Nigeria

Nigeria

International Law

I. International Treaties

1. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990

https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/crc.pdf 

2. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 2002

https://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/rdonlyres/ea9aeff7-5752-4f84-be94-0a655eb30e16/0/rome_statute_english.pdf 

3. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cat.aspx 

4. Anti-Torture Act

http://placng.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Anti-Torture-Act-2017.pdf 

II. Regional Treaties

1.  African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights

http://www.humanrights.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/African-Charter-on-Human-and-Peoples-Rights.pdf 

2. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

https://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/pdf/au/afr_charter_rights_welfare_child_africa_1990.pdf 

3. The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP Act)

https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/104156/126946/F-1224509384/NGA104156.pdf 

4. Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJ Act)

https://policehumanrightsresources.org/content/uploads/2017/09/Administration-of-Criminal-Justice-Act-2015-2.compressed.pdf?x72802 

5. Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act

https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/52f4d9cc4.pdf 

6. The Kampala Convention (African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa) 2012 

https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36846-treaty-0039_-_kampala_convention_african_union_convention_for_the_protection_and_assistance_of_internally_displaced_persons_in_africa_e.pdf 

Domestic Law 

Case Law

1. Oludotun Ogunbayo V. The State 2002 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

http://www.nigeria-law.org/Oludotun%20Ogunbayo%20v%20The%20State.htm 

2. Afor Lucky V. The State 2016 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

https://www.lawonlinereport.com/afor-lucky-v-the-state/ 

3. Iko V. The State 2001 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

https://www.judy.legal/case/iko-vthe-state-supreme-2001 

4. Simon Okoyomon V. The State 1972 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

http://www.lawpavilionpersonal.com/lawreportsummary.jsp?suite=olabisi@9thfloor&pk=SC.90/1972&apk=17204 

5. Boniface Adonike V. The State 2013 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

https://nigerialii.org/ng/judgment/supreme-court/2015/2 

6. Ndwenu Posu and Oke Segun V. The State  2011 (Supreme Court of Nigeria)

http://www.lawpavilionpersonal.com/lawreportsummary.jsp?suite=olabisi@9thfloor&pk=SC.134/2010&apk=17069 

Books, Articles and Newspaper Publications

1. The Guardian, ‘Welcome to Mirabel: the first centre supporting rape survivors in Nigeria’ (The Guardian, February 25 2016) <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/25/welcome-to-mirabel-the-first-centre-supporting-survivors-in-nigeria

2. Amaka Okafo-Vanni, ‘Nigeria has a rape culture too’ (The Guardian, 14 January 2013) <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/14/nigeria-rape-india-culture

3. Isioma Kemakolam, ‘As Africa Battles Sexual Violence, a Nigerian City Shows How’ (United States Institute of Peace, August 8 2019) <https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/08/africa-battles-sexual-violence-nigerian-city-shows-how

4. Yemisi Akinbobola, ‘Social Media stimulates Nigerian debate on sexual violence’ (Africa Renewal) <https://www.un.org/africarenewal/web-features/social-media-stimulates-nigerian-debate-sexual-violence

Websites

1. Nations Online Project, ‘Political Map of Nigeria’ (One World – Nations Online) <https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/nigeria-political-map.htm

2. Toyin O. Falola, Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene, J.F. Ade Ajayi and Reuben Kenrick Udo, ‘Nigeria’ (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11 October 2019) <https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria

3. Worldometers, ‘Nigeria Population’ (Worldometers, LIVE) <https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/nigeria-population/

4.  Wikipedia, ‘Colonial Nigeria’ (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Nigeria>  

5. Kaitlyn Alme, ‘Colonial History of Nigeria; Slave Trade, Resource Extraction, and the Invention of a National Territory’ (Scalar, 6 June 2016) <http://scalar.usc.edu/works/niger-delta-black-gold-blues/12-colonial-subjugation-of-people-land-and-nature-slave-trade-resource-extraction-palm-oil-and-the-invention-of-a-national-territory-kaitlyn

6. BBC News, ‘Nigeria’s civil war explained – BBC News’ (Youtube, 5 July 2017) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cSA1gLizE>

7. Toyin O. Falola, Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene, J.F. Ade Ajayi and Reuben Kenrick Udo, ‘Independent Nigeria’ (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11 October 2019) <https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria/Independent-Nigeria

8. The New Humanitarian, ‘NIGERIA: A History of Conflicts’ (The New Humanitarian, 31 March 2003) <https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/fr/node/255906

9. Wikipedia, ‘Boko Haram’ (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram

10. Shelley Brooks, ‘Beyond the Violence: Nigeria from a Socio-Economic Perspective’ (CHSSP, June 23 2014)<https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/blog/beyond-the-violence-nigeria-from-a-socio-economic-perspective>

11. David Kashi, ‘Corruption in Nigeria Leaves 76% of Crude Oil Revenue Unaccounted For, Says Central Bank Governor’ (International Business Times, 12 November 2013) <https://www.ibtimes.com/corruption-nigeria-leaves-76-crude-oil-revenue-unaccounted-says-central-bank-governor-1504848>

12. The Heritage Foundation, ‘2019 Index of Economic Freedom – Nigeria’ (Heritage) <https://www.heritage.org/index/country/nigeria>

13. Ifeoma Umeche, ‘The contemporary Nigerian socio-economic conditions and Incidences of Cardiac Diseases –  What management options are available’ (TakingITGlobal, 24 August 2007) <https://www.tigweb.org/youth-media/panorama/article.html?ContentID=15631>