Supreme Court (Criminal Appeals) Practice Direction, 2013

SUPREME COURT (CRIMINAL APPEALS) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2013

MADE PURSUANT TO THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1999 (AS AMENDED) AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (AS AMENDED)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Rule is to establish a specialized system of case management in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, that will provide for the fair, impartial and expeditious administration of Criminal appeals arising out of all Criminal Appeals relating to the offences of Terrorism, Rape, Kidnapping, Corruption, Money Laundering and Human Trafficking as listed in Rule 2 of these Practice Directions.

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

1. Objective and Guiding Principle

2. Applicability.

3. Service of Notices.

4. Compilation and transmission of Records.

5. Amendment of Notice of Appeal.

6. Brief of Argument.

7. Determination of appeals and stay of Execution.

8. Appeal Certification Committee.

9. Citation.

SUPREME COURT (CRIMINAL APPEALS) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2013

COMMENCEMENT [15th Day of July, 2013]

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 236 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); Order 10 Rule 2 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1999 (as amended) and by virtue of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, ALOMA MARIAH MUKNTAR, GCON, CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA, issue the following Practice Directions of the Supreme Court of Nigeria—

Objective and Guiding Principle

1.- (1) The purpose of these Practice Directions are to—

(a) establish a specialized system of case management in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, that will provide for the fair, impartial and expeditious administration of Criminal appeals arising out of cases listed in Rule 2 of these Practice Directions;

(b) create a system for fast tracking the hearing and determination of interlocutory applications and appeals from the decisions of the Court of Appeal on interlocutory applications and preliminary objections, and cases pertaining to offences of Terrorism, Rape, Kidnapping, Corruption, Money Laundering and Human Trafficking;