important legal principle. This means that 'if there is a right, there is a legal recourse'. In other... Continue Reading
    Following the adoption of the new constitution by the Kenyan Government in the year 2010, the Judiciary undertook a transformation process which was necessitated by the demand by the people of Kenya though the constitution.  Kenya’s Judiciary has therefore embarked on massive transformation initiative which includes decentralization of power,... Continue Reading
    INFLUENCE OF TRAINING ANDDEVELOPMENT ON THE LEVEL OF ERFORMANCE OF SECRETARIAL STAFF (A Case Study of the Federal Judiciary,Ibadan) ABSSTRACT The main objective of this study is to ascertain the influence of training and development on the level of performance of secretarial staff (a case study of the federal judiciary, Ibadan). Qualitative... Continue Reading
    INTRODUCTION Since Nigeria had political independence in 1960 certain key problems have played dominant roles in determining the nature, character and direction of government and politics in the country.  Most of these issues have been described by scholars and commentators on Nigeria politics as the legacies of the country’s colonial... Continue Reading
    Call Us
    Get this work
    whatsappWhatsApp Us