Open AccessEmerging disclosure regime in criminal proceedings in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Akeem Olajide Bello
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista acadêmica escola superior do ministério público do ceará/revista acadêmica da esmp-ce
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-0206
pISSN - 2176-7939
DOI - 10.54275/raesmpce.v10i2.125
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , criminal justice , criminal jurisdiction , political science , closure (psychology) , criminal procedure , law , administration (probate law) , criminal law , administration of justice , criminal court , criminal investigation , criminology , sociology , international law
This article reviews the emerging disclosure regime in criminal proceedings in Nigeria and its future prospects. Until recently the Laws governing the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria contain very little provisions governing disclosure in criminal proceedings. The recent reform of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws in Nigeria have also not addressed the need to provide adequate rules governing disclosure in criminal proceedings. The paper examines the provisions on disclosure obligations in criminal trials in Practice Directions of two Courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in Nigeria. The examination reveals that the provisions of the Practice Directions are designed to address case management issues and not specifically to regulate disclosure obligations of the prosecution and defence. The article charts the direction that the regulation of disclosure obligations in criminal proceedings in Nigeria should follow.