A wiki is a software which allows a group of users to freely add and edit articles on any subject. Wiki.Org defines a wiki as “a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser.” Wikipedia is probably the most successful wiki on the web.
One of the earliest legal wikis was created by Sun Microsystems in 2007; Between January and the start of September, there had been 1,200 articles published internally at Sun (Niraj Chokshi). In-house departments and Law Firms have begun using wikis. It is an effective method of publishing and keeping track of articles emanating from that law firm or in-house department.
Nigerian Wiki is probably the only Nigerian wiki available on the internet – if there are others, please let me know. Nigeria has a number of Law Firms and in-house departments; Legal Practitioners and Law students. Why can’t we come together and produce a wiki of Nigerian law? Any Lawyer could write an article on any aspect of Nigerian law and publish on the wiki; others would be able to edit and add to it until an authoritative position is produced on that area of law.
Think about it and if you are interested, please let me know. You could either leave a comment here, or send a mail to me at sharon {dot} famonure {at} gmail {dot} com.
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