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    PRE-TRIAL DETENTION AND THE IMPLICATION OF THE BAIL PROVISION UNDER THE ACJA 2015 - VOL. 16 AUGUST 2023
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) With support from The John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2023-08) Lilian Uche (Mrs.)
    Pretrial detention is a common feature of the global criminal justice system and, given its prevalence and use, is clearly considered crucial to its functioning; every day an estimated 3.3 million people are held in pretrial detention worldwide, and over the course of a year, more than 15 million people experience pretrial detention, figures that suggest a possible overreliance on its use across the world; in Nigeria, recent data released by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) show that as of 17th April 2023, the overall inmate population in detention centers stood at 74,872, out of which 51,939 (69%) were Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs), while only 22,933 (31%) were convicted inmates.
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    ACJ 2015 ACT AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING GENDER INCLUSION AND EQUITY - VOL. 17 SEPTEMBER, 2023
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, (NIALS) With Support from The John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2023) Dr. Jane Ezirigwe
    Although everyone could face immense challenges in accessing justice, women face extreme vulnerability in the criminal justice system, exacerbated by many factors directly associated with their gender; women are vulnerable to sexual abuse and other forms of violence in detention and prisons, could be intimidated by contact with and interrogation by men, and their peculiar needs in the criminal justice system could be ignored, including exposure to verbal abuse and shaming, improper touching during searches, frequent and unnecessary searching, spying on female prisoners during showers, as well as inadequate provisions for their distinct health- and welfare-related needs.
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    ARREST IN LIEU: AN ANALYSIS OF CASES BASED ON SELECTED STATES ACJ LAWS - VOL. 15 AUGUST 2023
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) With support from The John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2023) Laura Ani
    Multiple international and national human rights instruments prohibit the infringement of human rights; the international human rights documents include, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976), and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), while at the national level, the primary document is the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN), as altered, alongside other instruments such as the Child Rights Act (2007), the Anti-Torture Act (2017), and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015), which deal specifically with the topic under review.
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    WITNESS PROTECTION REGIME AS A VITAL COMPONENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI- CORRUPTION STRATEGY UNDER ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (ACJA) 2015 - VOL. 18 AUGUST 2023
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) With support from The John D, and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2023-08) Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS)
    The Project on Supporting the Implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015) and ACJLs (MacArthur 2.0) aims to deepen understanding of the Federal Act and the respective state counterparts and improve the management of criminal proceedings, including the prosecution of anti-corruption cases in Nigeria; through workshops, review of bulletins and digests, the Project offers a common framework for providing practical tools for relevant stakeholders, enhances nationwide familiarity with the legal instruments, ensures expediency in and modernizes the Criminal Justice System, and is supported by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of the Foundation’s On Nigeria Grant Program.