This article examines the status of socio-economic rights in Nigeria against the promise of
better living standards which they offer. Beginning with the regional mechanism for …

The article explores ways of overcoming challenges in the effective implementation of
economic, social and cultural rights in Nigeria. It begins with a brief review of the legal …

Socio-economic rights are now enforceable in several countries. In Nigeria, the
Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy which contains detailed …

Constitutionalising socio-economic and cultural rights (SERs) and the directive principles of
state policy is an indication that a state is disposed to protect and enforce such rights. The …

The debates on socio-economic rights have now shifted from desirability to problems of
enforcement. This does not indicate that socio-economic rights have gained universality …

Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, human rights
have not only acquired global status and importance but have grown tremendously both in …

This Article argues that economic, social, and cultural rights are the key to effectively
realizing human rights in Africa. It contends that human rights discourse on the indivisible …

This article examines the extent to which the jurisprudence of the Nigerian appellate courts
has expanded, maintained or contracted the opportunities of the poor for exercising as …

The promotion and protection of human rights have engaged the attention of the world
community, and though the African country of Nigeria has subscribed to major international …

This article argues that the decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights in the Ogoni case represents a giant stride towards the protection and promotion of …