Law and Social Change: Formal and Informal Dispute Resolution in Nigeria
Author: Elias C. Akwiwu
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 126
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Author: Elias C. Akwiwu
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 126
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Derri, Damfebo Kieriseiye
Publisher: Malthouse Press
Published: 2016-04-30
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9785407055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBroad aspects of Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR)and Arbitration are covered in this book, with emphasis on the application of ADR to specific areas. It describes in very succinct manner the meaning of ADR, analyses conflict under ADR models, their advantages over courtroom litigation and why it should be embraced. Chapter 5 is a particularly notable contribution to the body of knowledge, where the author demonstrates how it can be used to resolve matters in the heart of society, commercial and political disputes such as investment and election disputes. The book is not only a handy textbook for use by teachers and students, but should also meet the increasing needs of practising lawyers, judges, other professionals and corporate practitioners, oil and banking industries, the trades unions and state agencies concerned with mediation, conciliation and arbitration.
Author: Umar Aimhanosi Oseni
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 870
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmicable resolution of disputes is a policy enshrined in the prime sources of Islamic law and this has been consistently practised in Muslim communities across the world since the advent of Islam. Therefore, the legal framework for ADR in Islamic law has a lot to offer in streamlining the modern practice of ADR. This study examines the legal framework for ADR in courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria, Malaysia and Singapore. The major part of the study is dedicated to proposed reforms in the administration of justice system in the courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the Malaysian and Singaporean models of court-annexed ADR in the Sharī'ah court are closely studied with a view to proposing practical reforms for their Nigerian counterparts. The existing legal framework for ADR in courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria is examined using qualitative legal research method. While 15 judges and other main stakeholders were interviewed, 145 Sharī'ah lawyers responded to the qualitative survey. The findings of this study reveal that the Sharī'ah Court of Appeal of two States in Nigeria (Kwara and Kogi States) have an informal dispute resolution mechanism, even though the existing legal framework setting up the court does not provide for court-annexed ADR. Over 95% of the respondents supported the proposed reforms in the administration of justice system. For the Malaysian and Singaporean aspects of the research, structured interviews were conducted. Pertaining to the practice of court-annexed ADR in the Sharī'ah courts in Malaysia, this study reveals that there is a need for more Sulh Officers in Malaysia to cater for the increasing number of cases. The Singapore Sharī'ah court should address the procedural challenges in its rules of evidence through the amendment of section 42 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act. Its decisions should not be subject to any modicum of supervision by the civil courts, as this will have some bearing on court-annexed mediation. In all, the findings of this research illustrate the adaptability of the practices in Malaysia and Singapore in the courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria. The study is a significant contribution to the existing literature through the proposition of a Sharī'ah Court of Appeal (Sulh) Rules in Nigeria, which inculcates principles of amicable resolution of disputes into the formalised administration of justice system.
Author: Odoh Ben Uruchi
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2014-04-01
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9783659369926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a term generally used to refer to informal dispute resolution processes in which the parties meet with professional third party who helps them resolve their dispute in a way that it is less formal and often more consensual than is done in the courts. ADR includes Dispute Resolution Processes and Techniques that act as a means for disagreeing parties to come to an agreement short of litigation. Despite historic resistance to ADR by many popular parties and advocates, ADR has gained wide-spread acceptance among both the general public and the Legal profession in recent years, especially in Nigeria. A massive programme of court modernization is underway in Nigeria, aimed at stamping out delays and corruption in the legal system.
Author: Isaac Olawale Albert
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a study of the informal channels of conflict resolution among people living in Ibadan. Although the informal channels of justice are generally preferred by the poor because they cannot afford to hire an attorney, this study has shown that informal channels are often the first choice of citizens who wish to solve their conflicts outside a court of law.
Author: Nonso Okereafoezeke
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe roles of the native and the foreign English-style justice systems in the administration of law and justice in Nigeria, based on data from Nigeria's Igbo, are examined here. Okereafoezeke uses case studies to look at the nature of colonially imposed justice and the relationship between informal and formal justice. He concludes that the imposed English-style justice system is incapable of dealing with Nigeria's social control problems because it does not anticipate and manage the wide range of issues that the native systems do.
Author: University of Lagos. Faculty of Law
Publisher: University of Lagos Press
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Taslim Olawale Elias
Publisher: Lagos : University of Lagos ; London : Evans Bros.
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780237498641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alison Burke
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Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9781636350684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Taslim Olawale ed Elias
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Total Pages: 292
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