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Witness Protection and Criminal Justice in Africa: Nigeria in International Perspective
This book examines the concept of witness protection which is still at an early developmental stage in several African countries including Nigeria, from a legal and institutional perspective. Recent developments in Nigeria highlight the need to clarify legal and conceptual issues within the existing legal framework for protecting witnesses.
| Author(s) | By Suzzie Oyakhire. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 226 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
This book examines the concept of witness protection which is still at an early developmental stage in several African countries including Nigeria, from a legal and institutional perspective. Recent developments in Nigeria highlight the need to clarify legal and conceptual issues within the existing legal framework for protecting witnesses.
Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Deconstructing the Concept of Witness Protection 3. The Legal Framework for Witness Protection in Nigeria 4. Determining the Classes of Witnesses to be Protected 5. Crimes Req
Suzzie Onyeka Oyakhire is a Senior Lecturer at the Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom. Before joining the Leeds Law School, she was a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Nigeria. She is currently building he
