Courts and justice Administration in Nigeria

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS SYSTEM - New!
2. ANCILLIARY ORDERS - New!
3. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURT SYSTEM
4. EVOLUTION OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE - New!
5. IMPRISONMENTS’ INTENDED AND UNINTENDED EFFECTS - New!
6. PURPOSES OF IMPRISONMENT - New!
7. STATE COURTS IN NIGERIA
8. ABUSE OF POWER AND CONSTRAINTS - New!
9. APPELLATE COURTS IN NIGERIA
10. Courts and justice Administration in Nigeria - New!
11. INFERIOR COURTS IN NIGERIA
12. NON CUSTODIAL SENTENCE - New!
13. POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POLICE - New!
14. STRUCTURE OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE - New!

Textbooks and References 

  

• Children and Young Persons Law cap. 25, Laws of Lagos State. • Magistrate Courts Law cap. 127 Lagos State. 

• Customary Courts Law cap. 34, Lagos State. 

• Coroners Law cap. 31, Law of Lagos State. 

• Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. 

• Akande (2000); Introduction to the Constitution of Nigeria 1999; 

• Legal Education Act 1962. 

Tamuno, ‘The Police in modern Nigeria, University Press Ibadan 1971. 

• Nwankwo, Human Rights Practices in the Nigerian police, CRP 1993. 

• Police Act cap. P.19 2004 LFN 

• Nigeria Police Regulations. 

Gibbons, (1968) society crime and criminal corners U.S.A. • Police Act. 

• Nwankwo, Mbachu, Ugochukwu (1993) Human Rights Practices 

in the Nigerian Police; C.R.P., Lagos. 

• Walker, (1985) Sentencing. Theory, Law and Practice, Butter Worth’s. 

• Walker (1985) sentencing theory and practice: Butter worth’s. • Sutherland E. (1947) principles of criminology, Philadelphia, 

Lippincolt. 

• Thomas D.A. (1979) Principles of sentencing in the court of 

appeal. Heireman London. 

Fair head, s. and Wilkison – Grey (1981), Day centers and 

probation (Home office Research unit Reper 4) London, Home office.

• Zellick, G. (1980) “Prison Offences” in British Journal of 

Criminology 20. 

• Inigo Bing (1999) Criminal Proceeding and Sentencing in the 

magistrates court; 5th od sneel & Maxwell.