Domestic violence legislation for development, peace and security in Nigeria

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Title:	Domestic violence legislation for development, peace and security in Nigeria
Author:	Madu, Jonathan Chukwuemeka
Year:	2015
Periodical:	African Security Review (ISSN 2154-0128)
Volume:	24
Issue:	3
Pages:	279-290
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	domestic violence legislation
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/10246029.2015.1070274
Abstract:	Though laws have been enacted in different parts of Nigeria to address some aspects of gender-based violence, domestic violence persists with serious consequences for social and economic development. Nigeria has not enacted specific domestic law that is applicable throughout the federation, despite the United Nations mandate to all countries to adopt and enforce such laws by 2015. This article examines the causes and nature of domestic violence in Nigeria, and the legal reform needed to address the situation. In addition to library sources, the study used focus group discussions and individual interviews (involving the general population, key informants, legislators and traditional rulers) to discover that enacting specific national domestic violence legislation is necessary to address the problem in Nigeria, but enacting laws alone is not a magic bullet. App., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]