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AI-mediated ecological resilience & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in climate-vulnerable communities Jibril, Abubakar Muhammad
Priviet Social Sciences Journal Vol. 5 No. 7 (2025): July 2025
Publisher : Privietlab

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55942/pssj.v5i7.446

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Climate change is not just an environmental risk but also a multiplier of gender-based violence (GBV), especially among impoverished communities that have been displaced and lack access to effective legal remedies. The research explores how environmental stresses such as floods, drought, and forced migration of communities amplify GBV in Sub-Saharan African and Southeast Asian climate-exposed areas. It also deals with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for enhancing legal systems, risk pattern detection, and building gender-sensitive climate resilience. Using a qualitative socio-legal methodology, the study combines doctrinal legal analysis, feminist legal theory, and artificial intelligence tools like natural language processing (NLP) in analyzing public discourse, identifying policy gaps, and evaluating regulatory gaps. The key findings report increases in domestic violence, sexual exploitation, child marriage, and trafficking during the climate disasters, especially during the recovery phases. Although AI has promise in monitoring GBV trends online and in revealing policy blind spots on climate, ethical concerns are raised, especially around accessibility, surveillance concerns, and cultural exclusion. The study demands integrating GBV safeguards into climate adaptation legislation, codesign of moral AI systems with at-risk consumers, and binding international law to prevent GBV in the aftermath of disasters. It offers a rights model that connects gender justice, legal reform, and ethical application of AI.
Life after accusation: Forced internment, human rights violations, and the urgent case for criminalizing witchcraft claims in Ghana Jibril, Abubakar Muhammad; Manitra , Ramalina Ranaivo Mikea; Hossain, Arafat
Priviet Social Sciences Journal Vol. 5 No. 8 (2025): August 2025
Publisher : Privietlab

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55942/pssj.v5i8.443

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Accusations of witchcraft in Ghana are still causing forced displacement and severe human rights violations in impoverished, aging women, and other disadvantaged persons. This research is a sociolegal examination of the legal reaction to the protracted crisis in Ghana. Assisted by doctrinal methodology, this article critically examines Ghana's 1992 Constitution, the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, against relevant international human rights obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the ICCPR. To effectively implement the law, this study employs qualitative data gathered from eight lengthy interviews with survivors, representatives of civil society, religious and traditional leaders, and policymakers. The research indicates that the current criminal law of Ghana offers no clear assurances against unfounded accusations of witchcraft; the bill, nevertheless, makes an effort to close the legislative lacuna by designating malicious accusations as an offence, which is punishable with imprisonment and compulsory compensation. The development has been long due to fostering essential rights relating to security, dignity, and non-discrimination. However, the delay in presidential assent highlights the necessity for continued advocacy. This research demonstrates that the passage of criminalization, alongside systemic reforms, police training, community sensitization programs, and reintegration assistance, is key to bringing forced internment to an end and making Ghana's domestic law consistent with its constitutional obligation and international human rights commitment.
Local Government Policy on The Impact of Climate Change in Coastal Regions Based on The Concept of Green Autonomy (Environmental Autonomy) Kholik, Saeful; Nurlinda, Ida; Muttaqin, Zainal; Priyanta, Maret; Jibril, Abubakar Muhammad
ADLIYA: Jurnal Hukum dan Kemanusiaan Vol. 19 No. 2 (2025): ADLIYA: Jurnal Hukum dan Kemanusiaan
Publisher : Fakultas Syariah dan Hukum UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/adliya.v19i2.40655

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The current centralized regime is preventing the implementation of climate change policy in line with the needs of affected regions. Consequently, many regions with distinctive coastal and small-island characteristics have been adversely affected by centralized policy largely due to a lack of regional government authority to establish climate change mitigation policy tailored to local needs. In this context, mitigation efforts based on green autonomy, namely the authority of regional government to establish climate change mitigation policy, are essential. Therefore, this research aims to identify the form of regional government policy addressing the impacts of climate change in coastal and small island regions, based on environmentally friendly autonomy. A doctrinal legal method was used with a descriptive-analytical approach, specifically a juridical-normative analysis that provides a descriptive analysis of regional government authority in climate change prevention. The results showed that the concept of climate change based on green autonomy emphasizes regional authority, independence, and independence in environmental management, particularly climate change efforts. This approach is operationalized by establishing cross-sectoral policy across structured and non-structured stages, starting with preparing coastal spatial plans consistent with regional interests without excluding national objectives. In conclusion, the concept of green autonomy offers a value contribution for government consideration in establishing climate change mitigation policy, and represents a new legal development for regional government in implementing concurrent authority matters.
Green Management Practices and Competitive Advantage among Small and Medium Enterprises in The Gambia: A Qualitative Study Saidyjeng, Lamin; Ahmed, Issa G.; Jibril, Abubakar Muhammad
Journal of Enterprise and Development (JED) Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business of Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20414/jed.v8i2.14992

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Purpose: This paper aims to examine the green management practices adopted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in The Gambia and to analyze how these practices contribute to competitive advantage within a resource-constrained economic context.Method: The study employs a qualitative documentary approach based on the analysis of secondary data drawn from government policies, reports issued by international agencies, and SME-related publications produced between 2018 and 2025. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis, guided by the Resource-Based View and Institutional Theory.Result: The findings reveal several common, although largely informal, green management practices among SMEs, primarily focused on energy conservation, basic waste management, and resource protection. These practices are predominantly cost-driven and reactive in nature. Nevertheless, they generate competitive advantages by lowering operational costs, strengthening organizational legitimacy, and enhancing business resilience. Their wider adoption, however, is constrained by limited financial capacity, weak regulatory enforcement, and insufficient strategic managerial awareness.Practical Implications for Economic Growth and Development: The findings indicate that integrating sustainability into SME capacity-building programs is essential for strengthening long-term competitiveness and promoting employment generation. Policymakers and development partners should therefore reposition green practices as strategic investments in resilience by supporting them through financial incentives, practical implementation tools, and targeted training initiatives.Originality/Value: This study provides one of the earliest firm-level qualitative examinations of the strategic adoption of green management practices by SMEs in The Gambia. In doing so, it addresses an important gap in the sustainability literature concerning small African economies.
Between Promise and Peril: Blue Economy Development and Maritime Security in Africa-a Critical Review Ahmed, Issa; Jibril, Abubakar Muhammad; Machibya, Lukuba; Saidyjeng, Lamin; Jallow, Alkali; Pio, Peseo Lao
Journal of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Management Business and Accounting Vol 4 No 3 (2026): Volume 4, Issue 3, May 2026
Publisher : CV. Sakura Digital Nusantara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61255/jeemba.v4i3.865

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Purpose – This paper examines the relationship between blue economy development, maritime security, and governance in Africa, with a focus on the Gulf of Guinea and the Horn of Africa. It highlights how maritime insecurity affects key sectors such as fisheries, maritime transport, offshore energy, and coastal tourism. Design/methodology/approach – The study applies a comparative regional approach using peer-reviewed literature and policy reports published between 2000–2025. The analysis focuses on issues of piracy, maritime terrorism, smuggling, and trafficking, as well as governance responses in Africa’s major maritime regions. Findings/Results – The findings indicate that maritime insecurity creates significant economic and social costs for blue economy sectors through higher risks, disrupted trade routes, and livelihood instability. Although regional cooperation and maritime governance frameworks have expanded, their effectiveness is limited by legal fragmentation, unequal institutional capacity, and weak maritime monitoring systems. In addition, factors such as IUU fishing, youth unemployment, coastal marginalization, and state fragility continue to drive insecurity. Originality/Value – The study concludes that sustainable blue economy development depends on integrated governance that combines maritime security, legal reform, and development policy. The paper emphasizes that maritime security should not only be understood as an enforcement issue, but also as a governance and human security challenge linked to broader socio-economic conditions.