Abstract

One of the most important issues in various justice structures across the country is the access and processing of an effective and efficient justice system. This can be traced back to the late 1880s when the Supreme Court of Lagos was institutionalized. The main functionalities carried out in court work are registration, routing of court data and information, indexing and follow-up of cases. Case management is a key success factor in judicial systems. An efficient, organized and systematic case management system provides comprehensive information for courts to guarantee unbiased decisions and transparency in the information system, thereby hindering the misuse of power or corruption, as well as case postponement and delays in decision-making. It also reflects the good image of the judiciary. This project illustrates the process of designing and implementing a court case information and management system intended to address the lapses/manual processes in initiating and processing court cases and efficient storage management with timely retrieval of stored information. The main objective of this project is to be geared towards the development of a web-based platform where court case-related information is easily accessible and provides suitable information update procedures in a secure, collaborative, and simple manner.

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