Applicability of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Plea Bargaining in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System
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Date
2014
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AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL
Abstract
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.