The Adoption of ADR by Nigerian Traditional Institutions

ISBN-13: 9786202512794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 104 str.

Abasibiangake Emmanuel Akpabio

Opis

This book is an appraisal of the adoption of the concept of ADR by theNigerian Traditional Institutions. It is motivated by the fact that muchattention has been paid in the last decade to the emergence of theconcept of Alternative Dispute Resolution and its mechanisms. This hasbeen largely attributable to the short comings of the conventional meansof dispute resolution, to wit litigation. While the advancement in theinstitutionalisation of ADR in Nigeria is admirable and indeedcommendable, this work advocates for the adoption of ADR by NigerianTraditional Institutions in the hopes that the development in conventionalADR would be at par with that of Customary ADR. This book, while relyingon the wealth of research done by writers in the field of ADR andCustomary ADR, examined the traditional framework for adopting ADR; itanalysed the extent to which ADR has been adapted to the process oftraditional dispute resolution; it has outlined possible challenges to theadaptation of ADR to traditional dispute situations; and it has identifiedthe role of relevant stakeholders in entrenching the concept of ADR in thevarious Nigerian Traditional Institutions.

O autorze

Akpabio, Abasibiangake Emmanuel
ABASIBIANGAKE EMMANUEL AKPABIO - Law graduate from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. He has experienced firsthand, the impact of a judicial system heavily overwhelmed by disputes and in dire need of alternatives. His areas of specialisation are in International Law; Refugee Law and International Humanitarian Law.