abducted girls in Nigeria who were taken by Boko Haram in April 2014. Firstly, let me analyze the point of view a neorealist could have on this topic. Since the neorealist theory attributes only a little influence from human nature, its whole analysis of conflicts revolves around the state actors. Taking into account that the anarchic international system is the force that pushes states to want power, its point of view is that there is little relevance for the US to intervene in Nigeria and fight the
Nigeria was first colonized by the British in the late nineteenth century who, set up an administrative structure and law while still recognizing the traditional morals. By 1960, Nigeria became an independent country and officially became known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria is located in West Africa and consists of 36 states with over 500 different ethnic groups. The country recognizes itself as a federal constitutional republic and has an open to the public type government. Since it
Religion and Politics/Pluralism in Nigeria Nigeria is undoubtedly one of the most religious countries in the world. As a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country, Nigeria’s broad religious geography reflects the historical exposure of its northern communities, Islam, and its southern parts of Christianity (CIA World Fact Book ). The country is divided regionally into the north and south. The three dominant religions in nigeria are traditionnal religion, Islam, and Christinanity. All these religious
cause the loss of life (Cybercrime Bill , 2013). The bill submitted to the National Assembly by the President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan is currently under review to be enacted into law by the Senate. The legislation aims to protect the countries national infrastructure from cybercrime by criminalizing various cyber activities. (Goitom, 2014) The death penalty is already used in Nigeria for other crimes such as murder and armed robbery, in some northern states sexual crimes are punishable by death
“As in many places in Africa, the growing cities of Nigeria at first are divided by ethnicity. Benin City for example, has a city government that operates under the national government, but also has sections of the city, each of which dominates a single group and led by chieftain of that group. As the cities develop, these societal isolations tend to disappear; now the cities are blending the old African societies and replacing them with national identities.” (Moss 383) The objective of this report
equality for centuries. They’ve been beaten, bullied, shunned, and kicked out of their homes just because they don’t fit the “correct mold” by loving someone of the same gender. Change is finally starting to happen in America, though. In 2015, the supreme court ruled that same sex marriage should be protected by the constitution and the public views on this increased from 27% to 60% aproval (gaymarriage.procon.org 1). History One of the first major LGBT+ conflicts was back in 1969. Police often
The Middle Passage was a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies. Olaudah Equiano was born around year 1745 in Guinea which is now Nigeria. He was sold into slavery while he was still a child and he worked in America and in the West Indies. He bought his own freedom and he stayed in England. He described his life as a slave in the Middle Passage as terrible. He was whipped after he refused his masters who offered him eatables. He said he
was stayed by the Missouri Supreme Court “while the U.S. Supreme Court decided Atkins v. Virginia, a case that dealt with the execution of the mentally disabled.” (Roper v. Simmons) The majority of the American population found the execution of the mentally disabled to be cruel and unusual so the Supreme Court ruled that under the Eighth Amendment, executing the mentally disabled was unconstitutional. Using the reasoning in the Atkins decision, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the execution of
its growing number of colonies: the area now known as Nigeria. As with most of the results of colonization, dominant nations lasting impacts on the regions they took over, both positive and negative. Although the Igbo (or Ibo) people of Nigeria somewhat benefited from British imperialism in the fields of education and commerce, they suffered a massive sacrifice of their sense of culture and solidarity alongside other native tribes of Nigeria.
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legal by the United States Supreme Court. As long as the dress code or uniform regulations pass a four-pronged test. Opposition for school uniforms holds fast to preserving the sanctity of freedom of speech. The supreme court ultimately has decided that dress codes and uniforms do not violate the freedom of speech. In Harold W. Mitchell and John C. Knechtle’s study of the first amendment rights and dress code, they note that in 1968 in Ginsberg v. New York the supreme court ruled that “[t]he state
the topic of Nigerian government. When I interviewed a student, named Arit, from Nigeria, she told me how her country was formerly under military rule and had recently changed to a democratically elected government. Arit believes this is a good change for the country and it will help fix the destruction military rule left behind and pull Nigeria out of the dark. Military Rule Background The people of Nigeria suffered under the control of military rule and are now experiencing the recent
Physical Discipline What is it: Physical discipline is a form of punishment that inflicts pain, usually on a child, and is exercised by a parent or someone of legal authority. The purpose of physical discipline is to stop the negative behavior or undesired acts present in a child. Corporal Punishment in School in Canada In the past, the act of corporal punishment was used as a discipline technique in many schools all over Canada. A common method of physical discipline that was practiced
The Governmental Structure of Nigeria The Nigerian government has gone through both tough and good times. Though there were many trying times for this nation they have seemed to prevail, and continue to be doing fine with their new democratic system. The Nigerian Governmental structure is branched into three major sections, a federal level, a regional level, and a local level. The three branches are very similar to that of the United States, but still must be discussed and understood more completely
Same-sex Marriage Inequality based on sexual orientation is a common social problem people encounter every day of our lives. A lot of our societies have seen discrimination based on sexual orientation and it has become a spread out issue in many states. Because of this, same-sex marriages have been a serious concern to society. Gay marriage is looked upon as a major social problem within our society today and I will discuss the view of two major social theories which are symbolic interactionsim and
challenged the law, stating that the abortion right is a “fundamental right”. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, which made this the first time ever in the history to recognize the right of privacy against the compelling interest of the states on abortion (Pearson Education, Inc.). In the case of Roe v. Wade (1973), with a decision of 7 to 2 majority vote, the Supreme Court upheld the right to abort. The Supreme Court stated that the First, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments protected the
Post-colonial politics in Nigeria are born out of civil strife, and military dictatorships. A major impetus for political schism in Nigeria was the Biafran war. Following a military coup led by an Igbo man named Chukwuma Nzeogwu in 1966, there was an anti-Igbo riot in which 30,000 Igbos were killed and up to a million Igbos fled as refugees. As a reaction to the prejudice and violence that the Hausas and the Yoruba inflicted upon the Igbos, the Igbos seceded under the leadership of General Ujokwu
that question would happen to be the year, 1962. There are many reasons why 1962 is one of the most important years for America in the twentieth century. The first reason why 1962 is one of the most important is because of the Baker vs. Carr Supreme court case. In the case, Charles Baker (plaintiff) was a resident of Shelby County, Tennessee. He filed a lawsuit against Joe Carr, a Secretary of State for Tennessee. Baker said that the Tennessee legislature had not drawn its legislative districts
case. For years, colleges and universities in which there was no African American counterpart avoided court orders to admit black students by hastily setting up “equal” counterparts. But in 1950, the Supreme Court ordered that a black student be admitted to the University of Texas Law School, despite the fact that the state “…had established a “school” for him in the basement” (Foner 953). The court declared that there was no way that this “school” was equal, and demanded that the student be admitted
while in office (The Nation, 2009b). these cultures of remorse and contrition which serve as institutional glue that bind the society and public together do not yet exist in Africa (Nigeria) in particular and the local government administrative institutions. In Nigeria, the culture of impunity seems to reign supreme and shamelessness of the most object type is considered a national virtue particularly among the political class (the Nation, 2009b). Consequently, public confidence in most of the leaders