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Is the End Near for the Political Question Doctrine in Nigeria?


Enyinna S. Nwauche


Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) - Faculty of Law; Centre For African Legal Studies
June 30, 2010

FOSTERING CONSTITUTIONALISM IN AFRICA, Charles Fombad, Christina Murray, eds., pp. 31-60, Pretoria Unversity Law Press, 2010

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Even though the political question doctrine has been used in Nigeria over a long period, recent judicial decisions indicate that the doctrine is now in serious trouble. This article examines the political question doctrine within the context of judicial review in Nigeria considering in particular the judicial review of the impeachment of certain officers of state and the substitution of political party electoral candidates.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 30

Keywords: Constitutional Law, Judicial Review, Political Question, Nigeria

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Date posted: July 1, 2010  

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Nwauche, Enyinna S., Is the End Near for the Political Question Doctrine in Nigeria? (June 30, 2010). FOSTERING CONSTITUTIONALISM IN AFRICA, Charles Fombad, Christina Murray, eds., pp. 31-60, Pretoria Unversity Law Press, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1632861

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Enyinna S. Nwauche (Contact Author)
Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) - Faculty of Law ( email )
P.M.B. 5080
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Nigeria
Centre For African Legal Studies ( email )
1 Bishop Elemwo Street, Eagle Island
Port Harcourt, Rivers State PMB 7663
Nigeria
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