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In most democratic societies, there are three organs of government- the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary; each having its own functions. In modern democracies, the powers of the Legislature in ensuring good governance cannot be over emphasised. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, vests the Legislature with the powers to make laws for the good governance of the Federation. At the Federal Level, the Nigerian Legislature operates a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives jointly referred to as the National Assembly. At the state level, it operates a unicameral legislature where each state has its own State House of Assembly.Nigeria has witnessed its longest ever democratic rule. Since 1999 when the military government handed over power to civilians, there have been four inaugurated assemblies including the current assembly. It can be said that giving the hitches in democratic governance, the Nigerian Legislative Process is maturing; time and events bring about experiences which become vital in building the human capacity sufficient to debate on and make our laws.
This research examines the autochthonous nature of Nigerian Constitution with a view to demystifying the impolitic call for peoples’ constitution in Nigeria. Further, the research examines whether legitimacy and effectiveness of a constitution ...
The NIALS Journal of Environmental Law (NJEL) is a peer reviewed Journal published by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The NJEL aims to publish works of the highest quality that will serve not only to advance the subject of Environme...
Constitutional Law in any State defines State powers as well as constitutes and delineates the organs of government. In addition to dealing with the organization of state and government, constitutional law also concerns itself with the relationship b...
Freedom of Information Handbook for Law Clinics has been written to provide a guide to law teachers, law students and other persons working in the Law Clinics, human rights, access to justice and governance projects and programmes in Nigeria. The Han...
This book consists in a collection of three chapters all discussing one theme: legislative drafting and statutory interpretation. This discussion comprises three jurisdictions: Malta, Canada and Nigeria. Its necessity came about because the Faculty o...
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