Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Ebenezer, Durojaye"
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Addressing Human Rights concerns raised by mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women through the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Journal of African Law, 2008)This article considers the importance of preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa. It argues, however, that any approach to achieving this aim must be consistent with respect for human rights. In particular, ... -
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the promotion and protection of sexual and reproductive rights
Victoria, Balogun; Ebenezer, Durojaye (African Human Rights Law Journal, 2011)The article examines the activities of the African Commission with regard to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. The article reviews the importance of applying human rights to sexual and ... -
The African Women's Protocol and sexual rights
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Lucyline Nkatha, Murungi (The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014-11)‘Sexual rights’ are defined to include the rights of all persons free of coercion, violence and discrimination to the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care ... -
The child's right to basic education in Nigeria: a commentary on the decision in SERAP v Nigeria
Aisosa Jennifer, Isokpan; Ebenezer, Durojaye (African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2018)The right to education is not justiciable in Nigeria by virtue of it being included in Chapter II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) (CFRN 1999) as a directive principle of state policy. ... -
Compulsory licensing and access to medicines in post Doha era: What hope for Africa?
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Netherlands International Law Review, 2008)The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of 1994, an outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations, radically altered the role of international trade law in promoting and enforcing intellectual ... -
Developing norms and standards on maternal mortality in Africa: lessons from UN human rights bodies
Onyema, Afulukwe-Eruchalu; Ebenezer, Durojaye (African Human Rights Yearbook, 2017)The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (African Women’s Rights Protocol) contain useful provisions for addressing ... -
The Ebola Virus and Human Rights Concerns in Africa
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Gladys, Mirugi-Mukundi (African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2015)In the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is ravaging parts of Africa certain measures are being taken by governments to prevent the spread of the epidemic within their borders. Some of these measures are drastic ... -
Eviction process in Nigeria: the need for meaningful engagement
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Aisosa, Isokpan (Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 2018)The important process of meaningful engagement with persons affected by eviction has been greatly under-utilised in Nigeria and this leaves the victims in a dire situation as their yearnings are hardly met. Having regard ... -
The Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality: Better late than never
Ebenezer, Durojaye (African Human Rights Law Journal, 2010)The article examines data in relation to maternal mortality and the causes of death during pregnancy and childbirth. It analyses the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality and its importance ... -
Human rights implications of mandatory premarital HIV testing in Nigeria
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Victoria, Balogun (International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 2010-04)This article considers the implications of public health policy on the enjoyment of individuals’ fundamental rights. It specifically examines the appropriateness of mandatory premarital human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ... -
A human rights response to cervical cancer in Africa
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Olufolake, Sholola; Charles, Ngwena (International Journal of Human Rights, 2011-03)This article examines the prevalence and impacts of human papilomavirus (HPV) transmission among women in Africa. It then examines the relevance of a rights-based approach to health-related challenges such as cervical ... -
The ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation 202, and poverty reduction
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Development in Practice, 2015)This article critically assesses the provisions of ILO Recommendation 202 on social protection floors with a view to ascertaining its efficacy for poverty reduction in poor regions. The article discusses the relevant ... -
The impact of routine HIV testing on HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Africa
Ebenezer, Durojaye (International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 2011)This paper discusses different methods of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, particularly routine and voluntary HIV testing methods, which have been adopted in response to the HIV epidemic in Africa. It then ... -
Impact of the Boko Haram Insurgency on the Child's Right to Education in Nigeria
Aisosa Jennifer, Isokpan; Ebenezer, Durojaye (Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016)This paper is focused on the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria on the child's right to education. The article concludes by assessing how the Nigerian government has lived up to its obligations under international ... -
International human rights norms and the South African choice on termination of pregnancy act: an argument for vigilance and modernisation
Ebenezer, Durojaye; Lucia Berro, Pizzarossa (South African Journal on Human Rights, 2019-04)The right to access abortion services as an integral component of the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has been increasingly recognised in the field of international human rights law. However, much more progress ... -
Realising equality in access to HIV treatment for vulnerable and marginalised groups in Africa
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2012)Almost thirty years into the HIV/AIDS pandemic its negative effects (including loss of health, income and a source of living) have continued to threaten lives in most parts of the world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
Realizing access to sexual health information and services for adolescents through the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, 2009)One of the goals agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo 1994, was to ensure that universal access to sexual and reproductive health services is guaranteed to all, especially ... -
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) 2007-2015
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Gender & Behaviour, 2018-06)The purpose of this article is to examine the progress recorded so far by this mechanism focusing on the period from 2007-2015. It focuses on the relevance and importance of the office of the SRRWA as a special mechanism ... -
Substantive equality and maternal mortality in Nigeria
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2012)When women’s lives are cut short or incapacitated as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, the tragedy cascades. Children lose a parent. Spouses lose a partner. And societies lose productive contributors ... And as long as ... -
Turning paper promises to reality: National Human Rights Institutions and adolescent's sexual and reproductive rights in Africa
Ebenezer, Durojaye (Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 2008)This article examines the history of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in general including their establishment in Africa. Using examples from three countries - Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa - it critically ...