TITLE: NIGERIA JUSTICE SYSTEM AND KANTIAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This project explores the intersection of Nigeria’s justice system and capital punishment through the lens of Immanuel Kant moral philosophy. With a focus on retributive justice, this research examines the legal and ethical implications of capital punishment. This work evaluates Nigeria’s justice system and Kant’s capital punishment offering insight for reform and improvement. This aims to contribute to a more just and equitable society in Nigeria. The work considers Kant’s notion of retributive justice and death penalty as veritable tools to moderate Nigeria’s justice system. Given that Kant had a significant influence on western philosophy and death penalty extensively, and that his theories form the basis of most modern arguments, the work focuses on his thoughts. This work, having exposed as well as made a subtle comparative analysis of Kantian capital punishment and Nigeria’s justice system, concludes that Nigeria’s justice system will only have a standard and formidable legal setting when the principles of Kantian capital punishment are imbibed and ingrained in its justice system. To achieve this, the work employs the expository, critical, analytical, and speculative methods of philosophical research.
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