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In most democratic societies, there are three organs of government- the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary; each having its own functions. In modern democracies, the powers of the Legislature in ensuring good governance cannot be over emphasised. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, vests the Legislature with the powers to make laws for the good governance of the Federation. At the Federal Level, the Nigerian Legislature operates a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives jointly referred to as the National Assembly. At the state level, it operates a unicameral legislature where each state has its own State House of Assembly.Nigeria has witnessed its longest ever democratic rule. Since 1999 when the military government handed over power to civilians, there have been four inaugurated assemblies including the current assembly. It can be said that giving the hitches in democratic governance, the Nigerian Legislative Process is maturing; time and events bring about experiences which become vital in building the human capacity sufficient to debate on and make our laws.
The legal profession in Nigerian has become a subject of various contentions, often being subjected as a profession in decline. A profession which once had the adornment of prestige and glory and sometimes referred to as a profession only ventured in...
Differing views on the International Criminal Court(ICC) and its mandate; the attention it has attracted world wide and the sheer novelty of the court in the face of the adhoc tribunals that were once the vogue, have all combined in the imperative of...
Freedom of Information Handbook for Law Clinics has been written to provide a guide to law teachers, law students and other persons working in the Law Clinics, human rights, access to justice and governance projects and programmes in Nigeria. The Han...
It has been observed that theoretical research into written words is one of the most important tools of the legal profession as written words are used to advocate, inform, persuade and instruct. However, owing to the relationship between the conceptu...
The right to organise, assemble and form groups is a necessity of free society and rests at the hub of functioning democratic systems. This right is constitutionally guaranteed in the 1999 Constitution, and this is significant because it is a potent ...
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