ALLOCUTUS- IT IS THE CONVICT, NOT THE DEFENCE COUNSEL, WHO MAKES THE ALLOCUTUS. ISSUE: Whether allocutus can be made on behalf of an accused person after conviction “Allocutus”, as defined in Earl Jowitt: The Dictionary of English Law, is what the convict has to say why the Court should not proceed to sentence him. That […]
Month: November 2024
OGIEFO V. HRH JAFARU & ORS (2024) LPELR-62942(SC)
THE SUPREMACY OF CODIFIED CUSTOMARY LAW OVER UNCODIFIED OR UNREGISTERED CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS “In any case, the settled law is that a codified or enacted or registered declaration of customary law has statutory force and remains the exclusive determinant of what the relevant customary law is. The existence of such codified or enacted customary law […]