Violations Of Proprietary Rights In Nigeria: A Discourse Of Courts’ Decisions In Defence Of Citizens’ Rights

Author: Theophilus O. Ochonogor, Esq.

Fundamental rights are rights derived from natural law, which are universal and inalienable. By Resolution 217A, the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December 1948 proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) setting out fundamental human rights to be universally protected. These rights include the right to life, liberty and security of person, the right to freedom of movement and residence, the right to own property alone as well as in association with others, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the right to freedom of opinion and expression, etc. The UDHR has since gained worldwide recognition and acceptance, and has become the model or standard for regional treaties and constitutions of nations. The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which was adopted in June, 1981 by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), and ratified by Nigeria on 17th March, 1983 refers to the UDHR in its Preamble.

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