The Foreign Relations Powers of the Nigerian National Assembly

J. O. Arowosegbe and R. J. Akomolafe

SAGE Open, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 2158244016658503

Abstract: The articulation and execution of foreign relations policies are no doubt responsibilities that fall squarely within the legal and constitutional competence of the executive in most democratic societies. Nevertheless, the place of the legislature in ensuring success can never be glossed over. This article examines the nature and means of legislative powers on the foreign plane. It focuses on an articulation of these powers using the Nigerian National Assembly as a case study. It is discovered that the powers exercisable are derived from the basic legislative powers granted by the Constitution and that they are quite extensive. Nonetheless, the Nigerian National Assembly is yet to attain the “transformative†status as envisaged by the Nigerian presidential Constitution.

Keywords: constitutional law; foreign policy; international relations; political science; social sciences; foreign relations powers; legislative powers; legislative processes; legal studies; Nigerian National Assembly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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