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Goal: Verify court-ready credentials that meet evidentiary standards

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Court-Ready Verifiable Credentials

Experience how verifiable credentials meet modern evidence law requirements

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This demonstration is currently being designed and will be activated soon.

What This Demo Will Showcase (Nigerian Evidence Act 2023 Compliance):

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Electronic Evidence Admissibility: Demonstrating how verifiable credentials satisfy Section 83(1) requirements for authentic electronic evidence maintained in ordinary course of business
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Authentication of Electronic Records: How cryptographic digital signatures prove the electronic record was signed by the person it purports to be signed by (Section 84)
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Presumption of Integrity: Blockchain-anchored credentials meeting Section 85 requirements that electronic evidence has not been altered
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Computer-Generated Evidence: Automated issuance systems satisfying Section 93A requirements that computer was operating properly and information regularly supplied
§83(4)
Digital Chain of Custody: Immutable audit trails showing who accessed or transmitted evidence, as required by Section 83(4)
§84(4)
Certificate of Compliance: Generating statutory certificates identifying electronic record and confirming accuracy of production method

Legal Use Cases

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Employment Disputes

Submitting cryptographically-verified educational credentials as evidence in wrongful termination cases

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Medical Malpractice

Verifying if medical professional's license was valid at time of treatment

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Traffic Court

Presenting tamper-proof digital driver's licenses with verifiable issuance dates

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Cross-Border Cases

African credentials verified in international courts through W3C standards

Nigerian Evidence Act 2023 - Key Provisions

Section 83(1)

Admissibility of Electronic Evidence

"In any proceedings, a statement contained in a document produced by a computer shall be admissible as evidence of any fact stated therein of which direct oral evidence would be admissible..."

How Confirmd Complies: Verifiable credentials are computer-generated documents with cryptographically verifiable statements, admissible as electronic evidence.

Section 84

Authentication of Electronic Records

"The authentication of an electronic record or electronic signature may be proved by showing that a digital signature has been affixed..."

How Confirmd Complies: Every credential includes cryptographic digital signatures proving authenticity and issuer identity.

Section 85

Presumption as to Integrity

"In any proceedings involving a secure electronic record, there shall be a presumption that the secure electronic record has not been altered since the specific point in time to which the secure status relates."

How Confirmd Complies: Blockchain-anchored credentials with cryptographic hashes ensure tamper-evidence and integrity presumption.

Section 93A

Admissibility of Computer Evidence

"A statement in a document produced by a computer shall not be admissible as evidence unless it is shown that... the computer was operating properly... and the information was regularly and ordinarily supplied in the course of activities..."

How Confirmd Complies: Platform maintains audit logs proving system integrity and regular operation during credential issuance.

Section 84(4)

Certificate of Compliance

"For the purpose of this section, a certificate... identifying the electronic record... describing the manner in which the electronic record was produced... shall be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate."

How Confirmd Complies: System generates statutory certificates for each credential describing issuance method, timestamp, and issuer details.

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