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Human Rights Case Law

The Human Rights Case Law collection is a central component of the Library and will provide access to relevant human-rights jurisprudence.

It will enable users to explore the development, interpretation and application of human-rights principles through actual cases and decisions, with particular attention to Nigeria and the African human-rights system.

The collection will also support IHRALS' implementation-monitoring work by providing a knowledge base for examining the implementation of human-rights decisions.

Decisions from

  • Nigerian High Courts and Courts of Appeal
  • The Supreme Court of Nigeria
  • The ECOWAS Court
  • The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
  • The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
  • International human-rights courts and bodies
  • Selected courts and tribunals from other jurisdictions