ABSTRACT
As the complexity and degrees of crimes widen, system using new
technology will have to be utilized to aid lawyers etc to fight this
tends. Justice is to deal with somebody properly in an appropriate
manner, fair and right treatment. Everybody earnestly desires it in all
cases, court proceedings pertaining justice requires almost accuracy.
The aim behind the design of this software it to model a computerized
documentation system of court proceedings in handling cases.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
In a bid to solve their problems and make life less cumbersome have
been evolving from one idea to another. They have tried many way to
actualize their dreams. But unfortunately, there are little or no
progress because they did not havE the technologies to carry them
through for technologically and scientifically they were but full of
crude ideas.
Technological developments penetrates through the century and enable
man to do many things without much problem. Suffice it to say that it is
the quest to make life better and less cumbersome that the Almighty
technological too – computer ever know and seen by man enters. It is
reshaping our world and will go on reshaping it.
The history of computer and computing may said to begin with the
abacus, a machine that aid humans in calculation more than 5,000 years
ago. Down the evolutionary trend, names of people like John Napier,
Blaise Pascal, Gottfried Wilhelm, Charles babbage etc. cannot be left
out. It is the difficulties and weak points of manual operations in our
works that let to the development of this powerful tool.
What computer can do in all aspect of human endeavours computer can
be seen as the most effective tool in 1982, a land mark was created in
history when a paraplegic Nandaris with the aid of computer walk for the
first time after a job. That is computer in son field of medicine.
Engineering and science, computer can be use to stimulate, create,
and design complex industry equipment in manufacturing industries.
In hostile environment – computer controlled robots can be used to
explore places that ate harmful to human beings and can work in areas
like nuclear plant where human beings cannot
Investigation and crime detection, computer programs can be used to
search and locate missing people and things wherever they may be at any
point in time.
Computer and law service, the wonder of computer is not very far from
the court proceedings and all other court activities due to it can be
used to store some criminal five and retrieve if need be at any given
time.
The introduction of computer in court proceeding will enhance the
speedy and accurate efficiency and effective attendance of each and
every clients in the court.
If computer is applied in design and implementation of documentation
system of court proceedings. It will help to improve the judiciary of
the nation to attain maximum utility.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There are many methods that being used in law court proceeding system.
(1) Lack of computer for storage of court proceedings. There is
tendency of Federal court Enugu to loose some files which will bring
distrust to them.
(2) There are not many personnel, that are trained as computer operator and computer annalists.
(3) Due to the computer is not appropriately applied in court
proceeding the people that handle the case can falsify some documents
and try to take bribe to free hoodlums.
Due to the problem mentioned above, the manual of court proceedings is clumsy and insufficient.
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
All effects of the researchers are pearled towards the gathering of
sufficient information that would help in making suggestion as how the
Federal court will be storing the court proceeding.
It high to increase the efficiency and productivity of bank services
with the increased utilization of internet court proceeding service
system.
This study is also undertaken to ease the problem associated with
court proceedings in Federal High Court and also to create awareness for
the use of computer software in the legal Aid council.
1.5 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The aim and objective of the study is to expose all the lapses of the
existing manual system of court proceeding in legal Aid Council and for
the program to be able to store a very large volume of court proceeding
and for easy access and retrieval of information needed for a case.
1.6 SCOPE
This work covers only the legal aspect of the Legal Council Enugu. Hence, the administration files are not considered.
1.7 LIMITATIONS
Many factors have limited this, some of these factors are:
TIME: The time allocated to research work for this
study was greatly constrained due to intense academic activities
involving the researcher.
FINANCE: The major constraints for this study
occurred in the form of inadequate funds. The present high cost of
material, access to a personal computer unit for running and debugging
of the application program, transportation expenses to an from the site
of computer etc militated against the smooth and easy advancement of the
work..
ASSUMPTIONS: I assume that the documentation of
system of court proceedings input specification of Legal Aid Council is
the same for all legal industries.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
COMPUTER: An electronic device that input data, process it, and bring it out as an information.
FILE: It is collection of related data or records.
PROGRAM: Series of instruction to the computer.
SOFTWARE: This is a general term to describe all the
programs which may be used to run a computer system, together with the
associated documents.
HARDWARE: This describes the physical devices, which makes up the computer system.
DATA: this is any representation of facts that can be fed into the computer for processing.
INDEX BOOK: A documentation book written in index format used to process a law report.