Legal Protection of Children in Non-International Armed Conflicts in Nigeria

IF 0.2 Q4 LAW

African Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2021-02-04 DOI:10.1163/17087384-12340074

Olaitan O Olusegun

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Abstract

Armed conflicts are characterised by violence and human rights violations with various implications on the citizens, economy and development of nations. The impact is however more pronounced with life-long consequences on children, the most vulnerable members of the society. This article examines the impact of non-international armed conflicts on children in Nigeria and identifies the laws for the protection of children against armed conflicts, both in international law and Nigeria’s domestic law. It also addresses the challenges involved in the protection of children in armed conflict situations in Nigeria. The study found that legal efforts to protect children have not been given sufficient attention in Nigeria. This is mostly due to various challenges including the fragmentation of legal framework and the refusal to domesticate relevant treaties. It is thus recommended that these challenges be addressed through the implementation of effective legal frameworks.

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尼日利亚非国际性武装冲突中对儿童的法律保护

武装冲突的特点是暴力和侵犯人权，对各国的公民、经济和发展产生各种影响。然而，这种影响更为明显，对儿童——社会中最脆弱的成员——产生了终生的影响。本文探讨了非国际性武装冲突对尼日利亚儿童的影响，并确定了国际法和尼日利亚国内法中保护儿童免受武装冲突侵害的法律。它还涉及在尼日利亚武装冲突局势中保护儿童所涉及的挑战。该研究发现，在尼日利亚，保护儿童的法律努力没有得到足够的重视。这主要是由于各种挑战，包括法律框架的碎片化和拒绝使有关条约国内化。因此，建议通过实施有效的法律框架来应对这些挑战。

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African Journal of Legal Studies LAW-

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS) is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal focusing on human rights and rule of law issues in Africa as analyzed by lawyers, economists, political scientists and others drawn from throughout the continent and the world. The journal, which was established by the Africa Law Institute and is now co-published in collaboration with Brill | Nijhoff, aims to serve as the leading forum for the thoughtful and scholarly engagement of a broad range of complex issues at the intersection of law, public policy and social change in Africa. AJLS places emphasis on presenting a diversity of perspectives on fundamental, long-term, systemic problems of human rights and governance, as well as emerging issues, and possible solutions to them. Towards this end, AJLS encourages critical reflections that are based on empirical observations and experience as well as theoretical and multi-disciplinary approaches.