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6 September 2024

Attorney General Of The Federation V. Attorney General Of Abia State & Ors (2024) LPELR-62576(SC): Was The Purposive Interpretation Justified?

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As has been the tenor of its pronouncements over the years, the Supreme Court ("the Court"), like every other court established under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As amended)...
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As has been the tenor of its pronouncements over the years, the Supreme Court ("the Court"), like every other court established under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As amended) ("the Constitution"), has to interpret the law as it is, and not to make new laws or amend existing laws especially where the words used are clear and unambiguous. The functions of making new laws or amending

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