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    The role of Nigeria police in the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria.
    (Faculty Of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) ALARAPE Abdulrahmon Idayat Temitope
    The study examined the legal framework, historical emergence, organizational structure and the professional practices of the e of the Nigeria police within the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria together with its nature, prospects and challenges. These were with a view to strengthening the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria. The study relied on primary and secondary sources of information. The primary source comprised thesuccessive Constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, unstructured interviews, judicial decisions, and various statutes enacted for an enhanced administration of Criminal Justice System in Nigeria more particularly, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Nigeria Police Act, 2020 and so on. The secondary source of information included books, journal articles, conference proceedings, newspapers and magazine publications and; the internet. Data collected were subjected to content analysis. The study found that there exists in Nigeria both internal and external problems bedeviling the role of police in the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria. It also found that if the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria would achieve the expected objective culminating in their existence, the challenges of corruption must be decisively addressed. The study concluded that though there are several challenges that are currently hindering the efficiency and effectiveness of the police in the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria, quick intervention from government can assist in ameliorating the situations. There are several laws that have been put in place to ensure an improved, better, and speedy administration of Criminal Justice System in Nigeria, unless concerted efforts are made by the stakeholders in the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria, certain bottle neck in the bureaucratic plane would not allow effective application of laws bringing the needed reform..
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    Mediation as a tool of resolving dispute in Nigeria : Issues and Challenges
    (Faculty of Law,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2022) BAYODE, Kehinde Olufunso
    Mediation is an aspect of Alternative Dispute Resolution. However, despite the growth and advantages of mediation, it is still left undermined, especially in Nigeria where there is no specific legal framework for its application, scope, procedure and accreditation of mediators. This is work researched the practice of mediation in other jurisdictions such as South Africa, Canada and Hong Kong, taking cognizance of the loopholes and challenges experienced by some of these jurisdictions and using them as litmus tests to proffer recommendations for the practice of mediation in Nigeria. The research methodology used in this work is the library research method. The work relied on primary and secondary sources of information.The work found out that mediation is yet to gain wide acceptance in Nigeria due to many factors, and such factors will continue to debilitate the swift operation of mediation in Nigeria, unless some of the recommendations provided in this work are applied and put into practice.
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    The Role of Nigeria Police in the Administration of Criminal Justice system in Nigeria.
    (Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) ABDULRAHAMON ALARAPE Idayat Temitope
    The study examined the legal framework, historical emergence, organizational structure and the professional practices of the e of the Nigeria police within the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria together with its nature, prospects and challenges. These were with a view to strengthening the administration of criminal justice system in Nigeria.
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    Legal perspective on Nigerian health law and biomedical research and experiment
    (Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University ., 2019) ADEBIYI Gbemisola Rachael
    Biomedical Research and experiment in its broadest definition encompasses the principles, standards, norms and guideline that regulate scientific research and inquiry. The primary role in health research is to protect the rights, integrity and safety of research participants . Public awareness of abuses to human research participants, including the horrific human experiments of the second World War in Germany and the Tuskegee syphilis study in America which led to the formulation of several ethical guidelines including the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the council for International Organization for Medical Sciences (CIOMS) Guidelines .