Impact of the united nations conventions in the promotion and protection of human rights in the administration of criminal justice a study of India and Nigeria

Abstract

The research centered on human rights that are expected to be promoted and respected through the instrument of criminal Justice delivery with the specific consideration to the role played by the United Nations Conventions on Human Rights in influencing the domestic laws and their impact. newlineThe research is divided broadly in to five (5) chapters with subheadings and each and every chapter has an independent conclusion. That is to say, each chapter is with its different findings apart from chapter one. newlineThe research is largely based on doctrinal research methodology which was carried out in a law library locating authoritative decisions pertaining human rights in criminal justice delivery, applicable legislations and many other relevant secondary discussions on the subject (significant number of these materials are available with the researcher), then the researcher reads and analyses the material, formulates a conclusion, writes up the study results which provides a systematic exposition of the rules governing human rights in the administration of criminal justice in India and Nigeria with reference to the United Nations Conventions on Human Rights, analyses the relationship between the rules, explains areas of difficulty and, perhaps, predicts future developments. In so doing, the researcher ultimately concentrated on legislative policies on criminal justice system in India and Nigeria, laws related to human rights and more importantly United Nations Conventions on Human Rights. newlineThe research is centered on socio-legal problem, consequently, the doctrinal methodology will be supported by some data was collected and analyzed empirically, in this context, primary data was collected by targeting sample of 100 persons involved in criminal justice delivery. newlineSecondary data was also collected from the Human Rights Commission of India, Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, United Nations (UN) through United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), African Union through African Commission on Human and people s Rights (ACHPR), E