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The general supervisory power and control over criminal prosecution is vested in the Attorney-General of a State under section 211and in the Attorney -General of the Federation under section 174 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) however the Nigerian Police Act and other entities such as the anti-graft agencies have powers of prosecution subject, however, to the power of the Attorney General. Though there is an operational Code of Conduct for Prosecutors its universal reach in the country and efficiency of supervision and sanction of errant prosecutors has been a major concern for stakeholders in the administration of justice. This paper examined the preserve of the prosecutors in criminal trials and analysed the Code of Conduct for Prosecutors (CCP) in Nigeria drawing from the provisions the Prosecutors’ Code of selected jurisdictions. The study revealed that the CCP, which is meant to apply to all prosecutors; public and private and has sanctions for a breach of the rules, is hardly seen to be observed by both the practitioners and the regulator -the Attorneys General.
Gloria Shajobi-Ibikunle. 2019. \u201cA Code for Public Prosecutors in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System: A Necessity or a Nuisance?\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary GJHSS-H Volume 19 (GJHSS Volume 19 Issue H5): .
Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS
Print ISSN 0975-587X
e-ISSN 2249-460X
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Country: Uganda
Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary
Authors: Gloria Shajobi-Ibikunle, Mercy Emetejife Onoriode (PhD/Dr. count: 0)
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The general supervisory power and control over criminal prosecution is vested in the Attorney-General of a State under section 211and in the Attorney -General of the Federation under section 174 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) however the Nigerian Police Act and other entities such as the anti-graft agencies have powers of prosecution subject, however, to the power of the Attorney General. Though there is an operational Code of Conduct for Prosecutors its universal reach in the country and efficiency of supervision and sanction of errant prosecutors has been a major concern for stakeholders in the administration of justice. This paper examined the preserve of the prosecutors in criminal trials and analysed the Code of Conduct for Prosecutors (CCP) in Nigeria drawing from the provisions the Prosecutors’ Code of selected jurisdictions. The study revealed that the CCP, which is meant to apply to all prosecutors; public and private and has sanctions for a breach of the rules, is hardly seen to be observed by both the practitioners and the regulator -the Attorneys General.
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