The Legal Framework for Achieving the Goal of “Education for All” in Africa: A Case Study of the Vulnerable Students in the Nigerian Borstal Institutions

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This chapter undertakes an empirical examination of children’s rights to education in the Nigerian Borstal institutions. It is argued that nurturing good governance is essential to ensuring respect for human rights as Section 35(1) (d) of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 guaranteed the personal liberty of every citizen except a person under eighteen years for the purpose of his/her education. However, this section is in conflict with Chap.  2 of the same Constitution as the right to education under Chap.  2 is ordinarily not enforceable. This chapter therefore makes a case for compulsory education for children in the Borstal institutions by interpreting cross-cutting right to education in the light of Section 35(1) (d) thereof.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University of IlorinIlorinNigeria

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