A synoptic appraisal of the practice and procedure for plea bargaining under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015
The practice of plea bargaining is widely applied but only recently became pronounced in Nigeria. There was understandably a misunderstanding of the concept and misgivings about its application. Subsequently, in 2015 the Administration of Criminal Justice Act was passed and incorporated the doctrine...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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African journal of law and criminology
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 12-24 |
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| Summary: | The practice of plea bargaining is widely applied but only recently became pronounced in Nigeria. There was understandably a misunderstanding of the concept and misgivings about its application. Subsequently, in 2015 the Administration of Criminal Justice Act was passed and incorporated the doctrine of plea bargaining as one of its innovative provisions. It then becomes necessary to critique the legislation as it concerns plea bargaining. This article closely considered the provisions of the Act on plea bargaining, sometimes bench-marking with the practice in other jurisdictions and offering perspectives that might well guide key operators in the administration of criminal justice sector. |
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| ISSN: | 2045-8525 |
