ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME OF VIRTUAL PROCEEDINGS IN NIGERIAN COURTS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
), Eunice Gandiba Tali(2),
(1) Lecturer with the Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law Adekunle Ajasin, University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
(2) Lecturer with Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
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Abstract
The emergence of virtual proceedings in Nigeria’s jurisprudence is one of the positive aftermaths of COVID 19 pandemic. It has promoted access to justice and timely dispensation of justice. However, despite its novelty in Nigeria’s jurisprudence, it is still bedeviled by some challenges in its applications. Aside from that, the legal regimes regulating the deployment of virtual proceedings are weak. It is against this background that this article drew its inspiration. This article has found that the legal regimes regulating virtual proceedings are mostly limited to the Superior Courts of Records, thereby neglecting the lower courts. In the course of this paper, the writers deployed the use of doctrinal research where reference is made to case laws and statutes as well as articles in Journals plus periodicals. It is the finding of this work that there is a need for a legislation regulating virtual proceedings in Nigeria. Government should ensure sound technical facilities to ensure promote virtual court session
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Analysis, Legal Regime, Virtual Courts, Proceedings, Prospects
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