Constitutional right to life

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• THE NIGERIA SECURITY & CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS BENUE STATE V. A. (2022)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division

  Judgment date

  4 March 2022

  A detailed summary of the case involving Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps regarding fundamental human rights enforcement.

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  • 1999 constitution sections 33, 34, 35, 36 and 46→
  • Fresh issue on appeal→
  • constitutional right to life→
  • death in police or security custody→
  • enforcement of deceased person's fundamental rights→
  • fundamental rights compensation and damages→
  • fundamental rights enforcement procedure rules 2009→
  • juristic personality of nscdc state command→

• ISMAIL V. CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (2022)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division

  Judgment date

  29 March 2021

  Summary of Ismail v. Chief of Army Staff focusing on fundamental rights enforcement related to a fatal police shooting during a protest.

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  • Armed Forces Act 2004→
  • Capacity to sue and be sued→
  • Declaratory relief→
  • Evaluation of evidence→
  • Juristic personality→
  • Originating motion→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • Right to life→

• NIGERIAN AGIP OIL COMPANY LTD V. DEO (2023)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  4 November 2020

  A summary of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd v. Deo case, addressing issues of fundamental rights violations, statute limitations, and judicial evaluations.

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  • Exemplary damages→
  • Representative action→
  • african charter on human and peoples’ rights→
  • appeal on grounds of improper evaluation of evidence→
  • compensation for human rights violations→
  • constitutional right to life→
  • evaluation of affidavit evidence→
  • fundamental rights (enforcement procedure) rules 2009→

• NIGERIAN AGIP OIL COMPANY LTD V. OSI (2021)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  4 November 2020

  Summary of the legal case Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd v. Osi, highlighting issues, court findings, and the legal implications surrounding fundamental rights.

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  • Evaluation of evidence→
  • Exemplary damages→
  • Fundamental rights enforcement→
  • Representative action→
  • Statute-barred action→
  • compensation for fundamental rights violations→
  • competence of grounds of appeal→
  • constitutional right to life→

• ADEBISI ADESAKIN V. THE STATE (2013)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  15 March 2012

  Summary of the case Adebisi Adesakin v. The State (2013), examining the legal issues regarding conspiracy, kidnapping, and culpable homicide.

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  • Circumstantial evidence→
  • Criminal conspiracy→
  • Culpable homicide punishable with death→
  • Defence of alibi→
  • Inconsistency rule→
  • Kidnapping→
  • Presumption of innocence→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→

• AMOSHIMA V. STATE (2011)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  17 June 2011

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court decision in Amoshima v. State, addressing constitutional challenges related to the death penalty under Nigerian law.

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  • Armed robbery→
  • Conspiracy to commit armed robbery→
  • Jurisdiction of State High Court→
  • Separation of powers→
  • academic or hypothetical issues→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, section 33(1)→
  • constitutional right to life→
  • constitutionality of death penalty→

• ODUNLAMI V. NIGERIAN NAVY (2011)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  31 January 2011

  Summary of the case Odunlami v. Nigerian Navy, highlighting key legal issues, court findings, and implications of the judgment.

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  • Presumption of innocence→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • Provocation→
  • Self-defence→
  • armed forces act 2004 sections 68, 105, 106 and 149–151→
  • confirmation of court martial sentence→
  • constitutional right to life→
  • court martial jurisdiction→

• ABAYOMI JOSHUA V. THE STATE (2009)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  16 January 2009

  Summary of the Court of Appeal decision in Abayomi Joshua v. The State, addressing the legality of the death penalty in Nigeria and issues of criminal procedure

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  • 1999 constitution sections 33(1), 36(4), 36(5) and 36(6)→
  • Armed robbery→
  • Conspiracy to commit armed robbery→
  • Evaluation of evidence→
  • Fair hearing→
  • Hearsay evidence→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • Trial within trial→