Institutionalised ADR and access to justice: the changing faces of the Nigerian judicial system.

Faturoti, Bukola

Abstract

Many legal jurisdictions have come to the realisation of how judicial bureaucracies and rigidity have left many disputants disenchanted about the entire justice system. This article examines the responses of State Governments in Nigeria to the problem of access to justice by looking at the inclusion of administration of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Civil Procedure Rules and multi-door court system. It looks at the prevalent culture of litigation and its effects on the entire judicial process to understand the importance of amendments to civil procedure rules. Looking at Lagos, Abuja and Kano, the article identifies the gaps in previous rules of the States? High Courts in Nigeria and the adequacy of recent amendments to fill these gaps. The paper critically analyses the institutionalisation of alternative dispute resolution and draws out the implications it may have both for the bench and the bar alike.

Citation

FATUROTI, B. 2014. Institutionalised ADR and access to justice: the changing faces of the Nigerian judicial system. Journal of comparative law in Africa, 1(1), pages 66-89.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 2, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Aug 2, 2014
• Publication Date: Aug 2, 2014
• Deposit Date: Sep 16, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 16, 2016
• Journal: Journal of comparative law in Africa
• Print ISSN: 2311-6889
• Publisher: Juta Law
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 66-89
• Keywords: Nigeria; Civil procedure rules; ADR; Case management; Litigation; Multidoor court house
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1731