Judging the Judge: Lessons from Nigeria and Selected Jurisdictions

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dc.contributor.authorAkinola, Omoniyi Bukola
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T08:12:52Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T08:12:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractOne of the unique provisions of the 1999 Constitution is the creation by statute of the National Judicial Council. This paper explores the importance of the National Judicial Council in a democratic dispensation, the powers of the Council and their limitations. In Canada, the Canadian Judicial Council appoints and sanctions Judges of Federal Superior Courts. In South Africa and Botswana, the Judicial Service Commission appoints, disciplines and sanctions Judges in partnership with the President and the Parliament. Over the years, the Federal Judicial Service Commission regulates appointment and discipline of judicial officers in Nigeria at the Federal level. However, the poser is, how far has the regulatory institution been able to judge the Judge across these identified jurisdictions? This paper reviews the role of the National Judicial Council vis-a-vis its powers and limits under the 1999 Constitution. It also compares the Nigerian standard with some selected jurisdictions and posits that although much could be achieved through the National Judicial Council in the bid to sanitise the Judiciary, much could also be learned from certain jurisdictions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEdited by Prof O. Fagbohun, et al. (2012), Pages 374 – 399en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-2954-72-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2819
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEssays in Honour of Hon. Justice Iche N. Ndu, Former Chief Judge, Rivers Stateen_US
dc.subjectJudgeen_US
dc.subjectconstitutionen_US
dc.titleJudging the Judge: Lessons from Nigeria and Selected Jurisdictionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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