A Hermeneutical Study of Leviticus 19: 15 and Its Implications for Judges in Nigerian Democratic Context

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dc.contributor.authorPeter Olanrewaju Awojobi
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T23:26:40Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T23:26:40Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractJustice is one of the attributes of Yahweh. Judges were appointed in ancient Israel by Yahweh for the Israelites to live in peace and harmony with one another. However, it was observed that the Judges in ancient Israel did not live to expectation. Leviticus 19: 15 was chosen as a text of investigation to determine the response of Yahweh to the Judges and its implications for Judges in Nigerian democratic Context. Historical and Phenomenological methods were used for the research. It was discovered that one of the organs that is expected to play crucial roles in governance is the judiciary. The study revealed that Judges and leaders in ancient Israel failed Yahweh. Also, since the inception of Democracy in Nigeria, the Judiciary has played and is playing important roles to protect the system. One of the major roles of the Judiciary is justice and equity for all and sundry in all election petitions, disputes in political parties, removal and reinstatement of elected officer. It was observed that some members of the judiciary are not living to the expectation of the law and the people. Some of them compromise justice for pecuniary gains. Some Nigerians opined that Judiciary has been compromised and as such cannot be trusted in the events of manipulations of electoral process or results by the politicians and the electoral body that has the responsibility of conducting elections. In view of this, many Nigerians no longer have trust in the Judiciary and this has brought the vocation in to disrepute.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4507
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGlobal Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences
dc.titleA Hermeneutical Study of Leviticus 19: 15 and Its Implications for Judges in Nigerian Democratic Context
dc.typeArticle
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