EMBRACING ICT AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN LEGAL EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The transfer of knowledge in the classrooms from teacher to students, and the administration of justice are heavily reliant on communication and the information that goes along with it. Since the beginning of the 21st Century, there has continued to be technological developments that have impacted the availability and transfer of information used in the classrooms and in the administration of justice in the judicial system. This article adopted the doctrinal method by analyzing both primary and secondary materials. The article examines the application of Information and Communications Technology in legal education and the administration of justice in Nigeria. It also examines the benefits of ICT in both legal education and the administration of justice. The findings are that challenges militating against the use of ICT are enormous, consequent upon this, the work recommends its full implementation and the revision of Laws and Rules of Court to maximize the benefits of Information--and— Communications--Technology—in Nigeria.