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UNDERSTANING AND UTILIZING THE CIVIL DIMENSIONS OF EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA                                                   By                                         Ehusani Abel Simpa [1]     "Humanity is a community of people who are innately flawed. No human being is by default free of wrong and no one can effortlessly live a blameless life without control, discipline, faith and determination. We are consistently influenced by realities within and beyond our control. The ability, capacity and capabilit...

CUSTOMARY COURTS: PRESERVING FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS BY SUBJECTING TRADITIONS, CUSTOMARY LAWS AND NATIVE REALITIES TO THE REPUGNANCY AND COMPATIBILITY TESTS IN THE PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE                 BY            EHUSANI ABEL SIMPA [1]   We may not want to hear about consequences in this day and age, but the truth still stands – if we let our selfish passions have their way, it will only be a matter of time before negative consequences begin to manifest. Tears and sorrow can never wash away the consequence for wrongdoing. Crying and wishing things were different doesn’t change a person’s life. Changing one’s character changes one’s life. - Robb Thompson [2]   INTRODUCTION There are realities that are peculiar to the culture and tradition of people who subscribe to or are made subject to their applications by factors relevant to them. Customary laws are intrinsically unwritte...