CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Abu, Omakoji Friday |
|---|---|
| Title | THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF ELECTORAL RIGHTS THROUGH ELECTION COMPLAINTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM |
| Summary | Given the role of the judiciary in the application and interpretation of the laws of a State while determining the rights and duties of both citizens and the State, it is important for the courts to be well positioned to handle this responsibility especially when the rights and duties involved bother on the electoral process, the determination or mediation of which, to a greater or lesser extent, has a bearing on the entire polity. This paper examines the attitudes of the courts in Nigeria and the U.K towards election-related litigation and the Constitutional and legal basis for electoral rights and the jurisdiction of the courts in Nigeria and the U.K in this regard. Using the methodology of analyzing the relevant provisions of the Electoral laws the case law of both countries, this paper points out areas needing emulation and areas that need to be improved upon. The paper generally draws from the experience of the two countries in concluding that independence and impartiality are two inter related and indispensible attributes of a judiciary that would be able to perform its role properly, more so if it must effectively and efficiently mediate the electoral process and ultimately contribute its quota towards a stable and balanced democratic polity. |
| Supervisor | Uitz Renata |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/abu_omakoji.pdf |
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