CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The right to fair hearing is a principle of natural justice expressed in a Latin maxrm as Audi altersam partem meaning that hear the other side. Justice means fair and proper administration of laws 1.Access to justice exists if the people especially the poor and vulnerable suffering from violation have the ability to make their grievances be listened to and obtain proper treatment from the institutions charged with the duty to dispense justice in accordance with the rule of law2