Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria's Fourth Republic

Philip C. Aka is former professor and dean of the Faculty of Law at the International University of Sarajevo.Joseph Abiodun Balogun is a retired distinguished professor and former dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, emeritus professor of physiotherapy at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria, and a visiting professor and program consultant at the Center of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation at the University of Benin.

"Commonly, academics in their research projects provide theories to explicate major issues in society. Accordingly, these distinguished veteran scholars, professors Philip C. Aka and Joseph Abiodun Balogun, provide theories aimed at guaranteeing equal advantage of all human rights to persons with disabilities as contained in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, signed by Nigeria in 2007. They urge Nigeria to enshrine the preceding rights instrument in its constitution and ratify the Protocol of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on this matter. In doing so, Nigeria would integrate these often-marginalized citizens with disabilities into its development agenda. Overall, this is an invaluable book on human rights discourse in Nigeria and the Global South.”

• PrefaceList of TablesList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1Background History of Disability in Nigeria2Survey of the Global and Regional Regimes on Disability Pertaining to Nigeria 3Record of the Nigerian National Government since 1999 4Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Ten Steps into the Future Conclusion and Prospects for the Future ReferencesIndexAbout the Authors