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Title: | The dilemma of restorative justice when 'all are guilty': a case study of the conflicts in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria |
Author: | Onuoha, Austin |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | African Journal on Conflict Resolution |
Volume: | 7 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 63-88 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | conflict resolution legal remedies petroleum industry |
External link: | https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/%ef%bf%bcthe-dilemma-of-restorative-justice-when-all-are-guilty/ |
Abstract: | Conflicts in the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria have received considerable attention from academics, policymakers and practitioners. The upsurge in conflicts (especially compensation claims) has called into question the effectiveness of the present legal system. The plethora of laws regulating the oil industry has opened a floodgate of litigation and has proved ineffective in addressing the conflicts arising from oil exploration activities. Against this background there have been calls for a rethink of the modes and models of conflict resolution in the Niger Delta. In this article the possible application of restorative justice principles to the conflicts in the oil-producing regions of Nigeria is examined. After a survey of the background to the conflicts in the area and how the parties have responded, especially within the criminal justice framework, possible applications of restorative justice principles are analysed, and the various assumptions and considerations that may underlie and inform this application are outlined. In conclusion a step-by-step approach is suggested: how restorative justice principles may be applied, how the challenges therein may be considered, and how the challenges may be overcome. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |