guides for managing public interest litigation and sources for legal research
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.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references, Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Women’s rights,
The 1999 Nigerian Constitution restored democratic rule to Nigeria in 1999 and remains the ‘grundnorm’ currently in force within the country. Every other law in Nigeria must be consistent with the constitution. The fundamental rights of citizens are protected in the Nigerian Constitution.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Access to Justice, Arrest, Civil and political rights, Constitutional rights, Detention and bail, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Political Participation, Protecting Civic Spaces, Public interest litigation (general), Right to information,
The Public order Act is one of the laws in Nigeria which governs the public assembly, peaceful protests, meetings and processions.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Access to Justice, Arrest, Civil and political rights, Detention and bail, Freedom of Assembly, Protecting Civic Spaces,
A useful and practical source of anti-corruption legislation. Provides a quick and practical breakdowns of key anti-corruption legislation and companion compliance guides. Provides introductions to legislation and links to full text for a range of countries, as well as international agreements. “Policies, training, due diligence, communication, and more. Together and automated”. This online commercial source […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Corruption,
The Gender and Land Rights Database (GLRD) was launched by FAO in 2010 to highlight the major political, legal and cultural factors that influence the realisation of women’s land rights throughout the world. It also serves as a platform to address, discuss and provide information about gender and land issues with the support of 84 […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Land rights, Women’s rights,
The Caselaw Analyser was developed together with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA). It contains the case law from all regional African human rights mechanisms. The Caselaw Analyser is a web-based system for human rights litigators to research caselaw in order to prepare their cases. It allows them to easily browse […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights,
Freedominfo.org: “the global network of freedom of information advocates” is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. The “Country Info” section contains crucial information on freedom of information laws worldwide and how they were drafted […]
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
Over 95 countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation. This article in Wikipedia provides a list of the countries with Freedom of Information Laws. The relevant legislation is cited, and a link provided where the legislation in question is available online (not always the case). Some commentary provided, but […]
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
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