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Prof.Yemi Akinseye George,SAN (President,Centre for Socio-Legal Studies)

About National Minimum Standards

The National Minimum Standards (NMS) are those basic elements the Nigerian Criminal Justice System should attain to effectively function in the best interest of citizens, the state as well as aid the fight against corruption. These minimum standards are provisions of the ACJA and ACJLs which must be implemented for the innovations in the law to be effectively realized.

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Core Essential Elements Of National Minimum Standards

Amongst the National Minimum Standards, the "core essential elements" are the fundamental provisions of the ACJA and ACJLs. These form the fulcrum of the clusters of provisions related to Pre-trial processes; trial proceedings; case management processes, timeframes and institutional framework for sustainable reforms. The phrase, "core essential elements" was first used by Yvonne Darkwa-Poki of the MacAruthur Foundation.

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With support from MacArthur Foundation and The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme

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Our Partners


Our Partners have been instrumental to our success over the years. With them we are stornger at what we do.

List of Our Partners

  • John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
  • National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
  • United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
  • Panel on Implementation of Justice Reform (PIJR)
  • Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC)
  • Federal Ministry of Justice (FMOJ)
  • European Union
  • Nigerian Law School (NLS)
  • Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC)
  • National Judicial Council (NJC)
  • National Judicial Institute (NJI)
  • Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
  • Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)
  • Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies ( NIALS )
  • Network of university Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI)
  • Legal Defence and Assistance Project ( LEDAP)
  • Ministries of Justice of the 36 States
  • Legal Resources consortium (LRC)
  • Human Rights Agenda Nigeria (HRAN)
  • Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
  • Administration Of Criminal Justice Monetary Committee(ACJMC)
  • Trust Africa
  • Legal Aid council

We Have Some Publications To Share With You

Since our 2019 launch, we have published a number of papers and articles on the National Minimum Standards for the Implementation of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act, (ACJA) 2015 and Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs) of States. We have selected the best of them for you to read and download for free.

Publications