Legal implications of the principle of no case submission. Fashola signs new customary courts, financial management. Lagos court remands nine suspected cultists punch newspapers. Shasore is a senior advocate of nigeria san and a fellow of the chartered institute of arbitrators. Lagos state administration of criminal justice lawacjl. Criminal laws of lagos state 2011 channels television. Download administration of criminal justice law of lagos. It is multisegment free access center for intelligence and instruments relating to nigerias legal and policy circuit. Home criminal lectures practice legal implications of the principle of no case submission under nigerian law. The same is the punishment for conspiracy to commit murder as contained in section 231 of the criminal law of lagos state, 2011, and the abovecited. The nigerian law school was set up by the federal government of nigeria in 1962. Justice and lagos state of nigeria official gazette.
The old criminal code law of lagos state cap c17, laws of lagos state 2004 section 370 provides that. An overview of the administration of criminal justice law. We are committed to ensuring disputes are resolved fairly, timely, transparently and economically by leveraging enabling technology with inherent seamless integration of the court processes, structures and administration. Part 1 general provisions chapter 1 definition of offence.
Babatunde fashola san, on monday signed a new law to provide for the establishment of customary courts and another to regulate financial management in the state saying one of the true tests of any law lies in the extent to which it gives value to governance and enhances service delivery to the people. Lawnigeria nigerian legal resources, intelligence and. Offences procured, advised or counselled by persons outside the state. At the sensitisation programme on the criminal law of lagos state, 2011 and administration of criminal justice law, 2011, ipaye said the law was enacted to protect pregnant women and their babies. In ismaila fatoki vs the state unreported judgment of this court delivered on 11122015 in appeal no cal1125 2011. Posted on march 26, 20 author channels television categories current tags central shared services centre, channels tv, criminal laws of lagos state 2011, economic and. This law brought radical changes into the administration of criminal justice in lagos state with several provisions aimed at improving the administration of criminal justice in the state. Building and civil engineering construction materials law. Olasupo shasore, san born 22 january 1964 is a legal practitioner. Any person who having a husband or a wife leaving, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. An appraisal of the administration of criminal justice act. Dsvrt is a collection of professional service providers and officials that respond as a group and in a timely fashion to the various needs of domestic and sexual violence survivors by providing legal, medical, emergency assistance, counselling and psychological and psycho social support. Download administration of criminal justice law of.
Center for laws of nigeria laws of lagos state we provide free online access to documents listed below. The lagos state government has however taken the protection of childrens rights a bit further by providing laws in the criminal code law of lagos state 2011 that seek to prevent the abandonment of children and also instil fines members of the public who do so. Offences procured, advised or counselled in the state to be committed outside the state 14. Lagos state of nigeria official gazette no 27 rdikeja 3 august 2012 vol. The original numbering of sections has been retained in order not to disturb the cross references to those sections in other enactments which are many and will be found throughout the whole edition. In other words, the lagos high court had convicted them of the offences of abuse of powers and disobedience to lawful order contrary to sections 104 and 203 of the lagos state criminal code. Lagos state law on child abandonment the nigerian blawg. Lagos state first introduced the administration of criminal justice law, 2007 and the law was reenacted in 2011 acjl to govern criminal proceedings in lagos state. Decriminalisation of bigamy in lagos state and its legal. Anything you say can and will be used against you in. A common trend is the entrenchment of death penalty as punishment for some crimes. Arizona4 which state that you have the right to remain silent. Lagos to prosecute men who abandon women they impregnate.
He is a partner in the law firm of alp africa law practice, a leading commercial law firm in nigeria. Administration of criminal justice law of it is no longer news that the administration of criminal justice act acja 2015 was passed into law by the 7th. The issue of safety is a critical tool for development and protection of valued lives as well as property. Section 357, administration of criminal justice repeal and reenactment law of lagos state, 2011. The seal of lagos state government came into being by virtue of the seal of lagos state government law 2010 a law to provide for the regulation on the use of the seal of the government of lagos state as a symbol of state authority and for other connected purposes, as passed by the 6 th assembly, house of assembly, lagos state. Posted on march 26, 20 author channels television categories current tags central shared services centre, channels tv, criminal laws of lagos state 2011, economic and financial crimes commission. The lagos state judicial service commission referred to in state into this law as the commission may by notice in the gazette magisterial districts. Anybody that has had dealings in the real estate sector in nigeria, particularly in the urban areas like lagos and its environs will know the numerous dirts and risks associated with land acquisition and development. This court had cause to interpret the effect of non compliance with the provisions of section 93 of the administration of criminal justice law of lagos state 2011 in a number of cases. In as much as the nigerian society has always frowned on the concept of adoption due to our traditional beliefs, quite a number of people still find adoption as quite ordinary and normal. See also section 371, administration of criminal justice repeal and reenactment law of lagos state, 2011. However, while congratulating the appellants for removing the stigma of infamy from their names, it cannot be denied that the outcome of the case is a. Lagos state domestic sexual and violence response team.
Legislative rascality or a legal menu for access to justice. The lagos state safety commission is committed to be proactive, prompt, focused and offer efficient integrated regulating service for safety of everyone, improvement of functional operation, important business continuity and good return on investment. Five years down the line the enactment of the federal government latest act, the administration of. So many people desire to adopt children for reasons best known to them but most times do not how to go.
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