Witness Protection and Criminal Justice in Africa: Nigeria in International Perspective Oyakhire Suzzie
Witness Protection and Criminal Justice in Africa: Nigeria in International Perspective Oyakhire Suzzie This book examines the concept of witness protection which is still at an early developmental…
Specifikacia Witness Protection and Criminal Justice in Africa: Nigeria in International Perspective Oyakhire Suzzie
Witness Protection and Criminal Justice in Africa: Nigeria in International Perspective Oyakhire Suzzie
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. Using the Nigerian case study, the book illustrates some obscurities inherent in the concept of witness protection. Recent developments in Nigeria highlight the need to clarify legal and conceptual issues within the existing legal framework for protecting witnesses.
These are highlighted around five critical areas: the definition of witness protection; the scope of beneficiaries requiring protection; the nature of crimes necessitating protection; the nature of protective measures; and the administrative control of witness protection.Specifically, this book draws from the existing literature and practices of witness protection and adopts two distinct perspectives: the criminal justice
Ethics in Criminal Justice