The Machinery Justice in Nigeria

Kunle Aina 42 PAGES (19013 WORDS) Law Paper

ABSTRACT

The human society is dynamic, interrelated and ever growing and advancing in every ramification. The rule o f the jungle where the fittest and the fiercest is in charge cannot be tolerated if there is going to be anything like civilisation. Yet human nature itself breeds oppression o f the weak by the strong - while the evolution of the state itself has to do with protection o f the weak from the oppressive tendencies o f the strong. The quest for justice and protection brought the law and the law itself is a sure safeguard and handmaiden for Justice. Without law there is no justice, yet persons who are trained to do justice must administer justice itself according to set rules and laws