Colonialism and the military: a discourse on the history of judicial corruption in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdisa, W.B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-04T08:13:45Z
dc.date.available2020-03-04T08:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractSince independence, many African countries have suffered and continue to suffer from extremely high levels of bureaucratic and political corruption. Many have linked the problem to colonial rule while others have argued that the causes are internally generated. This paper argues that the problem of judicial corruption in contemporary Nigeria is a problem that is caused by the combined forces of colonialism and military intervention in Nigerian politics. The paper sustains this argument by citing instances of executive recklessness that impaired the independence of the judiciary in post-colonial Nigeria. The paper rests its discourse largely on Peter Ekeh's two publics which explains the role of colonialism, colonial ideologies and the African post-colonial ideologies in the legitimation of corruption in post-colonial public service. The paper concludes that a reform of the judiciary must take into consideration many of the outcomes that the contradictions of colonialism and military rule have caused to the judicial system in Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdisa, W. B. (2016). Colonialism and the military: a discourse on the history of judicial corruption in Nigeria. AFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society, 6(2), 33-60.en_US
dc.identifier.uriingentaconnect.com/content/sabinet/aaaffrika/2016/00000006/00000002/art00003
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8011
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society;Vol.6(2)
dc.subjectColonialism; Judicial corruption; Military rule; Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectColonialismen_US
dc.subjectJudicial corruptionen_US
dc.subjectMilitary ruleen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociologyen_US
dc.titleColonialism and the military: a discourse on the history of judicial corruption in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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