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    THE IMPERATIVE OF AN ATTITUDINAL CHANGE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN NIGERIA: A CRITIQUE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ADR AND THE JUDICIARY
    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Journal of Public and Private Law. Vol 5 2013; 233 – 244,Published by the Dept. of Public and Private Law, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria., 2013) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; Ayinla Lukman A; *IBRAHIM TAIYE ABDULHAKEEM
    It is generally viewed that Nigería among other African countries have greater propensity for the practice of law, this stem from its history of colonization by the British, as such legal practice in Nigeria is now a common place. The level at which Nigerians value and read law either as first degree or as second degree is so alarming that virtually in every family either nuclear or extended there is at least one lawyer (legal practitioner). This in effect shows the natural flair for Law in Nigeria. However, there is a general trend in the thinking that all the legal profession entails is the practice of law as legal practitioner who goes to court to argue cases (litigation) and anything short of this is not generally perceived as a serious practice of law. In effect, this has adversely affected the administration of justice. It is contended that there is more to this in the sense that there is the need for a change of attitude as to what the legal practice entails, and the need for a strong connectivity between ADR and the court to achieve a change of the public perception on the practice of law generally. An attempt is made to show that the practice of law encapsulates practice as an ADR practitioner and as such strengthen the consensual dispute resolution culture so that the court is not bogged down with unnecessary litigation-ef disputes/issues that may be trashed out or resolved through consensual methods.
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    AN APPRAISAL OF THE NEXUS AND DISPARITIES BETWEEN ARBITRATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
    (NAUJILJ 8 (1) 2017, 2017) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*
    Abstract Peaceful resolution of disputes through ADR mechanisms now seems to be the emerging trend. Globally ADR had since been accepted as a viable and veritable means of resolving disputes. However, there have been various arguments and controversies on what constitute ADR and whether it includes Arbitration. In Nigeria for example when ADR is mentioned the general perception and understanding of an average person is reference to Arbitration. Thus, this paper adopts the narrative as well as the comparative analysis to interrogate some perspectives to espouse the nexus, disparities and ultimately determine whether Arbitration is part and parcel of ADR or not. The paper shows and found that both mechanisms are geared toward peaceful and harmonious settlement of disputes.
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    Applicability of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Plea Bargaining in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System
    (AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL, 2014) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; LA Ayinla,; GH Olusola
    This article discusses the applicability of two 'informal' approaches to the resolution of conflict: alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and plea bargaining. More particularly, the article examines the relevance of these two approaches to the Nigerian criminal justice system. Widely used as a means of resolving civil disputes, ADR also has a role to play in the achievement of criminal justice. The article examines this role in some detail. Attention is also given to plea bargaining in the context of the country's criminal justice framework. The article proposes that the parties to a criminal dispute, and society at large, might benefit from a more extensive use of plea bargaining, which remains underdeveloped in Nigeria.
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    The ACJ Act 2015, Plea Bargain and Other Innovations: A ReviewTowards Peaceful Resolution in Nigeria
    (Kampala International University ISSN: 2415084-3; 1(2): 257-275, 2016) DR. BILIKIS AYINLA-AHMAD; UKMAN AYINLA; JOHN AYODELE
    There has been much agitation for a total overhaul of the laws regulating administration of criminal justice in Nigeria. Thus, the signing into law of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 was in response to the calls for the reform of the Nigerian criminal justice system. The various laws that govern the criminal justice system were dearly in need of amendment because they were no longer in tune with the reality of time in criminal justice system and the trend of criminal justice administration in the world and, indeed Nigeria. This article seeks to attempt an analysis of the Act in other to point out the salient innovations in the Act, with particularly reference to the inclusion of plea bargain as an ADR Mechanism and the need for a continuous reform.
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    RIGHT TO LIFE AND ABORTION:COMMON LAW AND ISLAMIC LAW PERSPECTIVES
    (KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY OMENE FOR SEU PEUNE FOUNDED 1999 ANYIGBA JOURNAL OF ARABIC & ISLAMIC STUDIES A Publication of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Kogi State University,Anyigba Vol. 6 No. 1, 2013 (1434), 2013) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; HANAFI A. HAMMED,PH.D.
    The practice of abortion dated back to the ancient times. Pregnancies were terminated through a number of methods including the administration of abortifacient, herbs and the use of sharpened objects. Others are application of abdominal pressure and other techniques'. The first recorded evidence of induced abortion was from Egyptian "Ebers Paprus' in 1550 B.C. Chinese recorded a number of royal concubines who had legendary emperor Shennona prescribed the use of mercury to induce abortion ncarly5000 years ago.4 Many of the methods employed in early and primitive culture were non-surgical physical activities like strenuous labour, climbing, peddling, weightlifting. fasting, bloodletting, pouring hot water into abdomen and lying on heated coconut shell. Abortion through gynaecological procedure was primarily within the province of women who were either midwives or well- informed lay people. Plato in his Theatetus6mentioned a midwife's ability to induce abortion in the early stage of pregnancy. In South East Asia, the technique of abortion involved the application of pressure on the pregnant abdomen which was practiced for centuries. One of the major reliefs decorating the temple of Angkor Wall in Cambodia, dated back to 1150 B.C depicts a demon performing such an abortion.