AN EXTENSIVE APPRAISAL OF LAW REFORM IN NIGERIA
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An egalitarian society is where everybody is treated equally, regardless of status or wealth. For such a society to exist, people must live within the confines of the law. This also means that the law, at all times, must be configured to meet the changing realities of societal needs. The processes by which laws are made and enforced are the foundation of a society under the rule of law.i
To live in society, man has had to fashion out some rules of conduct and some laws to govern the conduct of the members of that society. This is to prevent chaos, conflicts and confusion that would have resulted from the absence of such rules and regulations guiding man's behaviour. It is this need for harmonious co-existence among men that makes law an imperative for human existence. The society is not static; it is organic, and so is law. And as society grows, so does law. Therefore, a growing society will need a growing and dynamic system of laws to regulate its social intercourse and interactions.
Law is indispensable in ensuring the application of the core values of any nation. Law changes with society. Law grows and dies with society because it is the law that keeps a society intact, while the relevance of law is predicated upon meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the society. The challenges of societal growth, demands and dynamisms are tackled through the instrumentality of the law. In fact, law does not only change with societal changes, but actually initiates the changes in society. Hence, law's indispensable role as a veritable tool for social engineering.ii
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