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Background to the Study
It is generally known and accepted
that children need special care and protection and are dependent upon the aid
and assistance of adults, especially in the early years of their existence.1 In
their early years, children depend on adults for their feeding, clothing, and
indeed all other aspect of their existence. Under International Human Rights
Law, children are considered to be among the vulnerable group and therefore are
disadvantaged and needs to be protected by the law. Thus there is no questioning
the fact that children constitute the most vulnerable and powerless members of
the society. However, the concept that children have specific rights deserving
of enforcement and protection is a comparatively modern development. The
popular assumption in times past was that most adults and parents in
particular, had the best interests of the child at heart, there was thus no
necessity to think in terms of children‘s right.2 Recognition of children‘s
rights grew out of the wider crusade for human rights, specifically those of
women. Indeed, perceptions of the two groups were largely similar. In the 18th
century, for example, both women and children were generally regarded as a form
of property.3
The United Nations Children‘s Fund
(UNICEF) is a Specialized Agency of the United Nation, devoted to the health
and welfare of children. UNICEF is headquartered in New York and works with
children in over 158 countries.4 UNICEF originally began as a response to the
right of children in the aftermath of World War II. Its mandate gradually
broadened to include ongoing support for children in all parts of the world.
Currently UNICEF is the leading advocate for children‘s rights, and works to
overcome violence and discrimination against children.
Nigeria was one of the very first
African countries where the United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) established
a programme of cooperation. UNICEF‘s work for the survival, protection and
development of Nigerian children has continued ever since. Today, UNICEF is
still working in partnership with many stakeholders including children and
families to achieve national and international goals instrumental in the fulfillment
of children‘s right.5
TOPIC: APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTING RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND THE ROLE OF UNICEF IN PROMOTING RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN NIGERIA
Chapters: 1 - 5
Delivery: Email
Delivery: Email
Number of Pages: 82
Price: 3000 NGN
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