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Problems And Prospects Of Judicial Administration In Nigeria
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Although law is a specialty, the knowledge of which is mainly possessed
minds trained in the intricacy of jurisprudence, there is nothing
esoteric about it as the elementary principles of justice, seen largely
from the prism of the common man also forms part of justice. Indeed it
is a cardinal principle of justice that the common man must see the
whole process of adjudication as being fair to all parties.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Corruption
is deeply rooted in every facet of the Nigerian polity it is phenomenon
that exists in innumerable forms, knows no cultural boundaries,
operates in the private as well as the public sector and defies
comprehensive definition. Despite the adverse impact of corruption on
democratic governance in Nigeria The reverberating effects of the
failure of leadership, corruption and bad governance are being felt
across all sectors and segments of Nigeria polity; unemployment,
insecurity, crude oil thefts, dearth of infrastructures, problems in
education, health services, transportation, accommodation,
communication, to mention a few. Corruption in the judicial arm of
government in a democratic society appears to be a global problem. It is
not restricted to a specific country or region. Yet manifestations of
corruption seem to be at their worst in developing countries and
countries in transition. It is now an undisputable fact that corruption
is one of the main obstacles to peace, stability, sustainable
development, democracy, and human rights around the globe. International
and regional human rights instruments recognize as fundamental the
right of everyone to due process of law, including to a fair and public
hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established
by law. The importance of this right in the protection of human rights
is underscored by the fact that the implementation of all other rights
depends upon proper and fair administration of justice. An essential
element of the right to a fair trial is an independent and impartial
tribunal. Another inherent element of a fair trial is the procedural
equality of parties, the so-called “equality of armsâ€. Against the above
background it is argued that where the judicial system is corrupt, no
such elements will exist. Judicial corruption influences undue access to
and outcome of judicial decisions. The decisions will remain unfair and
unpredictable and consequently the rule of law will not prevail. If one
of the parties has bribed the judge or other court official and
obtained access to documents to which the other party has no access, or
caused documents to disappear, there can be no equality of arms.
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. What are the causes of corruption in Nigeria judiciary system
2. What is the effect of corruption on the judicial system in Ogun state
3. What is the prospect of the Nigeria judicial system in Ogun state
1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The
aim of this studies is to critically study the problems and prospects
of judicial administration in Ogun state of Nigeria. The objectives are:
1. Find out the causes of corruption in Nigeria judiciary system
2. Find out the effect of corruption on the judicial system in Ogun state
3. Investigate the prospect of the Nigeria judicial system in Ogun state
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
Ho: there is no significant effect of corruption on the judicial system in Nigeria
Hi: there is significant effect of corruption on the judicial system in Nigeria
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The idea of the research work is on the problems and prospects of judicial administration in Ogun state of Nigeria.
This
project covers a range of subject peculiar to the administration of
justice in Nigeria. It covers the historical evolution of judicial
system before the colonial intervention. It also covers the procedural
problems in the administration of justice, Institutional problems in the
administration of justice, Independence of the judiciary in all the
courts in Nigeria generally. These are the aspects to be covered in this
project.
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