The Quality of justice is strained, the death penalty in Nigeria - Onuoha, Chinwe
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There is no doubt that over the past fifty years a global trend has emerged towards the abolition of the death penalty. Spread over the world including some African countries, many scholars and advocates find the death penalty a violation of the international human rights standards. The aim of this paper is to contribute in showing with practical illustrations that it is important for Nigeria to have a rethink as regards the imposition of the death sentence. Indeed, it may be argued that in any society where the government uses or supports the use of violence - whether or not through its legal system - it fosters the growth of a culture of violence.…mehr

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There is no doubt that over the past fifty years a global trend has emerged towards the abolition of the death penalty. Spread over the world including some African countries, many scholars and advocates find the death penalty a violation of the international human rights standards. The aim of this paper is to contribute in showing with practical illustrations that it is important for Nigeria to have a rethink as regards the imposition of the death sentence. Indeed, it may be argued that in any society where the government uses or supports the use of violence - whether or not through its legal system - it fosters the growth of a culture of violence.
Autorenporträt
Chinwe Onuoha is a Nigerian legal practitioner specialized in litigation and based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is the Principal Partner at Gifted and Talented Chambers.She studied Nigerian Civil Law at Madonna University Okija and her masters in Law at Catholic University of America,USA.