{"id":149817,"date":"2025-02-11T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/trumps-executive-orders-struck-down-falana-on-what-nigerian-judges-must-learn"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:15:49","slug":"trumps-executive-orders-struck-down-falana-on-what-nigerian-judges-must-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/trumps-executive-orders-struck-down-falana-on-what-nigerian-judges-must-learn","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Trump\u2019s executive orders struck down\u2019 \u2013 Falana on what Nigerian judges must learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana says the Nigerian judiciary and politicians have a lot to learn from their counterparts in the United States of America, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking when he appeared on a Channels TV program on Monday, the lawyer cited how judges in the US moved against some of the executive orders recently signed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>According to Falana, at least five of those executive orders have been struck down following resistance from the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>He urged judges in Nigeria to encourage public interest litigation, stressing that there are individuals or organizations that may want to challenge some policies of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Falana said, \u201cOur lawyers judges must learn from what is going on in the United States of America. For the past two weeks or thereabouts, President Trump has come up with a lot of executive orders but the judiciary stood its ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot less than five of those executive orders have been struck down. In every society, public interest litigation must be encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone feels like, I should go to court to challenge the actions of the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, there are individuals and organizations that want to live under the rule of law. These people must be empowered by the judges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana says the Nigerian judiciary and politicians have a lot to learn from their counterparts in the United States of America, USA. 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