An Evaluation of the Punishment for Unlawful Homicide under the Nigerian Law
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(1) Institute of Human Capacity Development and Continuing Education, Port Harcourt
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Culpability in Criminal justice system, where established against a defended, will always result in punishment, reprehension and reprimand of one form or the other. Relying on the doctrinal approach, this paper evaluates the punishments for unlawful homicide in Nigeria. The paper evaluates the efficacy of the punishments to achieve the goal of criminal prosecution. The paper finds that punishment for unlawful homicide, especially the death penalty continues to generate controversies. While not promoting one form of punishment over the other, the paper recommends judicial thoroughness and consistency for the utilisation of any form of punishment for culpable homicide.
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Culpability in Criminal justice system, where established against a defended, will always result in punishment, reprehension and reprimand of one form or the other. Relying on the doctrinal approach, this paper evaluates the punishments for unlawful homicide in Nigeria. The paper evaluates the efficacy of the punishments to achieve the goal of criminal prosecution. The paper finds that punishment for unlawful homicide, especially the death penalty continues to generate controversies. While not promoting one form of punishment over the other, the paper recommends judicial thoroughness and consistency for the utilisation of any form of punishment for culpable homicide.
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