PGD Legislative Studies

List of ILS Academic Staff

S/N	Name	Status	Qualification	Research Interest
1	I. Imam	Professor	LLB, (UDUSok) BL (Abuja), LLM(OAU Ife) Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legislative studies, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law,
2	W.O. Egbewole	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M(OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Electoral Matter and Judiciary,Jurisprudence and LegalTheory, Public Internationallaw,
3	A. A. Oba	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M.(OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Legal System, Legal Pluralism,Comparative Law and HumanRights Law
4	M. A. Etudaiye	Professor	LL.B (ABU, Zaria); BL (Lagos); LL.M.(OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legal System, Jurisprudenceand Legal Theory, InternationalLaw
5	F. A. Aremu	Professor	B.Sc. (Jos); M.Sc. (UDU, Sokoto); Ph.D.(Beppu-shi-Japan)	Legislative Studies, PolicyStudies. International Relations
6	E.O. Ojo	Professor	B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Comparative Studies,Federalism, Electoral Studies
7	O. Y. Abdul-Hamid	Professor	LL.B (OAU, Ile-Ife); BL (Lagos); LL.M.(OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Company Law and CorporateGovernance
8	A. J. Omede	Professor	B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Lagos)	Strategic/Security Studies,Political Economy, Peace andWomen Studies
9	H. O. Ijaiya	Professor	B.Ed. (Ilorin) LLB (Jos); BL (Lagos) LLM, PhD,/MPhil, Ph.D. (OAU Ife)	Environmental Law
10	A. O. Sambo	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M.(Ilorin); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Constitutional Law, HumanRights Law
11	Abdulkadir B. A.	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M.(Ilorin); Ph.D. (Kuala Lumpur)	Environmental Rights, Legislative Studies, Administrative Law
12	A. C. Onuora-Oguno	Professor	LL.B (Ilorin); BL (Lagos); LL.M., LLD(Pretoria)	Legal System, InternationalLaw, Human Rights Law
13	R. O Yusuf	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc. (Ilorin); M.Sc, Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Sociology
14	Azizat O. Amoloye-Adebayo	Professor	LL.B. (UDU, Sokoto); BL (Lagos);LL.M. (Ibadan); Ph.D.(Nottingham)	Human Rights
15	A. R. Bakare	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc. (Ilorin), M.Sc. (Ibadan), Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Legislative Studies, Electoral Studies, Comparative Politics
15	M.K. Adebayo	Professor	LL. B (UNIMAID); BL (Lagos); LL.M.,Ph.D. (Jos)	Constitutional andAdministrative Law, HumanRights Law, ReproductiveHealth Rights, Family Law,
16	Nimah M Abdulraheem	Professor	LL.B (BUK, Kano); BL (Lagos); LL.M(OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Gender Rights Law
17	O. M. Adebiyi	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D.(Ilorin)	Election and Electoral studies
18	A.A. Muhammad	Reader	B.Sc., M.Sc (Ilorin); Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria)	Comparative Politics
19	M A Abdulraheem-Mustapha	Professor	LLB, (UDUSok), BL (Abuja) LLM (OAU), Ph.D (Ilorin
20	G. A. Animasawun	Professor	B.A. (Lagos); M.A., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Conflict Management,Neopatrimonialism,State & Nation-Building
21	G. T. Ijaiya	Professor	B.Sc. (Jos); M.Sc., Ph.D.(UDU, Sokoto)	Development Economic,Distributive Economics
22	A. J. Edun	Senior Lecturer	B.Sc., M.Sc., MPA, PGDE, Ph.D.	Local Government Studies,Public Administration

Introduction

The legislature and its personnel at all cadres have received scant attention in Nigerian and African contexts despite being an integral component of democratic governance. In filling this gap, the Institute Legislative Studies, University of Ilorin, is initiating the Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Studies towards providing a platform for training high-level manpower with theoretical, empirical, administrative and practical skills to manage legislative processes and activities within and outside the precincts of the hallowed Chambers of legislation with a catchment focus on Nigeria and Africa.

Philosophy

The philosophy of the programme is hinged on the indispensability of training and constant interaction of stakeholders in the overall project of democratic consolidation with a conviction that the legislature occupies a strategic role between the citizens and the state which the academia must constantly engage with.

Aim and Objectives

Aim

The Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Studies degree aims at developing thinkers, practitioners and administrators with adequate theoretical and practical knowledge in all facets of legislative operations, democratic governance, civil society engagement and advocacy.

Objectives

Upon completion of the programme, graduates would have:

gained hands-on and hands-off competencies in all spheres of legislative business.
acquired theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of legislative studies and practice.
acquired the capacity to anticipate, manage and resolve conflicts arising from legislative activities.
internalized right values for principled and issue-based interactions with other arms of government.

Admission Requirements

Five (5) O-Level Credits including English Language and Mathematics; and
Third class degree and above obtained from any recognized University or Higher National Diploma (HND) not below Lower Credit

Duration of the Programme

The programme shall be a minimum of 12 months for full-time studentship and 24 months for part-time studentship.

Detailed course Description

DLS 701 Elements of Legislative Studies 2 Credits

Definitions and history; Basic concepts (logrolling, filibuster); Theories and models of legislative studies; Fundamentals of legislative processes; Composition and structure; An exploration of the Legislature as an arm of government; Traditional and constitutional functions of the legislature; Typology of the legislature; A comparative analysis of the Legislature in the US, UK, France and Nigeria among others; The roles of the legislature in democratic development. 30h (T); C

DLS 702 Introduction to Administrative Law 2 Credits

Nature, scope and sources of administrative law; Sources of powers of administrative agencies; Relationship between administrative law, rule of law and separation of powers; Delegation powers; Discretionary powers; Delegated Legislation; administrative adjudication; Judicial Review of administrative action. 30h (T); C

DLS 703 Introduction to Constitutional Law 2 Credits

Definition and sources of constitutional law; Separation of powers; Rule of law and constitutional history of Nigeria from advent of British rule till date; The Military and Constitutional Law making in Nigeria; Supremacy of the Constitution; Legislative, Judicial and Executive powers. 30h (T); C

DLS 704 Budget and Appropriation 2 Credits

Background issues in appropriation; – constitutional powers of the legislature on appropriation; stages in budget preparation; – Politics of budget and appropriation; Distributive politics and the legislature; – Contentious issues in appropriation; Taxation and government expenditure; Logrolling. 30h (T); C

DLS 705 Introduction to Nigerian Legal System 2 Credits

The idea of legal system; – Sources of Nigerian law; – internal conflicts; – the role of the judiciary; – Court system 30h (T); C

DLS 706 Organisation of Government 2 Credits

Various ways of organizing government and legislature, executive and judiciary; Functions of government. Theory of separation of powers; Application of the theory of checks and balances; Forms of political administrative system: unitarism, federalism, confederalism, parliamentary and presidential systems as well as the hybrid; Political parties and pressure groups; Law-making powers of the state and legislative process; Types of political executives. 30h (T); E

DLS 707 Nigerian Government and Politics 2 Credits

Pre-colonial political systems; Evolution of the Nigerian state; Northern and Southern Protectorates; Amalgamation of 1914; Constitutional Developments; Nationalism and Nationalist movements; Party politics in colonial era and immediate post-colonial era. 30h (T); C

DLS 708 Legislative Caucuses 2 Credits

Historical evolution of legislative caucuses; Modus operandi; Party caucuses vs regional caucuses; Caucuses and crisis management in the legislature; Role of caucuses in decision making and power-sharing in the legislature; Case studies 30h (T); E

DLS 709 Constituency Management 2 Credits

Defining and mapping constituency relations; Themes in constituency management; Strategies for effective constituency management; Indicators of effective representation and constituency relations; Case studies 30h (T); C

DLS 710 Legislature and Media 2 Credits

Legislature and image management; Patterns of media coverage of legislature; Communications and public perception of the legislature; Media correspondents in the legislature; Legislature and the new media technologies; 30h (T); E

DLS 711 Records and Data Management 2 Credits

Principles of records and data handling in a legislature; Oaths of secrecy; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and preservation of documents; Cyber-security and safety of documents; Classifying of documents; 30h (T); E

DLS 712 Lobbying, Civil Society and Advocacy 2 Credits

Principles and practice of lobbying; Perspectives on lobbying; Special interest and lobbying; Civil society and the legislature; Legislature and social issues; Case studies 30h (T); E

DLS 713 Legislative Leadership and Organization 2 Credits

Leadership in the legislative arena (composition, roles, etc); Powers, privileges and obligationsof legislative leadership; Seniority rule and legislative organization; Committee system in the legislature; 30h (T); E

DLS 714 Legislature and Society 2 Credits

Legislature and societal agitations; Models and theories of legislature-society relations; Legislature and social issues; Societal development and legislature; Legislature and societal conflicts; Case Studies 30h (T); E

DLS 715 Sub-National Legislatures 2 Credits

Conceptualizing and mapping Sub-national legislatures; peculiar characteristics of state legislatures; Powers and responsibilities of state legislatures; Limitations of state legislatures; Legislature-executive relations at state level; Party politics in state legislatures; Local council legislatures; F&GPC; Informal institutions and sub-national legislatures; Revenue generation, allocation and management at sub-national levels30h (T); E

DLS 716 Distinguished Personality Lecture 1 Credit

Seasoned legislators (serving or former)/technocrats/ shall be invited to deliver Distinguished Personality Lectures on specific theme(s) based on practical field experience in legislative practice. The lecture shall be interactive and students would be required to write analytical report on the basis of the cases cited in the lecture. It is also an opportunity for students and faculty to interact with actors whose experiences have been shaped occurrences in the polity in relations to legislative activities. 45h (P); C

DLS 717 Sociology of Law 2 Credits

Introduction to legal sociology; Classical sociological approaches to law and legal change; Interactions between individuals and the legal system, with a particular emphasis on courtroom actors, such as, lawyers, judges, witnesses etc.; The impact of law on social change, with specific emphasis on the civil rights movement. 30h (T); E

DLS 719 Conflict Management 2 Credits

Causes of conflict; Types of conflict and conflict analysis; Escalation and de-escalation of conflict; Conflict handling styles; Approaches to conflict management; Peace building measures; Post conflict measures.30h (T); E

DLS 718 Field Trip (Case Focus) 1 Credit

Trips to relevant parliaments in and out of the country for interactions and observations of legislative processes stakeholders and key actors in parliamentary operations 45h (P); C

DLS 721 Research Methodology 3 Credits

Background issues in research methods (meaning, types, relevance, limitations, etc.); Research designs: meaning, relevance, limitations; Qualitative methods: meaning, data collection and analysis; Quantitative Methods: meaning, data collection and analysis; Research proposal; Survey research; Sample and sampling techniques; Research report writing. 45h (T); C

DLS 799 Research Project 4 Credits

A candidate is expected to conduct well-grounded research project under the guide of a supervisor in any of the thematic areas of research focus in the Institute. This must be largely empirical and field-based.180h (P); C

H. Graduation Requirements

For the award of postgraduate diploma in Legislative Studies, a candidate must have passed a total of 31 Credits comprising 23 core courses and 8 elective courses. Core Courses 23 Credits Elective Courses 8 Credits. = Total 31 Credits

I. Summary

Core Courses: DLS 701(2), 702(2), 703(2), 704(2), 705(2), 707(2), 709 (2), 716(1),

718(1), 721(3), 799(4) = 23 Credits

Elective Courses: At least 8 Credits (4 credits each semester) from the following: DLS 706(2), 708 (2), 710(2), 711(2), 712(2), 713(2), 714(2), 715(2) = 8 Credits

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