Internally Displaced Persons and the Law in Nigeria

This book examines the national legal frameworks in place for internally displaced people in Nigeria and considers how they can be extended to provide further legal protection.
Despite a growing global awareness of the importance of developing solutions to the problem of internal displacement, how that translates to national level response is often under-researched. This book focuses on Nigeria, where conflict and violence continue to drive high levels of displacement. The book begins by examining the definitions and causes of internal displacement in the national context, before considering the state of national law, and the applicability of the Kampala Convention for furthering protection and assistance for internally displaced persons.
This book will be of interest to researchers of African studies and internal displacement, as well as to policy makers, civil society organizations, humanitarian actors and other regional and international stakeholders.

List of contents

1. Context 2. Internal Displacement in Nigeria 3. Applicable Frameworks on Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria 4. Reflection on the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons, 2021 5. Conclusion

About the author

Aderomola Adeola is Assistant Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.

Summary

This book examines the national legal frameworks in place for internally displaced people in Nigeria and considers how they can be extended to provide further legal protection. Of interest to researchers of African studies and internal displacement, as well as to policy makers, civil society organizations and humanitarian actors.

Product details

• Authors: Aderomola Adeola, Aderomola (University of Pretoria - Centre Adeola
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367703837
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70383-7
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Studies on Law in Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nigeria, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, Human rights & civil liberties law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Systems of law, Comparative Politics, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies