An Evaluation of the Awareness and Behaviour of Journalists in Campaign for Child Rights Act in Nigeria
An Evaluation of the Awareness and Behaviour of Journalists in Campaign for Child Rights Act in Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
(Owolabi,2012) defines a child as a person under the age of 18 under the Child's Rights Act and the African Children's Charter. The Child's Right Act of 2003 is a Nigerian law that protects the rights of all children. The Child's Right Act has been enacted as a state legislation in 24 of Nigeria's 36 states thus far. As a result, twelve (12) states in Nigeria have yet to incorporate the Child's Right Act into their legislation, out of the 36 states in the country.
Nigeria passed the Child Rights Act in 2003 to domesticate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Rights Act of 2003 extends to children the human rights guaranteed by Nigeria's 1999...