Calling the judiciary to account for the past : transitional justice and judicial accountability in Nigeria

Yusuf, Hakeem (2008) Calling the judiciary to account for the past : transitional justice and judicial accountability in Nigeria. Law and Policy, 30 (2). pp. 194-226. ISSN 0265-8240

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    Abstract

    Institutional and individual accountability is an important feature of societies in transition from conflict or authoritarian rule. The imperative of accountability has both normative and transformational underpinnings in the context of restoration of the rule of law and democracy. This article argues a case for extending the purview of truth-telling processes to the judiciary in postauthoritarian contexts. The driving force behind the inquiry is the proposition that the judiciary as the third arm of government at all times participates in governance. To contextualize the argument, I focus on judicial governance and accountability within the paradigm of Nigeria’s transition to democracy after decades of authoritarian military rule.

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    • Item type:Article
      ID code:40723
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      April 2008
      Published
      19 March 2008
      Published Online
      Keywords:judiciary, past, transitional justice, judicial accountability, nigeria, post military rule, Law, Sociology and Political Science, Law
      Subjects:Law
      Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Law > Law
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:03 Aug 2012 13:05
      Last modified:30 Nov 2021 01:44
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/40723
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