%0 Journal Article %1 shruti_verma_2023_7924931 %A Agada, Dr. Samuel Achenejeh %D 2023 %J CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY %K Human Rights %N 4 %P 260-277 %T Philosophical Perspectives and Definitional Problems of Human Rights: Critical and Intellectual Appraisal %U https://cajssh.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/731/793 %V 4 %X This article examines the Philosophical Perspectives and Definitional Problems of human rights as a vehicle to robustly expand the critical and intellectual debate on the etymological origin as the nature, scope and utilitarian relevance of the subject. The methodology adopted in this research is mainly the doctrinal approach. This involves an examination of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and juxtaposing same with the content of the UDHR, ICCPR and ICESCR and African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. The primary and secondary sources are used in this research. The doctrinal approach connotes paying attention to primary documents which involve extensive reading of Legislation, Treaties, Case laws of superior courts, especially the Supreme Courts and Tribunals, and drawing conclusions based on them. Secondary materials includes opinions of eminent jurists and scholars expressed in textbooks, articles published in both national and international journals, unpublished papers on the subject or related subjects were used. Also, non-doctrinal approach was employed relative to human rights violations in Nigeria. Interviews were conducted with officials of the National Human Rights Commission, charged with the responsibility of promoting and protecting human rights to gather information. In the end, Conclusion and recommendation were added.

@article{shruti_verma_2023_7924931, abstract = {This article examines the Philosophical Perspectives and Definitional Problems of human rights as a vehicle to robustly expand the critical and intellectual debate on the etymological origin as the nature, scope and utilitarian relevance of the subject. The methodology adopted in this research is mainly the doctrinal approach. This involves an examination of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and juxtaposing same with the content of the UDHR, ICCPR and ICESCR and African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. The primary and secondary sources are used in this research. The doctrinal approach connotes paying attention to primary documents which involve extensive reading of Legislation, Treaties, Case laws of superior courts, especially the Supreme Courts and Tribunals, and drawing conclusions based on them. Secondary materials includes opinions of eminent jurists and scholars expressed in textbooks, articles published in both national and international journals, unpublished papers on the subject or related subjects were used. Also, non-doctrinal approach was employed relative to human rights violations in Nigeria. Interviews were conducted with officials of the National Human Rights Commission, charged with the responsibility of promoting and protecting human rights to gather information. In the end, Conclusion and recommendation were added.}, added-at = {2023-08-22T07:58:25.000+0200}, author = {Agada, Dr. Samuel Achenejeh}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e6ef4a69b06abf6888f47b96ca5a9c1c/centralasian_20}, interhash = {de5e7f6b5976162b1151f36386a8defa}, intrahash = {e6ef4a69b06abf6888f47b96ca5a9c1c}, issn = {2660-6836}, journal = {CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY}, keywords = {Human Rights}, language = {english}, month = apr, number = 4, pages = {260-277}, timestamp = {2023-08-22T07:58:25.000+0200}, title = {Philosophical Perspectives and Definitional Problems of Human Rights: Critical and Intellectual Appraisal}, url = {https://cajssh.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/731/793}, volume = 4, year = 2023 }