Governance in Nigeria post-1999 : : Revisiting the democratic 'new dawn' of the Fourth Republic / / Romola Adeola, Ademola Oluborode Jegede, editors.
At the start of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999, there was great optimism as to the emergence of a new democratic future representing a significant break from the political undulations of the past. Two decades and four presidential epochs later, there is a prevalent question as to how well...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Pretoria : : Pretoria University Law Press (PULP),, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English No linguistic content |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Governance in Nigeria post-1999: Revisiting the democratic 'new dawn' of the Fourth Republic / Romola Adeola & Ademola Oluborode Jegede
- PART I: CROSS-CUTTING PERSPECTIVES
- 2. Democratic governance and human rights protection from 1999-2019: Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, Jonathan and Buhari's Nigeria / Romola Adeola
- 3. 'A mythical of revival and survival': Deconstructing women's political participation in post-1999 Nigeria / Kennedy Kariseb & Iruebafa Lily Oyakhirome
- PART II: GOVERNANCE
- 4. Federalism under the 1999 Constitution: The challenge of restructuring and democratic legitimacy / Osy Ezechukwunyere Nwebo
- 5. Tracking and reporting political finance in Nigeria / Antonia Taiye Okoosi-Simbine & Dhikru Adewale Yagboyaju
- 6. Resolving Biafra post-1999: How should we look back to reach forward? / Romola Adeola
- 7. Democratising the governance of energy in Nigeria Flawed or pragmatic? / Morakinyo Adedayo Ayoade
- 8. Energy law and policy in Nigeria with reflection on the International Energy Charter and domestication of the African Charter / Eghosa Osa Ekhator & Godswill Agbaitoro
- 9. Towards the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria: The role of an independent judiciary in elections / Olaniyi Felix Olayinka
- 10. Restructuring Nigeria's federalism post-1999: How should Nigeria federate and share resources? / Romola Adeola, Ademola Oluborode Jegede & Asikia Karibi-Whyte
- PART III: HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION
- 11. Protecting human rights through climate change commitments: The case of Nigeria's nationally-determined contribution / Oluwatoyin Adejonwo-Osho
- 12. Citizens' rights approach to the fight against kleptocracy in Nigeria: Prospects and challenges / Akinola Ebunolu Akintayo
- 13. Expanding civic space in the interests of rights and democracy in Nigeria / Stanley Ibe
- 14. Contextualising youth political participation in Nigeria: An assessment of legal norms / Olutola Olawaye Bamisaye & Osy Ezechukwunyere Nwebo
- PART IV: COMPARATIVE EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS
- 15. The legal protection of internally displaced persons in Nigeria: Challenges, imperatives and comparative lessons / Romola Adeola
- 16. Gross human rights violations in the context of armed conflict: The cautionary tale that Uganda offers Nigeria / Emma Lubaale & Ademola Oluborode Jegede
- 17. Regime change and power alternation as emerging trends in West Africa's democratic experience: Evidences from Nigeria, Ghana and The Gambia / Ufiem Maurice Ogbonnaya & Mohammed Saffa Lamin
- 18. To have and to hold? Assessing Nigeria's human rights praxis through its relationship with the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice / Udoka Ndidiamaka Owie & Izevbuwa Kehinde Ikhimiukor
- 19. The South African Constitutional Court's decision in Nkandla: Lessons in accountability for Nigeria / Ebenezer Durojaye & Adetoun Adebanjo.