Current legal issues in contemporary Nigeria
Subtitle: in honour of Aare Afe Babalola in celebration of his 50 years at the bar
By: edited by Adebayo Adenipekun ; foreword by Hon. Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen
Publisher: Afe Babalola University
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Ado Ekiti
Language: eng
Number of pages: 497
Subjects: Law; Election law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Biographical notes on Aare Afe Babalola / Olu Daramola; title: Panel reforms and prison congestion in Nigeria / Helen Ogunwumiju; title: A chequered odyssey : overview of international, regional and municipal legislative and judicial responses to women's rights / Chima Centus Nweze; title: Alternative dispute resolution as a tool for resolving election disputes : a food for thought / Adedotun Onibokun; title: Proof of allegations of crimes in elections case : myth or reality? / Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi; title: Revisiting the Supreme Court decision in Mohammed v. Olawunmi : should it be used as a shield or a sword or both / Wole Olanipekun; title: Law as an instrument of social change and the courts as its driving force : a reflection on the role of the judiciary in entrenching democratic ethos / Prince Lateef O. Fagbemi; title: Human right or might : who determines the spatial differentiation / Yusuf Ali; title: Pre-hearing sessions in election petitions / Chief Bayo Ojo; title: ^; title: Proof of non-compliance and corrupt practices in election petitions in Nigeria : a critical appraisal / Rickey Tarfa; title: The admissibility of electronic evidence in election petition : a Nigerian case study / Adeniyi Akintola; title: The lingering proof of electoral offences beyond reasonable doubt in election petitions : the imperative of a new legal regime of minimal proof / Amacchi Nwaiwu; title: Legal institution for resolving electoral disputes in Nigeria : a challenge to federalism / Amos Agbe Utuama; title: A commentary on the independence of electoral umpires in Nigeria / Bolaji Ayorinde; title: Demystifying the double-barrel conundrum of burden and standard of proof in election petition : a practical approach / Adebayo Adenipekun; title: Election petition as sui generis / Chief Duro Adeyele; title: The concept of plea bargain system and its effects on administration of criminal justice in Nigeria / N.O.O. Oke; title: Evidence as the bane of election petitions in Nigeria / R.A. Lawal-Rabana; title: The place of admissibility of electronic evidence in Nigeria judicial system / Eyitayo Jegede; title: Corporate governance and risk management : rethinking the nexus / Fabia Ajogwu; title: Regime of adjudicating election related disputes other than by petition : a review / A.J. Owonikoko; title: Front loading system in election petition cases in Nigeria : the good, the bad and the ugly in administration of electoral justice / Jibrin S. Okutepa; title: The legal significance of election manuals/guidelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission pursuant to the Electoral Act / Gboyega Oyewole; title: Grounds upon which an election may be questioned in Nigeria / Kanmi Ajibola.