PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL (PIB) 2012 SUMMARY PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL In 2008 under the late President Umaru Yar’Adua‚ Nigeria began the arduous process of changing the institutional framework which governs the nation’s oil and gas industry. The delayed passage of the bill was followed by controversies surrounding the emergence of different versions of the document‚ Goodluck Jonathan‚ on assumption of office ordered a withdrawal of the bill to enable executive address contentious areas and ensure all
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understand the law and procedures. The judge chooses who will serve on the jury and will consider the recommendation of the jury in a bench trial. The judge selects what evidence may be shown at trial and what evidence will be reserved for the appeals court. Points earned on this question: 5 Question 2 (Worth 5 points) During a jury trial‚ each side in a criminal or civil case will present evidence to support their position the prosecution presents evidence supporting the innocence of a defendant
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THE PROBLEMS FACING THE NIGERIA JUDICIARY SYSTEM THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA Nigeria operates a federal political structure under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ 1999. The Federation consists of 36 (thirty six) States and a Federal Capital Territory. This constitution vests the legislative‚ executive and judicial powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the National Assembly‚ the Executive and the courts established there under respectively. The powers of the States are
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Courts in UK Her Majesty’s Courts of Justice of England and Wales are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales; they apply the law of England and Wales and are established under Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system‚ Scotland another‚ and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule; for example in immigration law‚ the
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Georgia’s Court System Few people are familiar with the basic functions and responsibilities of the state’s courts. Different courts are set up to do different things. Cases are heard based on the subject matter jurisdiction they are given. The Georgia court system consists of five classes of trial level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts. There are also approximately 370 municipal courts. There are two appellate courts: the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
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scale businesses in the country had provided job and employment to many citizens. Small scale businesses play crucial roles in the economic development of countries (Ogundele; 2006).They employ more workers than their large scale counterparts. In Nigeria for instance‚ Small Scale Businesses (SSB) Constitutes 85% of all firms operating in the economy‚ and like in most other developing countries they employed the largest number of workers. Increasing number of graduates from increasing number of public
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the Civil Court The function of the Civil Court is to deal with civil matters‚ cases which don’t include criminal matters. The role of the County Court in the Civil Court The role of the county court is to deal with small‚ simple cases; they deal with civil non-criminal matters). Businesses who try and recover money that they are owed go to civil courts as it’s a small non-criminal case‚ an individual who wants compensation for injuries he/she has had can also go to a civil court as well as
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THE HIGH COURT The Constitution provides for a High Court in every State which works under the Supreme Court of India. But in some cases‚ one High Court serves more than one State. For example‚ the Gauhati High Court serves not only Assam but also the other States of the North-Eastern region. Composition: The High Court consists of a Chief Justice and other judges. There is no fixed number regarding the judges of the High Courts. The President may also appoint a qualified person as an additional
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federal‚ state‚ and local courts calendar and docket cases. Are these processes effective in promoting efficiency? • Court dockets contain all materials filed by the court or by any party in a court proceeding. In general‚ courts assign each newly filed action with a docket number‚ which often refers to the year in which the case was commenced followed by a sequential reference number. Additionally‚ letters or numbers indicating the type (civil‚ criminal‚ family court‚ etc.) or location of filing
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the Florida Supreme Court demanded a recount of the votes. This possibly violated the Constitution’s claim of equal protection and due process guarantees. The Supreme Court ruled against a recount‚ and gave instructions to undergo a recount that were impossible to carry out with the time given‚ thus essentially ending the election‚ and winning Bush the presidency. 2. The Constitution stated that there would be the Supreme Court‚ and Congress would create lower level courts as needed. With the creation
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