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Challenges and Reforms in the Nigerian Prisons System
by Emeka E. Obioha, Department of Safety and Security Management, Tshwane University of Technology. In J Soc Sci, 27(2): 95-109 (2011). "In order to deal ...
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Institutional reforms and the development of Nigeria Prisons Service, 1999 - 2007
by Eze Malachy Chukwuemeka Published in Journal of African Studies and Development Vol. 2(5), pp. 114-121, August 2010
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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Promulgation) Decree No 24 of 1999 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 5th day of May 1999 Whereas the Federal ...
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Criminal Procedure Act (Chapter 80 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990)
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Chief Justice of Lagos State frees 233 pretrial detainees
Justice Ayotunde Phillips said it is her statutory duty to reduce overcrowding.
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Chief Justice of Nigeria criticises use of holding charges
Top judge condemns the practice of filing holding charges against accused persons and “trial by public parade of suspects on pages of newspapers and on the ...
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Joseph Amoshima v The State, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja, 17 June 2011
Death sentence constitutional in Nigeria: “It is settled law also that where a statute prescribes a mandatory sentence in clear terms as in the instant case, ...
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Killing at will: Extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings by the police in Nigeria
This is a report by Amnesty International published in 2009.
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Law, religion and human rights in Nigeria
This article was published in AHRLJ Volume 8 No 2 2008. This paper explores the relationship between law, religion and human rights in Nigeria. The level and ...
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Lawyer at the Police Station Door: How REPLACE Provides Legal Aid in Nigeria
The central element of the project, the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS), sought to reduce the excessive use of pretrial detention by providing free legal ...
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