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Women and the Law in Nigeria: A Reappraisal
Ekhator, Eghosa O.
Ekhator, Eghosa O.
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University of Chester
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2015
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Abstract
Women in Nigeria face many challenges and discrimination under some extant laws. This
paper will focus on some of these laws and their impacts on women in Nigeria. The first section
will focus on a brief history of Nigeria as a background to the paper. Nigeria’s unique legal
system will be briefly highlighted. The second section of the paper will highlight aspects of
Nigerian laws accentuating discrimination against women. Some of these laws will include the
Labour Act, the Police Act, customary practices and sexual violence laws amongst others. The
third part of the paper will focus on the reforms of the extant laws. Some of these reforms
include judicial activism of judges in Nigeria, regional and international treaties which Nigeria
has signed and ratified (and in some cases, domesticated), and the social activist roles of the
Civil Society Groups or Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria. The fourth
section will proffer some recommendations. The final section will be the concluding part of the
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Ekhator, E. O. (2015). Women and the law in Nigeria: A reappraisal. Journal of International Women's Studies, 16(2), 285-96
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Bridgewater State University
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Journal of International Women’s Studies
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1539-8706