DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE COURT OF LAW CASE SCHEDULING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE HIGH COURT)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page                                                                                                                                i

Approval Page                                                                                                                        ii

Dedication                                                                                                                               iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                                                  iv

Table of Contents                                                                                                                   v-viii

List of Tables                                                                                                                          ix

List of Figures                                                                                                                         x         

Abstract                                                                                                                                  xi

CHAPTER ONE                                                                                                                   1

INTRODUCTION                                                                                                                1

1.1.      Introduction                                                                                                                1

1.2.      Background of the Study                                                                                            2

1.3.      Statement of Problem                                                                                                 3

1.4.      Aim and Objectives of the Study                                                                               4

1.5.      Significance of the Study                                                                                           4

1.6.      Scope of the Study                                                                                                      5

1.7       Limitations of the Study                                                                                             5

1.8.      Definition of Terms                                                                                                    5

CHAPTER TWO                                                                                                                  8

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE                                                                        8

2.1.      Introduction                                                                                                                8

2.1.1.   Concept of Court of Law                                                                                            8

2.1.2.   Computerization of Court Proceedings                                                                      11

2.2.      How Court Management Work                                                                                  11

2.2.1.   Court Management Flows                                                                                          12

2.3.      Direct Delivery Model for Distribution                                                                      13

2.4.      Court Policy, Laws, and Regulations                                                                         13

2.5.      Court Procurement                                                                                                      15

2.6.      Effectiveness of Service Delivery in the Judiciary                                                     15

2.7.      Factors Influencing Effective Judicial Service Delivery                                            16

2.7.1.   Cost of Implementing the New System                                                                     16

2.7.2.   Employee Job Satisfaction Using the New System                                                    17

2.7.3.  Security of Court Data in Implementing the New System                                          18

2.8.      Overview of Databases                                                                                               19

CHAPTER THREE                                                                                                             21

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN                                                                                21

3.1.     Introduction                                                                                                                 21

3.2.      Detailed Analysis of the Existing System                                                                  21

3.2.1.   Problems of the Existing System                                                                                25

3.3.      Research Methodology                                                                                               26

3.4.      Objective of the New System                                                                                     28

3.4.1.   Feasibility Study                                                                                                         29

3.4.2.   Technical Feasibility                                                                                                  29

3.4.3.   Operational Feasibility                                                                                               29

3.4.4.   Economic Feasibility                                                                                                  29

3.5.      New System Structure                                                                                                            30

3.5.1.   Dataflow Diagram                                                                                                      31

3.5.2.   Modularity                                                                                                                  31

3.5.3.   System Flowchart                                                                                                       33

3.5.4.   Program Flowchart                                                                                                     35

3.6.      System Design                                                                                                            36

3.6.1.   Output Design Specification                                                                                       36

3.6.2.   Input Design Specification                                                                                         37

3.6.3.   Database Design Specification                                                                                   39

3.6.4.   Security Design Specification                                                                                    40

CHAPTER FOUR                                                                                                                41

IMPLEMENTATION, RESULT AND DISCUSSION                                                    41

4.1.      Introduction                                                                                                                41

4.2.      Software Development Tools and Justification                                                          41

4.3.      System Requirements                                                                                                             42

4.3.1.   Software Requirements                                                                                               42

4.3.2.   Hardware Requirements                                                                                             43

4.3.3.   People Requirements                                                                                                  43

4.4.      Implementation Details                                                                                              43

4..4.1.  Coding                                                                                                                        44

4.4.2.   End User Training and Manual                                                                                   45

4.4.3.   File Conversion                                                                                                           45

4.4.4.   Changeover Procedure                                                                                                45

4.4.5.   Commissioning                                                                                                           46

4.4.6.   Maintenance Details                                                                                                   46

4.5.      Results                                                                                                                        46

4.6.      System Testing                                                                                                           47

4.7.      Discussion                                                                                                                   51

CHAPTER FIVE                                                                                                                  53

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION                                          53

5.1.      Summary                                                                                                                     53

5.2.      Conclusion                                                                                                                  53

5.3.      Recommendation                                                                                                        54

REFERENCES                                                                                                                    55

 

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research work is to design an implementation of an online case scheduling system for Imo State High Court.  The judicial arm of government is the third organ of government besides the legislature and the executive, the major functions of this arm includes setting of cases, punishing the guilty people and also interpreting the constitution of the land as well as administration of justice.  The current process of case scheduling is being operated manually and due to this procedure numerous problem are been encountered. A design was taken to computerize the manual process in order to check this problem. The problems were identified after series of interviews and examination of documents after which analysis was made and a computerized procedure recommended. This project will also suggest how to successfully implement the computerized procedure and to overcome the obstacle that would hinder the successful implementation of the system. Structure System Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM) was adopted in the analysis. The development tools used are PHP, HTML, and MySQL for the database design. The project through the development of the new system provides a more suitable and reliable means of scheduling of case in Imo State High Court.