AN ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
AN ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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2018-03
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ESIEVO, Cynthia
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Abstract
Generally, the protection and promotion of human rights is a core function of the three terms of
government to wit: The executive, legislature and the judiciary. In particular, judicial protection
of human rights becomes expedient not only for the rule of law but the determination of equality
governance. For example, an organized government needs a functioning legal and judicial
system to bring forth its aspirations through an enormous regard for the protection and
promotion of human rights. On this note, this dissertation aimed at examining the effectives of
the judiciary in discharging its duty in the enforcement of human rights in Nigeria through the
study of the existing legal writings on the subject matter with a view to strengthening the
institution in the final analysis. The sources of information relied upon were relevant books,
articles in Journals publication, judicial authorities, statutes, conferences and internet materials.
In the course of the research it was found among others that the judicial remedies which are in
place to redress human rights violations are not adequate as a result of non-respect for the
judiciary, corruption and political influence which leads to the non-enforcement of judgments
and orders of the Court. Against this backdrop, this dissertation concluded by recommending
amongst others that the current strive against corruption by the government should not be
confined to the Judiciary but to the society at large in other to chastise and strengthen the
institution to be able to make for the best means of protecting human rights in Nigeria.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF MASTER OF LAWS DEGREE - LLM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW
FACULTY OF LAW,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA
Keywords
ANALYSIS,, JUDICIAL PROTECTION,, HUMAN RIGHTS,, NIGERIA,, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES