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Hemen Philip Faga
Ebonyi State University
Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Is the Non-Justiciability of Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights in the Nigerian constitution Unassailable? Re-Examining Judicial Bypass from the Lens of South African and Indian Experiences Hemen Philip Faga; Francis Aloh; Uchechukwu Uguru
Fiat Justisia: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum Vol 14 No 3 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25041/fiatjustisia.v14no3.1801

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The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended (CFRN) recognizes the entitlement of every Nigerian within its borders to enjoy economic and socio-cultural (ESC) rights under Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy. However, the constitution seemingly renders these ESC rights non-justiciable or unenforceable. This paper examines the efforts of the Nigerian judiciary to bypass the non-Justiciability provision to enforce ESC rights in Nigeria. It mainly investigates the role of judicial decisions in other similar jurisdictions such as South Africa and India in shaping the jurisprudence of the enforcement of ESC rights in Nigeria. Therefore, the paper adopts the comparative method and recommends that both the Nigerian legislature and the judiciary should follow the example of enforcement of ESC rights in these other jurisdictions.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS OVER NATURAL RESOURCES: AN ANALYSIS OF HOST COMMUNITIES RIGHTS IN NIGERIA Amah Emmanuel Ibiam; Hemen Philip Faga
Lampung Journal of International Law Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25041/lajil.v3i2.2402

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Many States are engulfed in crises over natural resources in the form of claims and counterclaims over who should exercise legal authority over the resources located within the state territory. In Nigeria, the agitation over control of natural resources has led to militancy and rebellion against the federal government and multinational oil companies. The debate on who should control and manage natural oil resources in Nigeria exists at the local community level, the federating states level, and the federal government level. This paper x-rayed the varying contentions of these agitations from an international law perspective. It adopted the doctrinal method to explore international human rights instruments and other legal and non-legal sources to realize the result and arrive at persuasive conclusions. The paper concluded that although international law guarantees states’ exercise of sovereign rights over their natural resources, it safeguards the right of indigenous peoples and communities to manage the natural resources found within their ancestral lands to deepen their economic and social development. It also concluded that the Niger Delta indigenous peoples and oil-producing communities are entitled to exercise some measure of control and management of the processes of exploitation of the natural resources found within their lands. The paper calls on the Nigerian government to fast-track legal and policy reforms to resource rights to indigenous host communities of natural resources in Nigeria.
Advancing Corporate Climate Accountability in Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa and the United Kingdom Hemen Philip Faga; Uchenna Rodney Igwenagu
Lampung Journal of International Law Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25041/lajil.v7i1.4496

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The global climate crisis demands enforceable legal frameworks to hold high-emission corporations accountable. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and a major oil producer, remains hampered by fragmented laws, weak enforcement, and regulatory gaps. This paper compares Nigeria’s framework with South Africa’s carbon tax regime and the UK’s integration of climate risk into corporate governance, showing that effective accountability requires binding, economically significant obligations. Key deficiencies in Nigeria include oil and gas sector exemptions, non-justiciable environmental rights, the absence of a functional carbon tax, and discretionary corporate climate duties. Achieving national climate goals requires a shift from permissive regulation to strict, enforceable compliance.
Co-Authors Amah Emmanuel Ibiam Francis Aloh Uchechukwu Uguru Uchenna Rodney Igwenagu