TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION…
1.1 Background to the Study…
1.2 Statement of the Problem…
1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study…
1.4 Scope and Limitation of the Study…
1.5 Justification and Significance of the Study….
1.6 Research Methodology…
1.7 Literature Review……
1.8 Organizational Layout.…
CHAPTER TWO
CONCEPTUAL DISCOURSE ON THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE
2.1 Introduction…
2.2 Historical Background to the Doctrine of Natural Justice…
2.3 Twin Pillars of Natural Justice…
2.3.1 Principle of Audi Alteram Partem (Fair Hearing Rule / Due Process) …
2.3.2 Principle of Nemo Judex in Causa Sua (Rules against Bias) ..
2.4 Application of the Principles of Natural Justice in Nigeria…
2.5 Conclusion…
CHAPTER THREE
DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA
3.1 Introduction…
3.2 Administrative Structure of the University…
3.3 Exercise of Discipline powers of the University…
3.4 Disciplinary powers under the University‟s Statute…
3.4.1. The Visitor to the University. …
3.4.2. The Vice-Chancellor…
3.4.3. The University Senate …
3.4.4. The University Council…
3.5 Who is a University Student?.
3.5.1 The Relationship between the Student and the University…
3.6 Application of the Doctrine of Natural Justice to the Universities Discipline Action….
3.6.1 University‟s Jurisdiction in Disciplinary Matters with Criminal Elements…
3.6.2 University‟s Disciplinary Jurisdiction in Examination Malpractice Offences…
3.6.3 University‟s Pure Academic Actions……
3.7 The Doctrine of Forum Domesticum……
3.7.1 Exhausting Internal Remedies within the Forum Domesticum…
3.7.2 Inapplicability of Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies in Fundamental Rights Issues..
3.8 Conclusion…
CHAPTER FOUR
4 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE TO THE PRACTICAL EXERCISE OF DISCIPLINARY POWERS BY UNIVERSITY
4.1 Introduction…
4.2 University Disciplinary Methods and Procedures……
4.3 Fair Hearing in the Exercise of the University Disciplinary Powers…
4.3.1 Rule of Fair Hearing (Audi Alteram Partem……
4.3.2 Rules against Bias and Interest. (Nemo Judex in Causa Sua) .
4.4 Breach of University Statute…
4.5 Critique of the Application of the Principles of Natural Justice in University Disciplinary
Action
4.6 Conclus
8ion…
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
5.1 Summary…
5.2 Findings …
5.3 Recommendations…
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