Professor Ndubuisi Advocates Justice-Driven Legal Reforms in UNILAG Third Inaugural Lecture

Professor Friday Nwankwo Ndubuisi of the Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos (UNILAG), delivered the third inaugural lecture of the 2024/2025 academic session on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The lecture, titled “The Providence and the Province: Existentialist Humanism at the Intersection of Science and Jurisprudence”, offered groundbreaking insights into the interplay between Existentialism, Philosophy of Science, and Jurisprudence.

Exploring themes of empirical transcendentalism and Existentialist humanism, Professor Ndubuisi called for aligning law with morality to foster equity, fairness, and justice. He critiqued the over-reliance on legal technicalities in Nigeria’s judiciary, advocating for a justice-centered legal system and proactive judicial activism to address societal challenges.

Using examples from the United States and India, he highlighted how judicial activism protects public interest and human rights. He also proposed introducing Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) studies in Nigerian universities and making ethics compulsory for all students.

Professor Ndubuisi’s lecture emphasized the need for judicial reform, including establishing specialized courts for corruption cases, strengthening the synergy between law and morality, and addressing Chapter Two of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution to promote social justice.

A seasoned academic and legal scholar, Professor Ndubuisi has significantly contributed to academia, research, and public discourse, with over 400 articles in leading Nigerian newspapers. His lecture serves as a clarion call for a transformative justice system rooted in fairness and humanity.