- Title
- Bail applications in Nigeria and South Africa
- Creator
- Babalola, Abdulateef Taiwo
- Subject
- Bail -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- LLM
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/47325
- Identifier
- vital:39847
- Description
- Between the point of arrest and conviction, an accused person has a right to be released on bail based on his or her Constitutional right to liberty as well as the right to be presumed innocent. To grant bail to an accused person serves as a form of contract of insurance or a guarantee that if the accused person is released pending the determination of the case against him, he will not frustrate the course of justice and will appear at a later date to face trial. The essence of bail is to allow the accused person enjoy his right to liberty pending the determination of the criminal charge if the interest of justice will permit for his or her release. This study aims at comparing bail proceedings in both the Nigerian and South African criminal justice systems. The constitutions of both jurisdictions make provision for bail, as well as the Administration of Criminal Justice Act applicable in Nigeria and the Criminal Procedure Act which is applicable in South Africa. By comparing both jurisdictions, the similarities and differences that exist between both systems will become evident, which makes them unique and distinct of each other. During the course of this study, it will be discovered that the Nigerian bail procedure do not meet up to international standards in protecting the right to personal liberty of accused persons. It is believed that the recommendations that will be suggested in this study will improve the Nigerian bail procedure and make it more effective and efficient.
- Format
- iv, 64 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Law
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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