{"title":"尼日利亚宗教界信徒的性剥削与脆弱性:法律途径","authors":"Adetutu Deborah Aina-Pelemo, Olusola Joshua Olujobi","doi":"10.1007/s41134-023-00269-w","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sexual exploitation in religious circles is often underreported, especially in contemporary Nigeria. This includes the misuse of power and abuse of fiduciary relationships, prompting calls for reviewing the existing frameworks that regulate religious activities. There have been several news reports about religious leaders involved in the sexual abuse of their followers in various parts of Nigerian society due to the special trust that the congregation has in them. Hence, the objective of the study is to examine the sexual abuse of fiduciary relationships between religious leaders and their followers in Nigeria. The doctrinal legal research method is adopted. The reasoning for utilising the approach was to establish the credibility of the findings on the impacts of sexual exploitation and the vulnerability of followers in Nigerian religious circles with the legal panacea to the conundrum in our society. The social contract theory and utilitarian theory of law are utilised to model the study. The justification is that the law should be used as a tool of social engineering to increase human happiness and combat sexual exploitation. This involves content analysis; primary and secondary data were sources of reference. In essence, news articles, textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, and internet source materials were utilised to extract information. In conclusion, the study finds that followers who are victims of sexual harassment or abuse are ignorant of the true teachings of God and erroneously put their trust in their leaders. It is recommended, among others, that society desist from glorifying religious leaders and seek the true teachings of God.</p>","PeriodicalId":15919,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Rights and Social Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Sexual Exploitation and Vulnerability of Followers in Nigerian Religious Circles: A Legal Approach\",\"authors\":\"Adetutu Deborah Aina-Pelemo, Olusola Joshua Olujobi\",\"doi\":\"10.1007/s41134-023-00269-w\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p>Sexual exploitation in religious circles is often underreported, especially in contemporary Nigeria. This includes the misuse of power and abuse of fiduciary relationships, prompting calls for reviewing the existing frameworks that regulate religious activities. 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Sexual Exploitation and Vulnerability of Followers in Nigerian Religious Circles: A Legal Approach
Sexual exploitation in religious circles is often underreported, especially in contemporary Nigeria. This includes the misuse of power and abuse of fiduciary relationships, prompting calls for reviewing the existing frameworks that regulate religious activities. There have been several news reports about religious leaders involved in the sexual abuse of their followers in various parts of Nigerian society due to the special trust that the congregation has in them. Hence, the objective of the study is to examine the sexual abuse of fiduciary relationships between religious leaders and their followers in Nigeria. The doctrinal legal research method is adopted. The reasoning for utilising the approach was to establish the credibility of the findings on the impacts of sexual exploitation and the vulnerability of followers in Nigerian religious circles with the legal panacea to the conundrum in our society. The social contract theory and utilitarian theory of law are utilised to model the study. The justification is that the law should be used as a tool of social engineering to increase human happiness and combat sexual exploitation. This involves content analysis; primary and secondary data were sources of reference. In essence, news articles, textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, and internet source materials were utilised to extract information. In conclusion, the study finds that followers who are victims of sexual harassment or abuse are ignorant of the true teachings of God and erroneously put their trust in their leaders. It is recommended, among others, that society desist from glorifying religious leaders and seek the true teachings of God.
期刊介绍:
This journal offers an outlet for articles that support social work as a human rights profession. It brings together knowledge about addressing human rights in practice, research, policy, and advocacy as well as teaching about human rights from around the globe. Articles explore the history of social work as a human rights profession; familiarize participants on how to advance human rights using the human rights documents from the United Nations; present the types of monitoring and assessment that takes place internationally and within the U.S.; demonstrate rights-based practice approaches and techniques; and facilitate discussion of the implications of human rights tools and the framework for social work practice.