| dc.description.abstract | Societies react to changes in their environment by adjustments, but leading the adjustments
among other factors are laws with constitutions as the flagship. This requires that
constitutions have to be adjusted to allow societies to achieve their aspirations. Nonetheless,
how this constitution adjustment also known as constitution review put down in
documents for effectual comprehension of society varies from one country to another, giving
rise to the objective of this research which is to evaluate the sufficiency and paucity of the
constitution review drafting style of Nigeria and the United States of America in terms of
forms and methods of drafting them and the use of legislative structure and plain language.
Thus, due to the increasing need for constitutional review provisions to promote the accessibility of
review bills, ensure clarity in the transition from the old provisions to the new ones, and in
the application of legislative structure, this research is apt as it proffers solutions to these
impinging problems in drafting constitution reviews in Nigeria and the United States of
America.
For effective research on the topic, doctrinal research methodology was considered, while
primary sources of data such as constitutions and secondary sources such as textbooks were
consulted. This is possible because this research does not require interviews or responses from
individuals or groups on the subject.
The outcome of these assessments and exploration presents clear divergence and convergence
practices in the application of legislative structure and plain language, and in the methods and
forms in which review of constitutional provisions are drafted. On this backdrop, this
research found among other things that the incremental form of drafting constitution review
provisions in Nigeria proves riotous as it promotes the proliferation of constitution review bills. It
is also found that there is a strong palpability of combining direct and indirect methods of
drafting constitution review in Nigeria and the United States of America for a better
understanding of its impact by their legislative audience. And while the use of plain language
has gained momentum in global legislative drafting, the scheme is still oscillating in both
jurisdictions.
Therefore, it is recommended that drafters of the Nigerian constitution should revert to non
incremental form of constitutional alteration system that discouraged the proliferation of
constitution review bills; that direct and indirect methods of drafting constitutional review by
fused to produce a third but more perfect option for drafting constitutional review;
and that plain language should remain the focal point in that regard. Research on this topic is
virtually novel, as a result, there is an opportunity to expose in a comparative sense knowledge
on various styles of drafting constitutional review applicable to both countries. In addition, it
is anticipated that further research is required on certain areas of the subjects for full
development and broadening of knowledge and practice of drafting constitutional review
provision. | en_US |
