Enforcement of Fundamental Rights Actions in Nigerian Courts: A Critical Overview of A Jurisdictional Tussle

Abstract

This paper examines the perennial conflict in the exercise of the concurrent jurisdiction of the Federal and the States' High Courts on fundamental rights matters. In the light of the recent constitutional amendment that cloths the National Industrial Court with wide jurisdiction, the author examines the challenges inherent in defining the respective jurisdiction of each of the above mentioned courts over fundamental rights cases.