The role of the supreme court in the resolution of power conflict between the federal and regional governments under the constitution of the first republic

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Title:	The role of the supreme court in the resolution of power conflict between the federal and regional governments under the constitution of the first republic
Author:	Ojo, Abiola
Year:	1974
Periodical:	The Nigerian Law Journal
Volume:	8
Pages:	67-79
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	federalism state government supreme courts
Abstract:	There are two basic pre-requisites of a true federal system of government, relevant to the theme of this paper. First there must of necessity be division of power amongst the units of the federating states, and secondly within its own sphere, each unit of the federation must be co-ordinate with and independent of the other units. In essence, neither of the two levels of government, federal or state, must be subordinate to or dependent on, the other but both must be dependent on the constitution. Sections of the article: Need for an arbiter - Desirability of the Supreme Court being independent of the Federal and State Governments - Supreme Court decisions and their effect. Ref.