Law & Human Rights Archives - Page 132 of 220

River corpses: NBA demands judicial commission of enquiry

On February 28, 201312:10 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to set up a high-powered Presidential Judicial Commission of Enquiry to investigate the cause of death, source and identity of the floating corpses discovered on Ezu River between Anambra and Enugu States.

Why our criminal justice system must be reformed – Angwe

On February 28, 201312:05 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

Professor Bem Angwe is the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC. In this interview, he spoke on the scope of the commission’s powers, the efforts of the commission in promoting, protecting and defending the rights of Nigerians and other national issues. Excerpt:

Execute convicted corrupt officials – Ladi Williams, SAN

On February 21, 201312:55 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

CHIEF Ladi Williams, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in this interview, lamented the degeneration the country had suffered over the years due to corruption.

Why our criminal justice system must be reformed – Angwe

On February 21, 201312:10 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

Book review: Deregulation Law, Economics and Politics

On February 21, 201312:09 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

This book is of intellectual fascination and practical importance. The book further reviews the economic, political and legal basis for the deregulation exercise in Nigeria. The chapters in the book reflect the banking sector, Electricity Sector, Broadcasting as well as other essential utilities.

Lagos has zero tolerance for crimes and criminals – Ipaye

On February 14, 201312:40 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

Mr Ade Ipaye is Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In this interview, he spoke on the security problems facing the country; implementation of the state traffic law among others.

Making Legal Aid work in Nigeria’s police stations

On February 14, 201312:05 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

During its first year the project reduced the number of pretrial detainees by 88.4 percent in Imo; 86.2 percent in Kaduna; 30.5 percent in Ondo; and 61 percent in Sokoto.

Conflicting court decisions not a healthy devt – Justice Odunowo

On February 7, 20131:50 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

Though, he sat as a judge during the military era, retired Justice Tajuddeen Odunowo of the Federal High Court was known for his fearlesness in handling of cases that came before his court.

Economy, Politics and Human Rights: Whither Nigeria? (3)

On February 7, 201312:10 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

They can be formed, reformed, un-formed, negotiated and re-negotiated. In the lifetime of most of us here, for instance, the Soviet Empire has collapsed into middling, hardly remarkable, entities; Yugoslavia dis-integrated into a collection of warring states and statelets; Germany evolved into one country from two; Ethiopia went the other way, becoming two countries instead of one, (indeed, Menelik II had sold Djibouti to the French about 116 years ago to finance the modernization of Addis Ababa); Sudan has similarly become two countries (in which further splintering cannot be ruled out) and the United Kingdom itself could be reduced to England and Wales in 2014 depending on the outcome of the proposed referendum on Scottish Independence.

Making Legal Aid work in Nigeria’s police stations

On February 7, 201312:00 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard

During its first year the project reduced the number of pretrial detainees by 88.4 percent in Imo; 86.2 percent in Kaduna; 30.5 percent in Ondo; and 61 percent in Sokoto.