DescriptionCRIMINAL LAW IN NIGERIA PROFESSOR CYPRIAN OKONKWO Professor of Law, University of NigeriaLawyers in Nigeria will welcome the publication of this book on the criminal law and criminal procedure in Nigeria. The work of Professor Okonkwo will be familiar both to practising lawyers and to law teachers and this new revised edition will provide a comprehensive manual and introduction to this important central area of law.Techniques of legal analysis and definition in relation to crime are discussed in depth and set in the context of contemporary Nigerian society. Reference is made to important new case decisions while the general principles of the law are examined in chapters on the legal elements of an offence and criminal responsibility. Specific offences such as homicide, assault, theft, unlawful assembly and corruption are all included and the description of the rules of substantive law is interspersed with comment and suggestions for reform.Practising lawyers, law teachers and above all, law students will welcome the appearance of Professor Okonkwo’s book providing, as it does, an invaluable introductory aid and practical guide to the Criminal Law and Procedure of Nigeria.
