Publishers: UNILAG Press & Bookshop Limited, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos. International Edition Published by: Lambert Academic Publishing of Germany and available @ Amazon.com
Name of Author: Chief Frank Agbedo.
No of Pages: 1090.
No of chapters: 10 6.
Year of publication: 2020. Released on 12th June, 2020.
Forword by: Justice A. U. Ogakwu, JCA
Book reviewer: John Austin Unachukwu
The increasing number of fundamental rights litigation in the country has undoubtedly brought about some innovative landmark decisions. This necessarily obviates for the need for constant review and update of existing information and literature on the subject matter. This is done with a view to bring practitioners, judges and researchers, up to date with the current state of the law in relation to fundamental right enforcement.
The new book, “Casebook on Human rights litigation in Nigeria”, focuses on a compilation of leading cases on most salient legal principles and issues affecting fundamental rights enforcement in Nigeria. According to Ogakwu J.C.A., ” The book affords a handy reference material for practitioners and it is a multus in parvo of the locus classicus and the latest judicial decisions on the legal issues and relevant principles in fundamental right enforcement cases” Written by Mr. Frank Agbedo, author of the popular law titles, Rights of Suspects and Accused Persons, and Human Rights Litigation in Nigeria, which is published by Unilag Press & Bookshops ltd, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.
The international edition is published by Lambert Academic Publishing of Germany and is available at Amazon.com. Foreword by U.A. Ogakwu J.C.A. Justice, Court of Appeal, Lagos Division. No of pages, 1090.
Highlights: The book features a gamut of leading cases on fundamental issues and principles on enforcement of fundamental rights of citizens under our laws, etc, namely;
- The meaning, definition and classification of fundamental rights. 2. Limitations to enforcement of fundamental rights. 3. Commencement of Action for enforcement of fundamental rights. 3(i) Who may sue for enforcement of fundamental rights. 3(ii) Whetter the Constitutional right to life of a deceased can be enforced by his/ her dependents. 3(iii) Whetter an Application can be filed by more than one person for the enforcement of fundamental rights. 4. The liability of a Public Officer who allows himself to be used by a citizen to commit illegality such as debt recovery or settlement of civil claims. 5. Whether every citizen is duty bound to report the commission of an offence to the Police and the corresponding duty of the Police to investigate it. 6.Whether both the High Court and Federal High Court have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain and determine Fundamental rights Application. 7.Condition Precedent to the exercise of the Courts jurisdiction in an Action for enforcement of fundamental rights. 8. The right of an Applicant to Compensation and Damages in an action for the infringement of his fundamental rights. 9. Whether the Socio-economic rights provided in Chapter II of the constitution are tottally non justiciable in Nigerian Courts. 10. Landmark cases from other jurisdictions. Available for sale, at reduced prices, subject to upward review, post- Covid-19 era, in the following locations, Lagos.
Source: thenationonlineng.net
