Design and Implementation of a Computerized Documentation System for Court Proceedings

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

A court is a tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters, in accordance with the rule of law. In both common law and civil law legal systems, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, the rights of those accused of a crime include the right to present a defense before a court. In Nigeria we have the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Federal High Court; the High Court, the Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal. In addition to these courts created by the Constitution, there also exist Magistrate Courts, District Courts, Area Courts and Customary Courts established in various states by state laws. These courts are of limited jurisdiction as specified in their enabling laws and appeals from them lie to the High Court, Sharia Court of Appeal or Customary Court of Appeal as the case may be.

In the Federal High Court, the documentation of court proceedings is done manually at present. This method of documentation has many deficiencies, including: time wasting in searching for case-file, improper communications and filing of documents. In view of these deficiencies, this project designs and develops a computerized system to replace the manual process. The new system will provide the following benefits to the Federal High Court: It will enhance the speed, accuracy, efficiency, and effective attendance of each and every client in the court; it will help to improve the judiciary of Cross River State to attain maximum utility.

 

1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In the Federal High Court, the documentation of court proceedings is done manually. The weaknesses associated with this method include:-

i.       Time wasting in searching for case-file

ii.      Improper communications and filing of documents

iii.     Most of court records, such as criminal files, judgment cases and other documents are being damaged and eaten up by insects, and rats.

Consequently, this project intends to develop a system that will minimize these weaknesses.

1.3    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objective of this study is to design and develop computer software that will:-

i.       Receive and Store documents relating to court proceedings

ii.      Retrieve and update court records

iii.     Protection of integrity and confidentiality of the data stored.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS

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