FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA BY EDIKAN UMO EDEM, Esq. LL.B (Hons), B.L. Fundamental Human Rights are inalienable rights accorded to every citizen of Nigeria. These rights are enshrined in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as Amended, and they are as follows: Right to Life – Section 33; Right to dignity of Human Person – Section 34; Right to Personal Liberty – Section 35; Right to Fair Hearing – Section 36; Right to Private and Family Life – Section 37; Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion – Section 38; Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press – Section 39; Right to Peaceful Assembly and Association – Section 40; Eight to Freedom of Movement – Section 41; Right to Freedom from Discrimination – Section 42; Right to Own Moveable and Immovable Property in Nigeria – Section 43; Right to Adequate Compensation upon Compulsory Acquisitio...
