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Amaechi, Chidi M., and Obinna U. Muoh. "Constitution Building as a Panacea to Identity Conflicts in Africa: The Case of Nigeria." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 4 (July 27, 2017): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mjss-2017-0002.

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Abstract Africa is rife with sectional discontents which metamorphose into protracted conflicts, civil wars, and terrorism. With forlorn hopes of survival in the system and without a say in the constitution building process, disgruntled groups easily cloak their political and socio-economic dissatisfaction with ethnicity, religious or similar identities in order to arouse group affection. At present, Nigeria is at the brink of disintegration as a result of this problem. The country has witnessed about six constitutional arrangements since independence. Yet, the clamour for a new constitution remains constant and, invariably, influenced the convening of the 2014 National Constitutional Conference in the country. Since constitution building provides a good opportunity for the citizens and groups to enshrine their wishes in the instrument of governance and thereby preventing the degeneration of grievances into conflict, questions have continued to arise. Does the constitution making process in Nigeria involve the people for whom the laws are meant for? Are the leaders mindful of the peace potentials of constitution building? This paper seeks to ascertain the extent to which the citizens were involved in the making of the previous constitutions in Nigeria. It projects the view that the failures of the past attempts and the prevalent identity conflicts in Nigeria are attributable to non-adherence to the basic principles of the indispensable people-oriented process of constitution building.
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Markovska, Anna, and Nya Adams. "Political corruption and money laundering: lessons from Nigeria." Journal of Money Laundering Control 18, no. 2 (May 5, 2015): 169–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmlc-10-2014-0040.

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Purpose – This paper aims to discuss political corruption in Nigeria and to assess the limitation of the immunity clause of the Nigerian constitution. This is particularly important in light of the recent developments to criminalise money-laundering in the country. Design/methodology/approach – This paper evaluates the legal anti-money laundering framework in Nigeria, in particular, the impact of the immunity clause of Nigerian constitution. Findings – Endemic corruption of the political elite leads to the abuse of the constitutional immunity clause, and significantly impairs the activities of the anti-money laundering agencies. Research limitations/implications – This paper draws on the experience of Nigeria, and is specifically looking at one obstacle on the way to fight money laundering and corruption. It is important to conduct further comparative analysis. Originality/value – This paper discusses political, economic and legal developments in Nigeria to show how the immunity clause prevents the successful prosecution of corrupt Nigerian politicians, and discusses measures taken to prevent corruption in the country.
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Okonkwo, Theodore. "Environmental Constitutionalism in the United States and Nigeria: Recognizing Environmental Rights." International Journal of Social Science Studies 5, no. 7 (June 19, 2017): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v5i7.2497.

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Environmental constitutionalism is a scheme that protects the national and international environment by applying national and global constitutional law. By this, constitution-makers agree to include in their constitutions provisions aimed at environmental protection and sustainability, whereby procedural and substantive rights are written in the constitutions. The courts are in such jurisdictions called upon to enforce and protect such rights. This article addresses constitutionally embedded rights in the national constitutions of the United States of America and Nigeria. It analyzes constitutional environmental provisions in both how their judiciaries respond to such issues. This article looked at the problems associated with environmental constitutionalism in the United States and Nigeria and their connection with environmental rights. The aim is to take a holistic examination of the topic. The methodology adopted for the research is empirical. The primary and secondary sources of material selection were adopted through the use of the law libraries and the internet, books, journals and periodicals to gather information for this article. In conclusion, it was observed and recommended that no matter the similarities shared by the Untied States and Nigeria, the former has a more developed environmental jurisprudence on environmental protection by the courts. This is a truism, notwithstanding the fact that Nigeria’s constitution contains “state environmental duties”. The value of the research is that Nigeria should identify areas to be improved upon in its law and practice of environmental constitutionalism.
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Ukoh, Francis N. Ukoh, and Rita A. Ngwoke. "Immunity Clause under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria: A Dire Need for Reform." Journal of Politics and Law 14, no. 2 (December 27, 2020): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v14n2p47.

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Immunity clause as enshrined under section 308 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has generated protracted controversies for and against its inclusion in the rubrics of Nigerian constitutional laws. This paper considers widespread corruption by Nigerian leaders, shielded by the immunity clause. It explains the need for reform to curtail the anomaly wherein absolute executive immunity is provided for leaders in Nigeria. The paper maintains that there should be equality before the law, hence, the possible prosecution and appearance of a sitting President, Vice President, Governors and Deputy Governors in some criminal and civil matters drawing from other jurisdictions.
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Oniemola, Peter, and Oyinkan Tasie. "Engendering Constitutional Realization of Sustainable Development in Nigeria." Law and Development Review 13, no. 1 (February 25, 2020): 159–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ldr-2018-0079.

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AbstractThis article examines the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) that appear to be in tune with the tenets of sustainable development, which has received much attention at both international and municipal levels. It was found that the relevant aspects of the Constitution on sustainable development are contained in Chapter Two of the Constitution under the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy, which include environmental, economic and social objectives. The constitution provides for their non-justifiability to the effect that the court shall not entertain any question on implementation of the objectives. Therefore, constitutional basis for sustainable development in Nigeria has been whittled down. It is contended that given the importance of sustainable development to the well-being of Nigerians and the future generations, it is expedient that the provisions of Chapter Two of the constitution relevant to sustainable development be made justiciable in Nigeria.
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Okoli, K. C. "Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective." Journal of African Law 34, no. 1 (1990): 27–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300008172.

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Since 1979, there have been significant changes in the law relating to citizenship in Nigeria. These changes came with the enactment in that year of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979. The citizenship provisions of the 1979 Constitution have been slightly modified and reenacted in the 1989 Constitution which will come into effect on October 1, 1992. In this article, we shall examine the current Nigerian law on citizenship as ordained by the 1979 Constitution as well as the changes introduced by the 1989 Constitution. This will be done against the background of the historical development of citizenship laws in the country prior to, and since independence on October 1, 1960.
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Okon, Emmanuel E. "The Environmental Perspective in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution." Environmental Law Review 5, no. 4 (December 2003): 256–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146145290300500403.

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Environmental degradation is bound to increase as long as human population increases and new technologies are invented. In order to arrest the problems of environmental degradation, a number of approaches have been adopted. Among such approaches are the integration of environmental protection policies into development programmes, enactment of comprehensive legislation on all segments of environment and the inclusion of environmental provisions in the constitutions of most countries. Unfortunately, while some countries make their constitutional provisions on environment enforceable, others do not. In Nigeria, indirect environmental provisions were first made part of the constitution in the 1979 Constitution. In 1999, direct environmental provision was entrenched in the 1999 Constitution. Unfortunately, Chapter II of the 1999 Constitution, which contains the environmental provisions, is unenforceable. While the Nigerian courts have done nothing tangible to enforce the provisions of the constitution on environment, on the other hand, the Indian courts have taken positive steps to enforce provisions of the Indian Constitution on environment. In conclusion, apart from other suggestions made, it is strongly recommended that Nigerian courts should emulate the efforts made by Indian courts to enforce provisions of the Indian Constitution on environment. The world has moved far away from the era when it was believed that the only rights which a government is called upon to guarantee and protect are the natural rights of man. By living in nation-states and in organised communities, man has acquired new rights, which are now regarded by many civilised countries as just as inalienable as those rights with which nature endows him at birth. The right to education and work are among such rights. Increasingly important in some countries is the addition of the right to a decent and healthy environment to these newly acquired rights.1
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Nwatu, Samuel I., and Edith O. Nwosu. "Applicability of the Consent Requirement of the Nigerian Land Use Act to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act." Journal of African Law 60, no. 2 (March 4, 2016): 173–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855316000036.

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AbstractThe Nigerian Land Use Act (LUA), which governs contemporary Nigerian land law, provides that any disposition of land must have the prior consent of the appropriate authority under the LUA. However, the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria Act, which regulates the disposition of eligible bank assets, contains provisions that imply that the requisite consent under the LUA is not required for the disposition of an eligible bank asset consisting of land. This article interrogates the propriety of the provisions of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria Act in this regard and argues that, in view of the fact that the LUA is a statute with constitutional flavour by virtue of its entrenchment in the Nigerian Constitution, the LUA's provisions supersede the provisions of any conflicting law.
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Faga, Hemen Philip, Francis Aloh, and Uchechukwu Uguru. "Is the Non-Justiciability of Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights in the Nigerian constitution Unassailable? Re-Examining Judicial Bypass from the Lens of South African and Indian Experiences." FIAT JUSTISIA:Jurnal Ilmu Hukum 14, no. 3 (May 15, 2020): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.25041/fiatjustisia.v14no3.1801.

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The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended (CFRN) recognizes the entitlement of every Nigerian within its borders to enjoy economic and socio-cultural (ESC) rights under Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy. However, the constitution seemingly renders these ESC rights non-justiciable or unenforceable. This paper examines the efforts of the Nigerian judiciary to bypass the non-Justiciability provision to enforce ESC rights in Nigeria. It mainly investigates the role of judicial decisions in other similar jurisdictions such as South Africa and India in shaping the jurisprudence of the enforcement of ESC rights in Nigeria. Therefore, the paper adopts the comparative method and recommends that both the Nigerian legislature and the judiciary should follow the example of enforcement of ESC rights in these other jurisdictions.
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Iwobi, Andrew Ubaka. "Tiptoeing through a constitutional minefield: the great Sharia controversy in Nigeria." Journal of African Law 48, no. 2 (October 2004): 111–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855304482023.

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Since the restoration of civilian rule in Nigeria in 1999, the governments of various Northern states have initiated reforms designed to remodel their legal systems in conformity with the Sharia. An issue which has generated intense controversy, especially in legal and political circles, is whether these reforms are consistent with certain key provisions of the 1999 Constitution. This study begins by tracing the historical process through which the application of the Sharia has emerged as a matter of profound constitutional importance in Nigeria. This is followed by a detailed analysis of specific provisions of the 1999 Constitution which are considered to have a direct bearing on the constitutionality of the Sharia reforms. Particular attention is paid to those provisions which proclaim the supremacy of the Constitution, prohibit the adoption of a state religion and prescribe the jurisdiction of various courts. Consideration is also given to the effect of various fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution on the Sharia penal regimes introduced as part of the reforms. The study demonstrates that various facets of the reforms are difficult to reconcile with the 1999 Constitution and concludes that fundamental constitutional reforms will be required to redress this state of affairs.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Nigeria. Constitution"

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Oyerinde, Oyebade Kunle. "The constitution of order among the Yoruba of Nigeria." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3210041.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Dept. of Political Science, 2006.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-03, Section: A, page: 1086. Adviser: Elinor Ostrom. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed March 16, 2007."
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Ogunde, Oluwafifehan O. "Entrenching child rights protection in Nigeria : the problem of constitution and culture." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52231/.

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The thesis examines child rights protection in Nigeria particularly in the context of problems created by the constitution and culture in establishing an effective child rights framework. Its central argument is that the peculiar constitutional arrangement hinders the effective implementation of the Nigerian Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003. It also argues that cultural perceptions with respect to children also serve as formidable opposition to the recognition of children as rights holders. Having argued along these lines, the thesis proposes certain reform measures that may be adopted in resolving the problems created by these factors and assesses their suitability to the Nigerian society.
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Mamman, Tahir. "The law and politics of constitution making in Nigeria, 1900-1989 : issues, interests and compromises." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1991. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/108216/.

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This thesis is a study of the constitution making processes in Nigeria from the colonial inception to the 1989 Constitution which is scheduled to usher in a putative third republic. Although apparently covering a wide scope, its boundary is limited by its perspective. Constitution making in any polity is essentially a political process where all the major, relevant and active interests seek to protect and advance themselves. Consequently, the focus of the research is on determining these competing interests, their interactions, compromises, winners and losers, etc. Attempts were made to provide the criteria for class identification in Nigeria to serve as a guide for determining class based action. The value of the work is threefold. First, it makes a modest but important contribution to an ongoing debate on whether or not Nigeria's post independence constitutional processes in particular were grounded in class interest, in the tradition of Charles Beard's interpretation of the constitution of the U.S.A. Second, it disputes and in large measure seeks to contradict some of the earlier widely held assumptions and assertions regarding the making of some of the constitutions, especially the Macpherson Constitution, 1951.Finally, it attempts to provide a complete and realistic account of the constitutional evolution of Nigeria less the military rule, from its inception as a country up to 1989. The method of investigation was largely analytical using official records, official reports, communications of key officials, biographical data, etc. Theoretical guidance was significantly drawn from political economy writings in politics, history and law. Eventually, the analysis revealed the existence and interplay of important interest configurations, reducing class to a subtle rather than an obvious phenomenon in the constitutional process. But overwhelmingly, the entire process was elitist and self serving with the mainstream of the population left in the margin in the composition of the constitutional bodies, the setting of agenda and the institutions and mechanisms established for governing the country. Finally, it found that there was a great deal of continuity of the values and institutions established for colonial ends with little or no will manifested in the constitutional process to break with the past. Rather what transpired was an expansion of institutions and creation of formulae in the constitution to accommodate a new breed of elites who were able to manipulate potential cleavages in the society to serve personal ends.
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Azong, Julius Awah. "Corporal punishment of children in Nigerian homes." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2234_1360932481.

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Adangor, Zacchaeus. "Federalism in Nigeria and the struggle for resource control in the Niger Delta Region : an agenda for constitutional reform." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=202071.

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This thesis proposes a new constitutional framework for ownership and control of natural resources in the federation of Nigeria. It identifies exclusive federal ownership of natural resources as a tool of ethnic domination by Nigeria’s three dominant ethnic groups of Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo against the oil-producing minorities of the Niger Delta region. It is argued that the inextricable link between federal ownership of natural resources and the economic and political interests of the major ethnic groups denotes that the current system of natural resource ownership has become a divisive and destabilizing feature of Nigerian federalism. Considering that Nigerian multi-ethnic federalism is designed primarily to prevent the domination of one ethnic group by another and also encourage each constituent unit of the federation to develop at its own pace, it is arguable that exclusive federal ownership of natural resources negates these underlying principles of Nigerian federalism by entrenching the domination of the Niger delta oil-producing minorities and depriving the oil-producing states of the right to develop at their own pace. These circumstances have triggered waves of ethnic nationalism and armed insurgency in the Niger delta region with grave implications for national stability. The thesis argues therefore that only a new system of natural resource ownership which recognizes both national and regional interests in natural resource ownership and development can conduce to peace in the troubled Niger delta region of the federation. It proposes constitutional devolution of ownership rights over onshore natural resources from the federal government to the constituent units of the federation under an arrangement whereby the federal government retains its legislative and regulatory powers. It is argued that this framework, among other benefits, will preserve the underlying principles of Nigerian federalism and halt the drift toward instability in Nigeria’s Niger delta region.
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Babalakin, B. O. "The supreme court and constitutional developments in Nigeria (1960-1985)." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383050.

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Anucha, Dominic Uka. "The impact of constituent assemblies (1978- 1995) on nigerian constitutions and political evolution." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2010. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/218.

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This dissertation addresses the issues of crafting a constitution for Nigeria that would meet the criteria of being visible, sustainable, and durable for national political unity, social and economic development. Specifically, it focuses on the years 1978 — 1995 during which several high profile systematic, constitution crafting exercises were undertaken. These included the establishment of a Constitution Drafting Committee to craft a constitution, and a Constituent Assembly. Ultimately, these exercises have proven to be only partially successful. The goal of producing an endurable constitutional framework for Nigerian politics remains elusive. The two core questions pursued in this dissertation focus on: Why did the military pursue these constitution crafting activities? What are the pressing political issues that the constitutional framework will have to manage? The dissertation pursued these issues through surveys, interviews, a review of government documents and reports, participant observation, and a review of existing literature regarding constitution development, federalism and Nigerian history and politics. Key research findings uncovered pressing political concerns ranging across ethnic fears, gender and youth concern, institutional restructuring and economic subordination. Our findings also related to the elite background of participants in these constitutional exercises, and the intrusion of religion, class, and geographical interests into the deliberations of the assemblies. The continued violation of constitutional provisions by the military was highlighted. The widespread call for a Sovereign National Constitutional Conference to shape a new popular constitution for the country was also a prominent concern. Key recommendations focus on the need for a national constitutional conference free of political interference and constricting mandates.
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Ezechukwu, Paul Onuorah. "Critique of socio-economic rights provisions under chapter two of the Nigerian Constitution and their justiciability." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62563.

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Human rights became a global issue after the atrocity and barbaric genocide unleashed on over six million Jews, Sinti, and Romani (Gypsies), homosexuals, persons with disabilities and the 'Negro' (blacks) during the second world war by Nazis regime of Germany. Initially, individuals' rights were not the subject of international law, because the norm of the international law is to regulate relationship amongst member states as sovereign nations; thus, United Nations [(UN) founded in 1945] were reluctant to interfere in state parties' affairs. The unfortunate wanton abuse and violation of human rights at the domestic level by governments of the state parties were not addressed, as such issues are the remit of nationals; until it culminated to genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes against peace and war crimes which received an international attention at Nuremberg and Tokyo trials of the Nazis war generals and the subsequent punishment of the defeated countries' officials. From this point, individuals became subject of international law with the subsequent declaration of human rights in 1948. Charged with the peace and security; promotion of human dignity and economic wellbeing of the world, the UN established Economic and Social Council [(ECOSOC) in article 7 of UN Charter 1945] with the responsibility to initiate studies and to report on international level socioeconomic matters. Invariably, article 68 of UN Charter empowered The Council to set up commissions for promotion of human rights. Subsequently, Human Rights Commission (HRC) was established and headed for the first time by Ms. Elizabeth Roosevelt (the wife of then president Franklin Roosevelt of America). The Commission prepared the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration or UDHR), 10 December 1948 which was a declaratory standard of human rights promotion and protection expected of the state parties and not legal binding document. An international legal binding instrument was sought for; in 1966, HRC created International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) with the twin document, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) which form the International Bill of Rights together with Universal Declaration. CESCR and CCPR are meant to be complimentary and indivisible but due to western bloc politics and cold war; western scholars privileged civil and political rights above economic, social, and cultural rights; arguing that CPR is expressed in clear language and does not place an obligation on government for their implementation: Whereas ESC rights depends on government to perform their obligations to guarantee them and is expressed in vague language which renders it unenforceable. They maintain that socio-economic rights are political aspirations/goals or directive objectives of state policies which can only be realized progressively and not of immediate actualization or enforcement. This poor attitude towards socio-economic rights led so many countries of the world including Nigeria to treat ESCR as fundamental objectives of government policy to be progressively realized. In Nigeria jurisdiction, the issue of locus standi, was a clog on the wheel of litigating socio-economic rights; however, this issue has been put to rest by the Chief Justice of Nigeria who made a new rule of court in section 3(e) of Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009, which provides that no human rights case should be struck out or dismissed on the grounds of want of locus standi. The dissertation will be making comparative analysis of two legal systems comprising India and Nigeria as common law countries and as an emerging economy, although India is well ahead of Nigeria right now and both countries' Constitutions made socio-economic rights Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP). The study enunciates the definition and historical development of human rights from the inception of UN and delves into the challenges in the two countries chosen as samples of the research, and considers the virile attitude of India's judicial authority towards a liberal interpretation of socioeconomic rights and juxtaposes it with Nigeria's dismal and reluctant attitude towards implementation and enforcement of ESC rights. The work proceeded to prove that socioeconomic rights can be justiciable in Nigeria, if the judicial attitude in administration of justice can positively change to that of enforcement driving. It drew lessons from Indian system and what could be emulated from their integral approach and public interest litigation, because the world attitude towards ESC rights has revamped towards enforceability and concludes with recommendations
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Yusufu, Ali Simon Bagaji. "State building and constitutional politics in a multi-ethnic society : the Nigerian experience." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/4051.

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In response to competing group claims and the challenge to achieve pre-set triple national goals - recognising and accommodating ethnic diversity, achieving national unity and political stability, successive Nigerian governments from the colonial era to the present, have at various periods negotiated, constitutionalised and/or decreed state building strategies. This thesis offers detailed discussion and evaluation of some of these competing group claims and strategies using principles derived from the theoretical arguments of Michal Walzer, Charles Taylor and Will Kymlicka, and prescriptions based on the empirical arguments of Crawford Young, Eric Nordlinger, Donald Horowitz and Donald Rothchild. The thesis argues that some of the strategies adopted in response to the competing group claims were defensible in the very circumstances in which they were introduced, but were either not deep enough to offer an adequate political inclusion, or lacked the appropriate instruments that would have minimised recurrence of ethno-political conflicts and institutional instabilities. There were some strategies that either generated tension among groups, or were purely driven by strategic considerations for national unity, but were defensible. There were other strategies that were pragmatic at the very period they were adopted, but not defensible. The core theoretical finding of the thesis is that, the normative and empirical prescriptions validate the country’s various strategies for coping with diversity. However, application of some elements of the prescriptions in the Nigerian multicultural society has the potential to generate tensions leading to ethno-political conflicts and institutional instabilities. The important empirical finding of the thesis is regarding the role the inherent tensions between the triple national goals and the state building strategies play in the generation and recurrence of ethno-political conflict and institutional instabilities. The thesis argues that the underlying factors responsible for the prevalence of ethno-political conflict and institutional instabilities in the country include among others, the ascension of the military to power and its costly dominance of the political scene for about thirty five years, the immediate post-civil war period which coincided with the era of petroleum boom that created a deepening crisis of corruption, the perpetuation of large scale electoral and financial corruption, and manipulation of ethnic loyalties. Given the above underlying factors, this work observes that state building and Constitutional politics in Nigeria’s multi-ethnic society is a difficult task, especially taking into account the ethno-political conflicts and institutional instabilities associated with the Armed Forces over the years. On the basis of a detailed and interdisciplinary analysis, the thesis recommends constitutional and institutional safeguards for mitigating ethno-political conflicts and institutional instabilities in the course of future political development of Nigeria.
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Oseni, Babatunde Adetayo. "One-party dominant systems and constitutional democracy in Africa : a comparative study of Nigeria and South Africa." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/14212.

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Democratization is a fragile process, easily reversed when and where its advance is most recent. African countries present particular challenges to democratization, given generally low levels of economic and social development, often combined with ethnic and cultural fractionalization. Debates about democratization have not been sufficiently developed with the African context in mind. In particular, assessment of the effects of presidential systems on democratization has not been sensitively applied to African cases where most regimes are Presidential. Moreover, a particular feature of African democracy, the dominant party within a multi-party system, also raises questions that have not been so pertinent elsewhere. Debates about the merits and demerits of electoral system options for democratic consolidation also require more empirical analysis in Africa. This study is based on the assumption that debates about the relationship between political institutions and democratization in Africa can only be advanced by recognition of the interactions that can be identified between the institutions of presidential, parliamentary and party systems, particularly within the dynamics of one-party dominance. Empirical leverage takes advantage of an important case with a parliamentary system and proportional representation: South Africa. The most appropriate comparator from the Presidential and majoritarian camp is Nigeria. These are the two largest and most important states in Africa, sharing a British colonial heritage and a federal system and each dominated by a single party for about two decades. The thesis conceptualizes democratization in terms of legitimation and institutionalization. Legitimation focuses on the micro-level: the quality of elections and the voting process, the presence or absence of government-sponsored violence or coercion, the extent of public confidence in politicians and public support for democratic principles and practices. Institutionalization is focused at the macro-level: elite compliance to constitutional norms, political accountability, and the absence of violent intervention against the state, by the military or other internal forces. The thesis finds that leadership transitions within the parties take place with more accountability in South Africa than Nigeria. While corruption is a problem in both countries, it is more pervasive and there are more incentives to generate it in Nigeria due to a combination of the candidate-centred nature of politics, the country’s great dependence on oil exports, and its lower accountability in leadership transitions. Mechanisms to promote consensus politics differ in both countries and within-party arrangements call into question an assumption that one-party government is necessarily majoritarian. Although the process of legitimation has advanced well in both countries, they share many problems associated with lack of development. The main threat to democracy in Nigeria lies partly in the mutual distrust occasioned by the unsettled issues of ‘power rotation’, ‘resource sharing’ as well as the widening economic disparity between regional blocs of the principally Islamic North and largely Christian South with possible central state responses that might increase rather than reduce the conflicts, while in South Africa the threat lies in the high level of inequality between the white and black communities. Radical political action to address this inequality might increase the already high level of violence in the country. Such tension could ultimately lead to the break-up of the ANC, but an end to dominant-party politics in South Africa could as well destabilise rather than consolidate democracy. Similarly, in Nigeria, a break-up of the PDP, which has been nearly made possible due to a crisis of confidence in an ‘elite consensus’ on power rotation among the regional blocs, could as well constitute a threat to democratic consolidation and national integration.
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Books on the topic "Nigeria. Constitution"

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Nigeria. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria: Wove, 1992.

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Nigeria. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Lagos: Federal Military Government of Nigeria, 1989.

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Trends in constitution making in Nigeria. Ibadan: Demyaxs Law Books, 2003.

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(Nigeria), Citizens' Forum for Constitutional Reform. Harmonised model constitution: 1999 Nigerian Constitution, Fourth Republic Presidential Technical Committee's model constitution, First Term (Fourth Republic) National Assembly's model constitution, Citizen's Forum for Constitutional Reform model constitution (C.F.C.R.). Lagos: Citizen's Forum for Constitutional Reform, 2004.

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Nigeria, Methodist Church. Constitution: Methodist Church of Nigeria. [Ibadan]: The Church, 1990.

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Citizens' Forum for Constitutional Reform (Nigeria). Position of Citizens' Forum for Constitutional Reform on the 1999 Constitution. Lagos: Citizens' Forum for Constitutional Reform, 2004.

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Church of Christ in Nigeria. Constitution: Tsari. [Jos, Nigeria: Church of Christ in Nigeria, 1995.

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National Conference on the Draft Constitution (1988 Lagos). Summary, conclusions and recommendations of the National Conference on theDraft Constitution, June 28th-30th, 1988. Lagos: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 1988.

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National Conference on the Draft Constitution (1988 Lagos). Proceedings of the eight working sessions of the National Conference on the Draft Constitution, June 28th-30th, 1988: [held under the auspices of the] Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Lagos. Lagos: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 1988.

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Ikogho, O. P. Nigerian constitution simplified: Based on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1989. Lagos, Nigeria: Law Angle Consult, 1993.

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Book chapters on the topic "Nigeria. Constitution"

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Akanji, Olajide O. "Nigeria Between 1914 and 1960: Political-Constitutional Changes and Crises in an Era of Colonialism." In Nigerian Politics, 37–53. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50509-7_3.

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Akinwunmi-Othman, Mohammed Nurudeen. "Judicial Activism and Democratic Governance in Nigeria." In Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule, 157–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56035-9_8.

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Ako, Rhuks. "Mainstreaming Environmental Justice in Developing Countries: Thinking Beyond Constitutional Environmental Rights." In Nigerian Yearbook of International Law, 269–89. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71476-9_12.

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O’Connell, James. "Politics, Law and Constitutionalism: The 1962 Western Region Crisis in Nigeria." In Constitutional Heads and Political Crises, 67–89. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10197-9_5.

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Akinwunmi-Othman, Mohammed Nurudeen. "Political Activism in Nigeria: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges." In Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule, 55–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56035-9_4.

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Ordor, Ada, and Ngozi Oluchukwu Odiaka. "Engaging with Qualifying Principles in Nigerian Contract Law." In More Constitutional Dimensions of Contract Law, 111–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15107-2_6.

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Akinwunmi-Othman, Mohammed Nurudeen. "Resistance and Reformations in the Nigerian System." In Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule, 187–223. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56035-9_9.

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Akinwunmi-Othman, Mohammed Nurudeen. "The Impacts of Globalization on the Nigerian System." In Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule, 125–56. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56035-9_7.

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Odumosu, Taiwo. "Public Participation and Constitutional Impediments to Sustainable Development in Nigeria." In Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development, 233–47. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26021-1_12.

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Crowcroft, Barnaby. "The Radical Nationalist as Constitutional Head of State: Nigeria, 1960–66." In Viceregalism, 179–202. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46283-3_7.

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Conference papers on the topic "Nigeria. Constitution"

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"Nigerian Constitution: A Clog in the Wheel of Sustainable Governance." In ISECT-2017, BDAMTE-17, IDCE-2017, CCES-2017, ICHBES-2017, MBPS-2017, ACBES-17, LHHIS-17, LBETM-17, AFPIS-2017 & EFEAM-2017. Dignified Researchers Publication (DiRPUB), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15242/dirpub.uh1017107.

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