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The Uniport Saga And Appointment Of Vice Chancellors, Ondotimi Songi
The Uniport Saga And Appointment Of Vice Chancellors, Ondotimi Songi
Ondotimi Songi
The article looks at the regime for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors in Federal Universities in Nigeria following the politicisation of the process and the resultant conflicts. it is suggested that as a way to end or minimise these VC appointment-related conflicts, it is time the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2003 be further reviewed or amended to adequately and expressly state guidelines for appointment of a VC as there are growing and profound fears in leaving or throwing the guidelines to the Governing Council. This should be done with a view to upholding the principle of merit contained in the …
Witnessing Arbitrariness: Roncarelli V. Duplessis Fifty Years On, Mary Liston
Witnessing Arbitrariness: Roncarelli V. Duplessis Fifty Years On, Mary Liston
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In Canadian public law, the foundational case of Roncarelli v. Duplessis stands for the proposition that arbitrariness and the rule of law are conceptually antithetical values. This article examines multiple forms of arbitrariness in Roncarelli, going beyond the usual focus on discretionary power arbitrarily exercised by the executive branch of government. A close reading of the case not only brings to the surface other forms of arbitrariness, notably under-acknowledged forms of judicial arbitrariness, but also illuminates how legal actors attempt to constrain arbitrariness within the activity of judging. Furthermore, repositioning the case in its larger social and political context provides …