The Matrimonial Causes Act (MCA) of 1970 is the main law that governs matrimonial causes in Nigeria. It governs actions incidental to marriage such as legal separation, divorce, annulment, maintenance, custody and others.
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This is the primary legislation that provides for the carrying out of a valid marriage in Nigeria. It touches on important issues such as marriage districts, preliminaries to marriage, consent to marriage, and celebration of marriage marriages considered invalid among others.
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This compilation is a guide to different law clinics in Nigeria as well as the projects they embark on.
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The Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure allows you to challenge human right violations in Nigeria. This means that is a violation has occurred or is likely to occur, you can go to court and ask for measures to remedy the violation or prevent a violation from happening. The rules for this procedure are set out in […]
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There are several available support options and care groups for victims of workplace sexual harassment in Nigeria. Some are government owned and others are non-governmental, but they are all designed to protect victims and ensure victims obtain justice. Some of the institutions will be highlighted below.
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There is often more than one way of doing things. Where there is a workplace sexual harassment, a victim can seek remedy in court (whether under civil law and or criminal law) or use non-court alternatives. However, it is important to emphasis that sexual harassment is a criminal offence and cannot be settled, it rather […]
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Sexual harassment cases are unique often because of the challenges in managing the victims of sexual harassment, societal stigma, and the high chances of retaliation. Seeking for justice in sexual harassment cases is a serious work and it will be helpful to prepare the victim’s mind.
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Most areas of law and issues of life can be divided into civil law or criminal law. Private and personal relationship and affairs of people and institutions in Nigeria can be generalized as civil law matters/affairs/issues. Civil law matters offer civil law remedies and do not need the assistance of government, rather private individuals can […]
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Workplace sexual harassment targeted women often do not come with gun blazing, rather they often happen secretly, leaving the women-victims to suffer in silence. It is possible many women-victims are not able to pin-point early stages of workplace sexual harassment. It is also common to find women who believe they have no legal rights in […]
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Sexual harassment generally is a pervading problem and workplace sexual harassment is prominent aspect of sexual harassment. According to a report in 2016 by the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) Select Task Force on the study of harassment in the workplace, 60% of women said they’ve experienced workplace sexual harassment. This is not to say […]
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