Child Rights Act in Nigeria
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child-rights-act-in-nigeria-264-4313360
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Child Rights Act in Nigeria
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In 2003, Nigeria adopted the Child Rights Act to domesticate the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Rights Act of 2003 expands the human rights bestowed to citizens in Nigeria's 1999 constitution to children. Although this law was passed at the Federal level, it is only effective if State assemblies also codify the law. The bill was first introduced in 2002, but did not pass because of opposition from the Supreme Council for Shari'a. The act was officially passed into law in 2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Rights_Act_in_Nigeria
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2023-08-13T18:27:48Z
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