Digitization and admissibility of digital records in Nigerian courts: strategies and lessons for the LIS profession

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dc.contributor.authorNkiko, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorBolu, Christian
dc.contributor.authorMichael-Onuoha, H. C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T10:56:56Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T10:56:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNkiko, 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 Pressen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-978-956-607-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/244
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTai Solarin University of Education Pressen_US
dc.subjectDigitizationen_US
dc.subjectAdmissibility digital recordsen_US
dc.subjectLIS Professionen_US
dc.subjectNigerian courtsen_US
dc.titleDigitization and admissibility of digital records in Nigerian courts: strategies and lessons for the LIS professionen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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