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See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320127286 Between the Old and the New: Comparing the effectiveness of the pre-and postcolonial administrations in Nigeria’ Article · September 2017 CITATIONS 3 READS 8,796 1 author: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: The Legislature and the challenge of accountability in Nigeria View project Omololu FAGBADEBO Durban University of Technology 32 PUBLICATIONS 104 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by Omololu FAGBADEBO on 31 October 2017. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. 148 BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW: COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRE-AND POST-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE PROMOTION OF GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA Omololu Fagbadebo and Fayth Ruffin University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africe Fagbadebo@ukzn.ac.za ABSTRACT Recurring governance crisis has

Abstract Justice system and its administration in every state is the reflection of that state’s extent of civilisation, the dispensation of justice and development. Nigeria’s justice system (the Police, Courts and Prison) largely derived from the colonial/English background and orientations also reflects the Nigerian state and society. This study explored the Nigerian justice system in relation to the dispensation of justice among citizens as a panacea to peace, stability and development of the Nigerian state and societies. The administrators and operators of the Nigerian justice system are collectively and separately responsible for most of the problems facing the Nigerian justice system, while the government, on the other hand, has failed in its responsibility by neglecting the system through underfunding, negligence, excessive politics and incompetence. Indeed, the rot in the justice system is a major threat to Nigeria’s socio-societal security and stability. The study used seconda

Lectures: Below is a description of the contents. HUMAN RIGHTS These refer to those inalienable rights enjoy by a human being, protected by local national and international Charter such as the Universal Declaration of Human Right, the African Charter on human and people, Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act CAP 10 LFN 2004) and Chapter IV of the Nigerian Constitution ion amongst others. (1)The word Right is derived from the Latin word “rectus” which in the normal form means that to which a person has just and valid claims Human Rights is a concept which regards human being as having Universal rights or status ,regardless of Legal jurisdiction and other localized factors. Human Rights are natural rights, inherent or innate rights every person is born with which cannot be taken away. Also they are rights that every civilised society must accept as belonging to each person as a human being. The Universal Declaration on Human right provides that everyone is entitled to all the ri