Court judgment fit remain useful long after di people wey get case don comot court, if people wey need am fit find am. Na one question wey come up as Lagos State open im Centre for Legal Study, Research and Training for Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday, 4 November.
State Ministry of Justice set up di centre for professional training, research and work on policy. Lawal Pedro, di state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, say di work suppose help people wey explain and administer state laws to keep their knowledge up to date. Lawyers, judges and public officials come di opening.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana suggest one way to use di centre. E ask di ministry to keep important court judgments and old legal materials for researchers to consult. E mention one 1921 decision about Amodu Tijani as example of old material wey still matter for argument about land for Lagos.
Falana dey suggest make dem build up di collection. Wetin e talk no mean say complete archive don ready for people to read. Di centre get another kind history for entrance: list wey honour former senior ministry officials for di service dem do.
Pedro explain how dem plan to run di centre. Ministry intend to register am as organisation wey no dey work for profit under partnership with private sector. Government go guide policy and oversee work under di proposal. Dem expect private partners to bring money and technical skills. To open di centre no mean say dem don complete all di arrangements.
Wetin e mean for you. Lawyer or student wey need one judgment suppose ask whether di centre get am and how person fit read am. Training centre no be court wey receive cases. Di announcement describe research and training but e no publish timetable for courses or conditions to use di materials.