NIGERIA issues in the 1999 constitution.
| dc.contributor.author | Edited by Ignatius A. Ayua | |
| dc.contributor.author | D.A. Guobadia | |
| dc.contributor.author | A. O. Adekunle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-16T15:51:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-16T15:51:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.description | Within its first year of operation, the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999, had become a very controversial document with trenchant calls for its review. A lot of criticisms had in fact trailed the constitution from its promulgation. Such criticisms ranged from the method of creation and subsequent adoption to reservations about some of its contents. At the heart of the continuing controversy surrounding the Constitution are such issues as control over natural resources, its legitimacy and, following from that, the propriety of its continued application. Some other view points have it that some of its contents are not appropriate for the environment within which it operates. Yet, another controversy concerns the location of the power to amend the Constitution and the consequences, if any, that follow therefrom. There are others who believe that only minor amendments to the Constitution are required seeing that it is essentially a rehash of the 1979 Constitution, a document which some of the most ardent critics have recognised as having been created by what did indeed approximate effectively to popular participation. The controversy over the 1999 Constitution has continued and in fact moves have since been made by both the legislature and the executive arms of government, political parties and civil society groups to set in motion processes for its review. Beyond the hue and cry of discordant voices on these issues, the Nigerian Institute of advanced legal sudies (NIALS) saw the need, early in the life of this constitution, to put the issues in proper perspective and provide a forum to properly articulate the different issues arising under the constitution. In pursuance of this, five months into the life of the present civilian administration and the operation of the Constitution, NIALS, in October 1999, organised a highly successful National Conference on “Issues in the 1999 Constitution.” Participants at the Conference were drawn from the different arms and levels of government, the academia, commentators on public affairs as well as politicians. The broad focus of the different presenters was how, ultimately, to foster good governance in the polity. The conference papers form the contents of this book, Nigeria: Issues in the 1999 Constitution. At a time when efforts are being , made to take another look at the Constitution, this book is NIALS’ contribution to the process of focusing attention on aspects of the Constitution that may require changing as well as the extent of such change and gently goading the populace to accept those portions that do not require change. It is, therefore, our own modest contribution to the search for a sincere and viable Constitution and constitutional order for Nigeria. | |
| dc.description.abstract | ■ The Legitimacy of Constitutional Change: ■ The Enactment of the 1999 Constitution; ■ The Legislature and Good Governance Under the 1999 Constitution; ■ The Judiciary in a Modern Democracy; ■ Federalism and the Balance of Political Power Under the 1999 Constitution; ■ Nigerian Constitutional Scheme on the Sharing of Revenue Resources and Its Implementation: An Assessment; ■ Reducing the Risk of Divided and Failed Government; Fundamental Human Rights and Corresponding Civic Obligations Under the 1999 Constitution; ■ Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy within the Framework of a Liberal Economy; ■ Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy within the Framework of a Liberal Economy; ■ Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance Under the 1999 Constitution; ■ Civil Society and the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria; ■ The Role of Political Parties in a Presidential System; ■ The Constitution and National Security; ■ Notes on the 1999 Constitution and National Security; ■ The Amending Process Under Nigerian Law and Constitutions: Trends, Issues, Dilemmas and Processes; The Amending Process Under the 1999 Constitution; ■ The Amending Process Under the 1999 Constitution; | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-2353-66-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Lagos: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies | |
| dc.title | NIGERIA issues in the 1999 constitution. | |
| dc.type | Book |