Re-Appraising the Statutory and Ethical Roles of Lawyers Pursuant to Nigeria’s Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015

Olusola Joshua Olujobi, Olabode Oyewunmi, Igbinoba Ebeguki and Olusola-Olujobi Temilola*
Additional contact information
Olusola Joshua Olujobi: LL.B, B.L, LL.M, M.Phil, AciArb. & Notary Public, Legal Practitioner and Lecturer, Business Management Department, Covenant University, Nigeria
Olabode Oyewunmi: LLB, B.L, LL.M, Ph.D, Lecturer, Business Management Department, Covenant University, Nigeria
Igbinoba Ebeguki: LL.B, B.L, LL.M, Ph.D, Lecturer, Business Management Department, Covenant University, Nigeria
Olusola-Olujobi Temilola*: LL.B, B.L, LL.M., Legal Practitioner and Senior Partner in Olujobi Olusola & Co. Lagos, Nigeria

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2019, vol. 5, issue 7, 1184-1192

Abstract: Breach of fundamental human rights and rule of law are challenges that have tainted Nigeria’s image and impaired sustainable development of her justice system. These breaches are: torture, distorting bail procedures among others. These illegal practices if unchecked may culminate in the denial of justice. The lawyer’s role therefore, is vital in fostering a culture of enduring dispensation of justice, especially in the light of the many challenges bedeviling Nigeria’s criminal justice system. The paper re-appraises the statutory and ethical roles of lawyers pursuant to the Nigeria’s Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 in facilitating stringent compliance with the Act to safeguard the rule of law. The study is a doctrinal legal research with a library based approach. It adopts primary sources such as statutes, judicial authorities and secondary sources such as textbooks, journals/articles and internet sources. The research recommends among others, reform and strengthening of the judiciary to promote its independence in the administration of criminal justice system. Lawyers must ensure that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 fosters dexterous management of cases by all adjudicatory bodies for speedy dispensation of justice, promotion of rule of law, and to end abuse of court processes. The study finds that Nigerian criminal law appears flawed in this regards. This research revealed series of human rights violations in Nigeria and equally highlighted the roles of lawyers in combating these abuses and suggest the use of modern forensic technologies in all courts in Nigeria which is currently lacking and made some recommendations.

Keywords: Abuses; Human rights, Roles of lawyers; Torture; Justice; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K14 K19 K3 K38 K4 K40 K41 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.arpgweb.com/pdf-files/jssr5(7)1184-1192.pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.arpgweb.com/journal/7/archive/07-2019/7/5 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2019:p:1184-1192

Access Statistics for this article

The Journal of Social Sciences Research is currently edited by Dr. Paola Magnano

More articles in The Journal of Social Sciences Research from Academic Research Publishing Group Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Punjab, Pakistan.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Managing Editor ().