Indian Journal of Law and Justice, Vol. 15, No. 02

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From the Editor’s Desk

Season’s Greetings!

I am glad to announce the publication of the Vol. 15 No. 02 issue of the Indian Journal of Law and Justice. The Indian Journal of Law and Justice has come a long way in the last one decade from being a national law journal to being an internationally acclaimed journal and from being a mere print version to having a website of its own, namely ijlj.nbu.ac.in. Along with being enlisted by the UGC CARE, the journal is proudly indexed with the esteemed SCOPUS along with the HeinOnline and EBSCO. Innumerable scholars, academicians and professionals from the field of law as well as other social sciences sector have been relying on this journal for their scholarly publications and have played a pivotal role in their early career success. I along with my highly efficient editorial team pledge to building on the legacy of this journal. We are making an endeavour for online submissions of articles and research papers to improve and expedite peer review. We, as a team, shall continue to remain committed to making it a forum that welcomes scholarship from a diverse and global group of authors, whose ideas are at the cutting edge of law and policy research.

Keeping the trend of the Indian Journal of Law and Justice, authors across the globe have contributed on varied topical matters and raised relevant and pressing questions in their papers to enrich the journal. The current issue gives the glimpse of insights on international and national issues. The current issue highlights on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Policy as a new Instrument of Criminal Law for Combating Corruption in Indonesia, Refugee Children’s Right to Education in India, Patent Protection for Inventions in Outer Space, Safeguarding Privacy in the Age of AIPowered Legal Services, Legal Framework for Forest Rights in India, Present Challenges to ‘E-Court System’ in North-Eastern States, a Comparative Analysis of Birthright Citizenship in India and the United States of America, Right to Housing, Indigenous Women and their Tenacious Strive for Forest Rights.

I thank all contributors for their submissions to this edition and their cooperation with the editorial team during the production phase. I express my gratitude again to the entire Editorial Team whose commitment and perseverance made this publication possible.

Suggestions and opinions for the improvement of the journal is solicited.

With Best Wishes

Prof. (Dr.) Sujit Kumar Biswas
Chief Editor

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    Towards Effective Recognition and Enforcement of Awards by the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission in Human Rights Cases
    (University of North Bengal, 2024) Ariyoosu, Dauda A.; Owoade, Abdullateef A.
    Protection of human rights is a universal phenomenon. Many national and international laws, conventions, and other instruments on human rights are handy in the protection of such rights. Unfortunately, much as the protection of human rights is internationally recognised, the practice and procedure for the enforcement of such rights have been a serious cause of concern in human rights cases. The aim of this paper, therefore, was to examine issues in litigating human rights cases vis-à-vis recognition and enforcement of awards made by the National Human Rights Commission in human rights cases. The specific objectives of the paper were to examine the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement of violation of human rights; recognise the various inalienable fundamental human rights in Nigeria; and identify the powers and functions of the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria with regard to human rights cases. The paper adopted a doctrinal method with an examination of relevant statutory provisions and case law. It has been found that there are conflicting decisions of superior courts of record regarding the jurisdiction of courts in human rights cases, and this has an adverse effect on the principle of judicial precedent. It was also found that the amendment to the National Human Rights Commission Act has engendered recognition and enforcement of human rights cases by the National Human Rights Commission. The paper recommended that in making awards by the Commission, the requirements of a valid award must be strictly adhered to so as to prevent or minimise a challenge to the validity of the award. It was also recommended that the general public should be sensitised and enlightened through periodic seminars, workshops, conferences, and media of the opportunity provided by the National Human Rights Commission Act to ventilate their grievances.