Browsing by Author "Akinbola, R. A."

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Adolescents, poverty and the constitution
(Ibadan, Royal People, 2004) Akinbola, R. A.
Disability, disaster management and the law in Nigeria
(Ibadan, Safari Books, 2018) Akinbola, R. A.
A strong link exists between disaster and disability. Disasters frequently cause disabilities for persons who had none and worsen or cause additional disabilities for persons with disabilities (PWDs). PWDs are usually more at risk in the event of a life- threatening human induced disaster such as bomb explosion or natural disasters like earthquake, tsunami, landslide. Disasters can lead to harm that can be prevented or reduced by including disability in disaster management. PWDs are disproportionately represented among casualties of disaster due to failure to mainstream disability in disaster risk reduction programmes. Incidental or charitable intervention for PWDs in the event of disaster needs to be replaced by a right-based approach to disaster risk management, which mainstreams disability and the peculiar needs of PWDs. While disaster management should cover all segments of society, PWDs are viewed as recipients of charity rather than subjects of rights. Article 11 of the CRPD provides for the right of PWDs to all available measures which the state should provide, to ensure protection and safety of PWDs in situations of risk, including armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence oj natural disasters. This chapter discusses the intersections between disability and disaster management in Nigeria. It focuses on PWDs and disaster, due to the high number of persons affected by disability either as PWDs or as caregivers, the existing level of discrimination against PWDs in access to social benefits, as well as the potential of disasters to either aggravate disability or increase the number of PWDs by causing injuries, damages, displacements, health hazards due to poor hygiene, food and water shortages. The paper concludes with recommendations including the need to mainstream disability in disaster management plans, implementation and post disaster recovery activities, reflecting the principles of equality and non-discrimination in all disaster management programmes, enacting disaster management laws at all levels, creating awareness and preparedness drills for everyone, and for PWDs in the language that they understand, like Braille and sign language
Enhancing the quality of education in Nigeria through a human rights-based approach
(Ibadan, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2015) Akinbola, R. A.
This article articulated an overview of the concept of human rights and its linkages to education. It examine the definition, attributes and classifications of human rights, arguing that, a human right based approach to education is imperative for Nigeria in keeping up with global minimum standards and currency in a globalised world. It outlines the framework of laws on education at the international, regional (African) and national (Nigerian) levels. It notes that the right to education in Nigeria is in Chapter II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) 1999 titled: Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy in sections 16 and 17, meaning that the obligation of the government is at the level of objective policy of the state which may not ordinarily be enforced in the same way as the rights in sections 33-46 of the CFRN 1999, for which individuals may sue the government for violation. Since human rights laws define government obligations and mandates in educational provisions and influence national education strategies, the article examine the necessary elements and advantages of a right-based approach to education. It concluded by recommending that it is necessary for Nigeria to integrate and fully implement the rights based education approach at all levels of education in the country to make education holistic
Human rights abuses: the state of the Nigerian child
(Ibadan, Royal People, 2007) Akinbola, R. A.
Outline of the Historical Development of Laws for Environmental Protection in Nigeria
(Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, 2019) Akinbola, R. A.
Rights of the Nurse in the context of HIV/AIDS under the law in Nigeria
(Ibadan, Book Builders, Editions Africa, 2012) Akinbola, R. A.
Recent events around the world have made humans more conscious of the environment in which they live. Since the environment is not subject to human command, attention must focus on how to use the instrumentality of the law, a potent weapon of social control, to regulate human activities that abuse the environment and unleash devastating consequences on the entire ecosystem. This work is a survey of efforts at enhancing the quality of life in Nigeria viewed from the prism of environmental law. It highlights constitutional provisions, statutory enactments and institutional framework, and judicial remedies that seek to protect the environment. The work also offers useful suggestions on how to ameliorate the deplorable environmental situation in Nigeria by improved enforcement of extant laws, efficient coordination of relevant government agencies, effective utilization of delegated legislative authority, reform of the legal landscape by conferment of statutory standing to sue in environment- related cases and the recognition of the right to a healthy environment as a constitutional right
Rights of the Nurse in the context of HIV/AIDS under the law in Nigeria
(Ibadan, Ibadan University Press, 2009) Akinbola, R. A.