TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Declaration ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of content vi-x
Table of statutesxi
Table of cases xii-xiv
List of abbreviationsxv
Abstractxvi
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
11 Background to the Study 1
12 Statement of Problem 3
13 Aims and Objectives of the Study 4
14 Justification for the Study 4
15 Scope and the Research 5
16 Research Methodology 6
17 Literature Review 6
18 Organisational Layout 12
CHAPTER TWO
DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
21 Introduction 14
22 Judicial Reforms 14
23 Efficiency 15
24 Justice 16
25 Justice Administration 17
CHAPTER THREE
AN APPRAISAL OF THE NEW INNOVATIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA
31 Introduction 19
32 New Innovations in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 19
321 Prohibition of Unlawful Arrests 21
322 Mandatory Notification of Cause of Arrest and rights of the Arrested Person 22
323 Provision for Humane Treatment of an Arrested Person 23
324 Electronic Recording of Confessional Statement
23
325 Recording of statement of suspect 24
326 Prohibition of Arrest in Lieu 25
327 Prohibition of Arrest in Civil Cases 25
328 Mandatory Inventory of Property of Arrested Person 26
329 Mandatory Record of Personal Data of an Arrested Person 27
3210 Establishment of a Police Central Criminal Registry 28
3211 Establishment of Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee 29
3212 Quarterly Report of arrests to the Attorney-General of the Federation 30
3213 Monthly report by Police to supervising magistrate 31
3214 Returns by Comptroller-General of Prisons 32
3215 Provisions on Bail 32
3216 Provision as to Persons Authorised to Undertake Criminal Proceedings 35
3217 Plea Bargain 36
3218 Provision for Professional Bondsmen 40
3219 Electronic Record of proceedings 40
3220 Service of court processes by courier companies 41
3221 Provision Relating to Trial of Corporation 42
3222 Provision as It Relates To Women Sureties43
3223 Provision for Compensation to victims of crime 43
3224 Provision Relating to Sentencing 44
3225 Some Speedy Trials Enhancing Provision 46
33 New Innovations in the Evidence Act 2011 49
331 Hearsay Evidence and Exceptions 50
332 Admissibility of Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence 58
333 Character Evidence 60
334 Judicial Notice of Custom Based On a Single Previous Decision of a Superior
Court of Record 63
335 Oral Evidence of Tradition 65
336 Admissibility of Electronic or Computer-Generated Evidence 66
337 Expansion of the Definition of the words „Document? and „Computer? 71
338 Presumption Regarding Electronic Mails (e-mail) 74
339 Electronic Signature 74
3310 Documents Admissible In Other Countries 75
3311 Inadmissibility of Statements Contained In Documents Marked Without
Prejudice76
3312 Recognition of Marriages Celebrated Under Customary and Islamic Laws for the
Purposes of Enjoying Testimonial Privileges 77
3313 Presumption of Marriage from Co-Habitation 79
3314 Evidence As To Affairs of State and Official Communications 79
3315 Power Of the Minister of Justice to Make Regulations 80
3316 Admission by Conduct 80
3317 Confessional Statements 81
3318 Special Restrictions In Respect Of Permissible Evidence in Trial for Sexual
Offences 83
3319 Exclusion of Evidence under the Evidence Act or Under Other Legislation84
CHAPTER FOUR
JUDICIAL REFORMS IN NIGERIA; PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES
41 Introduction 86
42 Prospect of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Justice
Administration in Nigeria 86
421 Text Creation, Storage and Retrieval 88
422 Case Management 91
423 Recording of Court Proceedings 92
424 Pitfalls in Acquisition and Deployment of ICT for efficient justice delivery in
Nigeria 94
43 The Challenge of Legal Pluralism in Nigeria 97
431 The Problems of Legal Pluralism 101
432 The Solution to the Problem of Legal Pluralism 104
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
51 Summary 108
52 Findings 109
53 Recommendations 112
Bibliography 117