Promoting Efficiency in Jurisprudence and Constitutional Development in Africa

Foreword
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Cases
List of Treaty, Resolutions
1 Reflection on the Development of Jurisprudence Teaching and Practice in a Silver Era—Thoughts and Musing of Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN
2 ECOWAS Court and Emerging Community Legal Order in West Africa
	Introduction
	Legal Foundations
		Jurisdiction and Competence
		Access to Justice
		Supplementary Protocol
	Emerging Legal Order
		Status of Decisions
		Challenges and Prognosis
	Conclusion
3 Making a Case for the Implementation of the African Union Model Law for the Implementation of the Kampala Convention in Nigeria
	Introduction
	Normative Contents of the Kampala Convention and the African Union Model Law
		The Normative Contents and Standards of the Kampala Convention
		Elaboration of the Normative Standards of the African Union Model Law
	Review and Assessment of the FGN Humanitarian Responses to the Challenges and Problems of IDPs in Nigeria
	The Advantages/Benefits of Adopting/Implementing the IDP Model Law in Nigeria
	Conclusion
4 COVID-19 and the Implementation of Aspiration 1 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Case of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini
	Introduction
	Agenda 2063: A Brief Overview
	The Impact of COVID-19 on the Implementation of Aspiration 1: The Case of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini
		South Africa
		Zimbabwe
		Eswatini
	The Au’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
	Conclusion
5 “Bastions of Hope”: The Democratic Potential of a Willing Judiciary in Progressive Socio-Economic Rights Litigation in South Africa and Nigeria
	Introduction
	The Legal Framework of Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa and Nigeria
	South Africa
	Nigeria
	Judicial Interpretation and Intervention in Socio-Economic Right Claims in South Africa and Nigeria
	South Africa and the Development and Nature of the Test of Reasonableness
	Nigeria and the Drive to Expand the Judicialization of Socio-Economic Rights
	Examining the Limitations in the Approach of the Nigerian and South African Judiciaries to Adjudicating Socio-Economic Rights
	Making the Case for a More Progressive Approach to Adjudicating Socio-Economic Rights
	Conclusion
6 Gender Mainstreaming in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in North-East Nigeria
	Introduction
	Conceptual Clarification
		Conflict
		Peace
		Peacebuilding
		Gender
		Gender Equality and Inclusion
		Gender Mainstreaming
	Peacebuilding Initiatives in North-East Nigeria
	North-East Development Commission
	Gender Equality/Inclusion in Peacebuilding Initiatives in North-East Nigeria
	Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding Initiatives in North-East Nigeria
	Conclusion
7 Islamic Law Perspective on Emerging Issues from Legal Frameworks on Domestic Violence in Nigeria
	Introduction
	Nigerian Legal Frameworks on Domestic Violence
		Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria
		Matrimonial Causes Act 1970
			Criminal Code and Penal Code
			Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015
		State Control
			Police Intervention
		Principles of Criminal Law
	Critique of the Criminalisation Approach
		The Use of State Apparatus
			The Complexity of the Domestic Relationship
			Adversarial Justice System
		Inadequate Alternative for the Victim
	Islamic Legal Position on Domestic Violence
		Domestic Violence and Wife Chastisement
		Domestic Violence and Avoidance of Hurt as Maqasid As-Shariah
	Islamic Legal Responses to the Emerging Issues from Vappa
		Scope of Domestic Violence
		VAPPA and Family Cohesion
	Sadd al-dhara’i`, Criminal Approach and Islamic Penal Law on DV
		The Case of Hurt Between Parent and Their Child
		The Case of Hurt Between Spouses
		Maintenance During Detention/Imprisonment
	Conclusion and Recommendations
8 The Role of Nigeria Courts in Protecting Women and Children Against Harmful Traditional Practices
	Introduction
	Harmful Traditional Practices Against Women and Children
	Harmful Traditional Practices as Human Rights Issues and The International Legal Regimes for Their Protection
	Legal Regimes Against Harmful Traditional Practices in Nigeria
	The Role of Nigeria Courts in Protecting Women and Children Against Harmful Traditional Practice
	Findings
	Conclusions and Recommendations
9 Protecting the Marginalised Child in Nigeria: Social Protection of Children with Albinism in Nigerian Schools Examined
	Introduction
	Legal and Policy Framework on Education in Nigeria
	Education Law and Policy in Nigeria: How Safe Is the Child with Albinism?
	National Policy on Education and the Nigerian Constitution
	Impact of Making the School an Unsafe Haven for Children with Albinism
		A. Shortsightedness
		B. PWA Learn More by Aural Perception
		C. Salty Food Encourages Sores on the Body of PWA
	Music as a Tool of Discrimination Against PWA
	Excerpts of Songs of Satire on Albinos
	Conclusions
		Recommendations
10 Early Child Education and Care: A Cradle for Inclusion in Nigeria?
	Introduction
	ECCE in Africa: Consciousness-Raising
	Understanding Early Child Care and Education
	Early Childhood Care Education; an Essential Building Block for Inclusion
	Approaching ECCE Through a Multi-Dimensional Approach
	Conclusion and Recommendations
11 Inclusion of Disabilities-Related Courses in the Nigerian Law School’s Curriculum
	Introduction
	History of Legal Profession in Nigeria
	History of Disabilities Studies
	Diasbilities Courses and the Nigerian Law School Curriculum
		Communication with Hearing Impairment
		Introduction to Hearing Impairment
		Introduction to the Education of the Visually Impaired
		Deaf Culture and Its Community
		Audiology and Speech Pathology
		Physical Exceptionalities
		Communication Options for Deaf or Hard of Hearing
			Oral Method
			Cued Speech Method
			Manual Communication Methods
		Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties
		Spiritual, Cultural, and Scientific Perspectives on Mental Health Conditions
		Inclusion and Participation of Disabled People in Education and Society (ISDS902)
	Recommendations
	Conclusion
12 Climate Change and the Realization of Human Rights in Africa
	Introduction
	Africa and Climate Change: The Science and Legal Responses to Adaptation
		The AU Strategy on Climate Change and the African Common Position
		The AU Constitutive Act of 2002 and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Framework
		The Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
		The 2009 Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
	The Legal and Institutional Frameworks of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Relating to Climate Change
	Regional Human Rights Law in Africa with Reflections on Climate Change Adaptation
	Responses to Adaptation and the Protection of Human Rights Norms Undermined by Climate Change in Africa
		The Right of Self-Determination
		Right to Adequate Standard of Living
		The Rights to Life and Health
		The Rights of Climate Refugees
		Right to General Satisfactory Environment
	Conclusion
	References
13 The Role of the Courts in Mapping Out Inclusive Education
	Introduction
	The Courts and Inclusion in the Mainstream Education
	The Courts and the Use of Special Schools for Inclusion
	The Courts and Specific Criteria for Admission to Special Schools
	Conclusion
14 Decolonising the Nigerian Law Classroom: Analytic Diary on Indigenous Storytelling at Niger Delta University, Nigeria
	Introduction
	The Link Between Coloniality, Homophobia and Homophobic Violence
	Decolonising Through Law and Literature
	An Overview of Responses to Queerness Across Nigerian Universities
	Niger Delta University: Unconscious Shifts, Forgetting to Hate
	The Causal Link Through Inclusive Legal Advancements, Decolonisation, Persuasion and Attitudes in Nigerian Law Classrooms
	The Value of Indigenous Storytelling as Part of Legal Education in Nigerian Law Classrooms
		Theoretical Framework
		Research Method
		Findings
		Contributory Role of Storytelling in Attitudinal Congruence in the Focus Group Conversations Among the Research Participants
		Contributory Role of Storytelling in the Unconscious Shift from Homophobic Hostility and Prejudice Among the Research Participants
		The Unattended Vacuum that Nigerian Universities and Academics as human rights Stakeholders Have Left in Advancing Equality and Human Rights Standards Among Nigerian Students and Across the Broader Nigerian Society
	Conclusion
15 Charting a New Course in Sexual Violence Prohibition and Protection in Nigeria: A Need to Reappraise Public Law Jurisprudence in Nigeria?
	Introduction
	Violence Against the Girl Child
	Education as an Emancipation Tool
	Legal Education at the Tertiary Level
	Education as a Responsibility 2 Protect Option
	Decision of Supra-National Judicial Bodies, Policy, and Practice of Select International Institutions
	Change in Pedagogy Towards Ending Violence Against the Girl Child
	Solidarity a Pathway to the New Pedagogy
	Conclusions
Bibliography
Index