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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID16768024
AutoresDaniel Ogunniyi (0009-0009-7164-9740, University of Antwerp, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen62
Número3
Páginas447-470
Fecha de publicación2018-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of African Law (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/s0021855318000232
OpenAlexW2895571310
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas7

The 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

Child labour · Child Rights · Convention · Convention on the Rights of the Child · Domestication · Human rights · Legislation · Plural · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Ecology · Engineering · Human Rights and Development · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Sex work and related issues