Objectives

Under this power, the Federal Government can make grants to States for specific purposes. So the Federal government makes grants ...

In the Colonial times, the executive function of government (as well as legislative and judicial to an extent) was vested in the ...

The Presidential System of government commenced on October 1, 1963. the office of Governor General (Head of State) and of the Pr ...

Solomon D. (1975). Australia’s Government and Parliament. West Melbourne: Nelson. FGN. (1999). Constitution of Federal Republic ...

3.0 Main Content 3.1 Judiciary 3.1.1 Jurisdiction 3.2 Federal Court Hierarchy 3.3 The Courts 3.3.1 Magistrate Courts 3.3.2 High ...

2.0 OBJECTIVES At the successful completion of this unit, you should be able to: describe in broad terms the jurisdictions of m ...

Below is a diagrammatic representation of the structure of these courts setting out for each court its jurisdiction, type of cas ...

3.1.1 Jurisdiction A court’s jurisdiction refers to the matters, which it has authority to hear. (a) Geographical One aspect of ...

comply with state Sale of Goods legislation, this would ordinarily be a matter for the state High Courts. However, if the plaint ...

NAME Jurisdiction Type of Case Heard Presiding COURT OF APPEAL ORIGINAL APPELLATE CRIMINAL CIVIL CRIMINAL CIVIL No Jurisdiction ...

In general terms, the criminal jurisdiction of the Magistrate Courts is limited to less serious offences, for example traffic br ...

3.3.4 Court of Appeal The power of an appeal court will depend upon the legislation which gives that court jurisdiction. Ordinar ...

agency to carry out the decisions of courts. The police play an important part in the judicial process because they initiate alm ...

A final contentious matter is whether the profession should be divided between solicitors and barristers, or remain united. And ...

7.0 REFERENCES/FURTHER READINGS Dickens, C (1908). American Notes. London: Dent. Evans, MJ, O’Sullivan, H & Woodgate, RW (19 ...

UNIT 5 NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM: SEPARATION OF POWER AND RULE OF LAW CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Objective 3.0 Main Content 3.1 S ...

3.0 MAIN CONTENT 3.1 Separation of Powers and Rule of Law 3.1.1 Separation of Powers This concerns the relationship of the organ ...

A distinction must be drawn between the relationship of the legislature and the executive on the one hand and the relationship ...

Hitler, or Abacha, under whose Presidency Nigeria had been referred to as a pariah. While the existence of public order is part ...

There are three fundamental liberties: freedom of the person; freedom of property; and freedom of opinion. If all of the notion ...