A Bill for an Act to Amend the Legal Aid Act of 2011 in Line with International Standards and to Provide for the Establishment of Legal Aid Access to Justice Funds On Behalf of Indigent Citizens to Prosecute Their Claims in Accordance with the Constitution and to Further Empower the Existing Legal Aid Council of Nigeria to Be Responsible for the Operation of a Scheme for the Grant of Legal Aid and Access to Justice in Matters of Proceedings to Persons with Inadequate Resources in Accordance with the Provisions of the Act; and for Related Matters, 2023
National Assembly (2023)
Working Paper
This Bill seeks to amend the Legal Aid Act 2011 in line with international standards and to provide for the establishment of Legal Aid access to justice funds on behalf of indigent citizens to prosecute their claims in accordance with the Constitution and to further empower the existing Legal Aid Council of Nigeria to be responsible for the operation of a scheme for the grant of Legal Aid and access to justice in matters of proceedings to persons with inadequate resources in accordance with the provisions of the Act.