Digitization and admissibility of digital records in Nigerian courts: strategies and lessons for the LIS profession
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Date
2016
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Tai Solarin University of Education Press
Abstract
The global impetus and preference for automation of records management
systems arising from propensity for greater efficiency and preservation
imperatives has sustained the digitization of records from creation,
retention, archival to disposal. The paper examined the admissibility of
digital records as evidence in Nigerian courts. It noted that the Nigerian
Evidence Act has not been reviewed for over sixty years hence it 1s large/}
deficient m accommodating technological developments compared to its
counterparts m advanced nat10ns. The requisite laws place highest
premium on primary evidence as exemplified by original documents and
regard digital records as surrogate and secondary evidence hence not
admissible The courts can only be persuaded to recognize third party
authenticated versions. It is recommended inter alia that records of legal
value should be notarized before digitization.
regard digital records as surrogate and secondary evidence hence not
admissible The courts can only be persuaded to recognize third party
authenticated versions. It is recommended inter alia that records of legal
value should be notarized before digitization.
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Keywords
Digitization, Admissibility digital records, LIS Profession, Nigerian courts
Citation
Nkiko, C., Bolu, C., & Michael-Onuoha, H. C. (2016). Digitization and admissibility of digital records in Nigerian courts: strategies and lessons for the LIS profession. Ijebu-Ode: Tai Solarin University Press