‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorDurojaye, Ebenezer
dc.contributor.authorOwoeye, Yinka
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-10T07:30:22Z
dc.date.available2018-09-10T07:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this article is to critically assess the approach of Nigerian courts to interpreting section 42 of the Constitution. This article argues that Nigerian courts are yet to develop a substantive equality approach to interpreting section 42 of the Constitution. Rather, the courts have tended to adopt the formal equality approach to interpreting the section. Analysing some decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, the article argues that in order to safeguard women’s rights and address gender inequality in the country, Nigerian courts should lean towards substantive equality approach to the interpretation of section 42 of the Constitution. This is not only consistent with Nigeria’s obligations under international law but also crucial to addressing historical imbalances between men and women in the country.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDurojaye, E. & Owoeye, Y. (2017). ‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeria. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 17(2): 70–85.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1358-2291
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1358229117704039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4031
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1358229117704039
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectSubstantive equalityen_US
dc.subjectGender discriminationen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectConstitutionen_US
dc.title‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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