The Challenge of Domesticating Children's Rights Treaties in Nigeria and Alternative Legal Avenues for Protecting Children

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dc.contributor.authorOgunniyi, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T13:08:25Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T13:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-02
dc.description.abstractThe domestication of child-related treaties is not a straightforward process in Nigeria. Unlike treaties with another thematic focus, the majority of constituent states must give their full consent before any child-related instrument may be domesticated at the federal level and subsequently re-enacted in the domestic states. In many ways, the plural legal orders in the country and the differing perceptions of childhood make consensus difficult to achieve in terms of child rights legislation. In this regard, even though the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has been domesticated (through a contestable procedure), 11 of Nigeria's 36 constituent states have failed to re-enact the domesticating instrument. This study elaborates on this problem, and then examines some instruments that are not affected by the domestication challenges and may offer useful protection to children with regard to certain sectoral aspects, especially child labour and child trafficking.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2933
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectChildren's rightsen_US
dc.subjectDomesticationen_US
dc.subjectLegal pluralismen_US
dc.subjectChild labouren_US
dc.subjectChild traffickingen_US
dc.titleThe Challenge of Domesticating Children's Rights Treaties in Nigeria and Alternative Legal Avenues for Protecting Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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