Papers by Fwa Timothy Yerima
Journal of Law Policy and Globalization, 2014
This article is divided into seven segments. It examines the questions whether the practice of FC... more This article is divided into seven segments. It examines the questions whether the practice of FC/FGM violate some of the rights of women and female children in Nigeria; or on the contrary, the prevention of the practice is a violation of the cultural right of this category of persons. In tackling these questions the article gratifyingly clears some fogs and definitional issues which might hitherto becloud the understanding of the topic; it delves into considering the human rights instruments on FC/FGM applicable in Nigeria; and the categories of and specific rights in controversy both from the arguments of the proponents and the exponents of the eradication of FC/FGM. The article points out that despite the medical implications of FC/FGM, the practice persists as it is deeply rooted by culture; and advocates for awareness-raising and education in addition to other non-penal measures to eradicate the practice in Nigeria.
The crux of this article is to reanalyze environmental rights in Nigeria from the perspective of ... more The crux of this article is to reanalyze environmental rights in Nigeria from the perspective of the question whether or not environmental degradation is a violation of human rights in Nigeria. In tackling this vexed question, the article first considers and analyzes the legal framework for the protection of environmental rights from the perspective of International Bill of Rights in the universal system, provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and its domesticated version and provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)(1999 Constitution) as they relate to environmental protection and fundamental human rights along with views of scholars on the subject matter. The article also considers Case Law in other jurisdictions with a view to buttressing the fact that environmental rights actually exist in Nigeria either as a fusion of rights or separate rights; the consequence of which environmental degradation constitutes viola...
This article is divided into seven segments. It examines the questions whether the practice of FC... more This article is divided into seven segments. It examines the questions whether the practice of FC/FGM violate some of the rights of women and female children in Nigeria; or on the contrary, the prevention of the practice is a violation of the cultural right of this category of persons. In tackling these questions the article gratifyingly clears some fogs and definitional issues which might hitherto becloud the understanding of the topic; it delves into considering the human rights instruments on FC/FGM applicable in Nigeria; and the categories of and specific rights in controversy both from the arguments of the proponents and the exponents of the eradication of FC/FGM. The article points out that despite the medical implications of FC/FGM, the practice persists as it is deeply rooted by culture; and advocates for awareness-raising and education in addition to other non-penal measures to eradicate the practice in Nigeria.
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Papers by Fwa Timothy Yerima