Electronic Judicial Process and Procedure in Nigeria: Issues, Prospects and Challenges
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2022-09-27
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NALT
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The outbreak of coronavirus in 2019 proved to be one of the most transformative event in the modern period. It was a test case for the need to embrace the modern technology in the conduct of government and private affairs. Nigeria recorded her first case of COVID 19 on 27th February 2020 when an Italian who returned to Lagos for work tested positive to the virus. The rise in the number of infested persons led the Nigerian government to implement regulatory measures to contain the spread of the pandemic both at the federal and state levels. As the situation started spiraling out of control, state government taking cue from federal government replicated the lockdown measure specifically stay at home, closure of school, courts, places of worship, market, offices, business centres, transportation, intra and interstate travels, imposition of curfew, compulsory use of face shield, nose mask, social distance and many others. As a result of overreaching the impact of COVID 19 and suspension of judicial activities within the country them, it goes without saying that the situation occasion a great hardship on the judicial system in Nigeria. Thus, the need to ensure that judicial activity in Nigeria continue to thrive has brought fore the importance of embracing electronic legal process in fostering smooth and unhindered dispensation of justice and dispute resolution at all times in Nigeria.
Keyword: electronic legal process, corona virus pandemic, jurisdiction, public hearing, online courtroom
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Proceedings 53ed Annual Conference of the National Association of Law Teachers (NALT)