What is it about?
Examines what human rights is in the Nigerian legal system. It evaluates enforcement processes and how the Nigerian courts have interpreted provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other International Human Rights Treaties. It analyses how emerging issues in women’s rights, children rights and foreign policy influence Nigeria’s adherence to international obligations. It concludes by criticizing Nigeria’s approach to resolving the situation in war-torn Liberia by granting political asylum to Charles’ Taylor in 2003.
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Why is it important?
The basis on which Nigeria interprets its international obligations to promote and protect human rights provides an opportunity to analyse its actions and review its foreign policy positions.
Perspectives
Human rights is very critical to development. I wanted to check what exists within the system and how this has been interpreted in light of current developments. It was my hope that the analysis would lead to better decisions by the government. It was an opportunity to review government actions based on the international standards which the State had committed to uphold.
Ms Osai Justina Ojigho
Amnesty International
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This page is a summary of: Evaluating the application, implementation and enforcement of international human rights instruments and norms in Nigeria, Commonwealth Law Bulletin, January 2005, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/03050718.2005.9986683.
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