Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP)
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Item The child's right to basic education in Nigeria: a commentary on the decision in SERAP v Nigeria(African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2018) Aisosa Jennifer, Isokpan; Ebenezer, DurojayeThe right to education is not justiciable in Nigeria by virtue of it being included in Chapter II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) (CFRN 1999) as a directive principle of state policy. This is evidenced in the case of Badejo v. Federal Ministry of Education, where the applicant claimed that as a result of the discriminatory conduct of the respondents she was denied her right and the chance to be considered for admission into one of the Federal government colleges in Nigeria. Her application as well as her appeal was dismissed by the High Court and the Court of Appeal.Item Impact of the Boko Haram Insurgency on the Child's Right to Education in Nigeria(Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016) Aisosa Jennifer, Isokpan; Ebenezer, DurojayeThis paper is focused on the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria on the child's right to education. The article concludes by assessing how the Nigerian government has lived up to its obligations under international law to ensure the realisation of the child's right to education in the face of the insurgency in the North-eastern part of the country. Concrete recommendations are made to the Nigerian government with regard to addressing the impact of the insurgency on the rights of the child.