INTRODUCTION There is no doubt that the fundamental attribute of law is its ability to curtail excessive behaviours of man. In the absence of law in any society, anarchy and survival by strength become inevitable. The purpose of law is to produce either of two things: (a) an idealistic society or (b) a practical society, … Read more
INTRODUCTION IN the last part of this treatise, we concluded our discussion of Colonial Constitutions, after which we considered our range of options on the way forward, including a Sovereign National Conference. We equally x-rayed the imperatives of a new Constitution taking into consideration the experiences of a number of countries (Iraq, Kenya and South … Read more
INTRODUCTION IN our last discourse, we considered the notion of political independence in the judicial process and the imperatives of insulating the judiciary from such pressures. We also took a look at the importance of economic/fiscal and intellectual independence for judges, as well as how to sanitize the process of their appointment. This week, we … Read more
INTRODUCTION “I like the noise of democracy.” James Buchanan Jr. The lie that Nigeria is operating a multi-party system of politics or government, with a whopping 18 legally registered political parties (see: INEC, 2023), is daily being perforated by the actual practice of politics (realpolitik, as the Germans call it) in the country; a classic … Read more