Articles published under International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform

Editorial

It feels highly gratifying for me to have the privilege of writing an Editorial for the Volume 11 Issue 1, 2022 edition of the International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform. My&

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Legislative Oversight Function of the National Assembly: Nigeria’s Experience in Abuse of Process and Ultra Vires Practices

Since the advent of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, Nigerians have yearned for good governance from those they ele

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Review of Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Bill, 2020

The Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Billwhich was presented to the National Assembly by Mr. President as an Executive Bill in 202056, seeks to ensure the recovery and proper man

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Issues and Challenges of Promoting Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa

Access to justice is a situation where people in need of help find effective solutions from justice systems that are accessible, affordable, comprehensible to ordinary people and which dispense jus

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A Retrospection of the Requirement for Domestication of Treaties in Nigeria: Towards Constitutional Amendment

One of the ways of making commitments under international law is  to accept the text of the treaty that establishes such commitments. Intent to commi

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Towards Reinforcement of Legislative Controls Over Delegated Legislation in Nigeria

The aim of this paper was to provide ways to further strengthen the role of the Legislature of Government in Nigeria by embedding the concept of accountability in the devolved legislature i

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Ratification and Accession to Treaties Under 21st Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution

It is an important issue to consider under the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution whether the President should sign, ratify or accede to treaties in consultation with the Prime Minister. I

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Implementation of the Resolutions of Public Accounts Committees

Constitutions of democracies across the globe (advanced or emerging democracies) have often provided a framework for defining the relationship betweenthe&nbs

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Interview of Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja by Dr. Stephanie Elonge, Guest Editor, International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law

The above quotation is my ideology, it is the undying desire to add value to the legislative drafting discipline of the legal profession that&nb

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