CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Abiri, Blessing Omoyeme |
|---|---|
| Title | EFFECTIVE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY: THE ROLE OF CORONER INQUIRIES |
| Summary | The Nigeria police exercise enormous powers and discretion in discharge of their constitutional duties given that they are the legally empowered public institution charged with the responsibility to maintain law and order. However, the constant abuse of these police powers particularly the excessive use of force, torture, extra-judicial killings and death in police custody are acts of gross human rights violations making police accountability an issue of topical concern in Nigeria. It should be noted that several mechanisms have been put in place to check these excess, but without yielding very positive results. It has therefore become imperative to question the adequacy and effectiveness of the existing mechanisms put in place to ensure that the powers vested in the police are used responsibly and hold them to account where they exercise these powers arbitrarily. This thesis focuses on police accountability in Nigeria from the view point of coroner inquiries. The aim is to resolve the questions - what role do such inquiries play, and how do they serve as an effective mechanism for police accountability in Nigeria? These questions will be critically examined by a comparative analysis of the coroner systems in Lagos State, Nigeria and Northern Ireland with case studies, pointing out the strengths and weakness of such inquiries, with conclusions on their effectiveness as a measure to enhance police accountability and improve human rights protection in Nigeria. Finally some recommendations will be made on possible ways to address the potential weaknesses of coroner inquiries with a view to improving their effectiveness and contributions to police accountability in Nigeria. |
| Supervisor | Hamilton, Michael |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/abiri_blessing.pdf |
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