An Appraisal of Judicial Powers under the Nigerian Constitution
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
This Paper titled “An appraisal of judicial powers under the Nigerian Constitution” is an examination of the legal basis and, for that matter, sources for judicial authority in Nigeria. It has traced the creation of courts and their jurisdictions under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and other relevant statutes. It has discussed the reasons why only the courts and no other authority or institution can exercise judicial powers in Nigeria. It has equally examined and evaluated the practical application of judicial powers by courts in the country and has used case law and the statutes profusely in the analysis. The Paper has further examined the basic duties of courts and the contentious question of stare decisis, its limits and frontiers in Nigeria. Among other things, the Paper has discovered that the exercise of judicial authority is the sole privilege of the courts which are ranged in a hierarchal order; that the Supreme Court is at the apex of the hierarchy; and that vertical stare decisis is the unchallenged and pervasive doctrine in the procedure of courts. The Paper is in four parts. Part one is the introduction; Part 2 discusses the judicial powers and jurisdiction of courts in Nigeria; Part 3 deals on the exercise of judicial powers in Nigeria; and Part 4 is the conclusion.
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DR. M. E. Nwocha
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