MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY: SENTENCING POLICY AND THE ATTITUDE OF COURTS IN NIGERIA
1 Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
2 Faculty Of Law, Department of Sharia, University Of Maiduguri
* Corresponding author: izzatullah@abulj.org.ng
2 Faculty Of Law, Department of Sharia, University Of Maiduguri
* Corresponding author: izzatullah@abulj.org.ng
Abstract
Whereas a host of penalties await a convicted offender the sentence of death stands at the apex of the categories of punishments! that are provided under the Nigerian penal laws. Death Penalty is recognized as a legitimate punishment by the Constitution? as well as by the Criminal Code and Penal Code. In Nigeria, like virtually every other country, offences are subject to classification. Some offences are regarded ‘as simple, others are called misdemeanours.
How to Cite
Ullah, I., Jimeta, U. A., & Nguru, I. L. (2006). MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY: SENTENCING POLICY AND THE ATTITUDE OF COURTS IN NIGERIA. ABU Law Journal, 24(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.67203/abulj.2006.o2d6bjzf
I. Ullah, U. A. Jimeta, and I. L. Nguru, "MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY: SENTENCING POLICY AND THE ATTITUDE OF COURTS IN NIGERIA," ABU Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 26-36, June 2006. doi: 10.67203/abulj.2006.o2d6bjzf
