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Boko Haram and international law

Title
Boko Haram and international law / John-Mark Iyi, Hennie Strydom, editors.
Publication
  • Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
  • ©2018

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  • Iyi, John-Mark, 1980-
  • Strydom, H. A. (Hendrik Andries)
Description
xix, 429 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"This book focuses on Boko Haram and terrorism in Nigeria, framing the conflict in an international law context. It analyses the nature of political violence and the dominant roles of a violent nation-state (in both colonial and post-colonial experiences) and the rise of terrorism in Nigeria. The book unearths embedded evidence of religious nepotism on the part of state officials using such state institutions as Islamic Preaching Boards to promote one Islamic sect over another in mainly Muslim Northern Nigeria. The book offers insights into this subtle sectarian divide and how this and other 'subterranean' elements have contributed to the rise of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria beyond the dominant poverty-terrorism nexus narrative. Furthermore, the book analyses the various components of Boko Haram's radical ideology, situates them in Islamic Jurisprudence, and examines the philosophy of the group (both in doctrine and practice) - their interpretation of the Koran and the waging of Jihad, and the extent to which they conform to the Islamic Sect Boko Haram claims to follow. The book then examines the basic doctrinal features and characteristics of Boko Haram - waging Jihad, prohibiting revealing dresses for women and mixing of genders, rejecting western values and institutions, denouncing scientific inquiry and democracy, hostage taking, sexual exploitation of captives and other aspects of jus ad bellum and jus in bello in Islamic jurisprudence and international law. Finally, the book analyses the plight of vulnerable groups such as internally displaced persons, the atrocities committed against women and girls in the Boko Haram insurgency and the (in)ability of international law to enforce the protections offered to the victims. From the perspective of critical intellectual inquiry, the book also challenges a number of fundamental assumptions and encourages us to revisit our legal characterisation of certain concepts such as "gender-based crimes". It then goes further to analyse some legal grey areas in the Boko Haram insurgency such as the legal status of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and the legal framework for holding members accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law"--Back cover.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
On the Brink? The Nigerian State and the Making of Boko Haram / by John-Mark Iyi -- Dialectics of Sovereignty, Self-determination and Violent Strategy in Africa / by Dejo Olowu -- Vipers are Offsprings of Dragons : A Fanonian Analysis of Violent Conflicts in Africa with Specific Reference to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria / by Akinola E. Akintayo -- Responding to Foreign Insurgencies in the Eastern DRC / by Ngoie Ngalingi Ngoto -- International Law Response to Terrorism : Boko Haram in Perspective / by Udoka Ndidiamaka Owie -- Terrorism and Cross-Border Insurgency as New Threats and Challenges to Peace and Security in Africa : The Boko Haram Insurgency / by Godwin O. Anyalemechi -- Boko Haram Insurgency : Characterisation and Implications under Municipal and International Law / by Michael Ibanga and James Archibong -- Calibrating the Legal Obligations in the Ongoing Non-International Armed Conflict in Nigeria / by Okebukola Elijah -- Boko Haram : On the Road to Algiers? / by Adedokun Ogunfolu, Usang Maria Assim and Oludamilola Adejumo -- Boko Haram's Radical Ideology and Islamic Jurisprudence / by Muyiwa Adigun -- Government Regulation of Freedom of Religion in a Democratic Society : Islamic Preaching Board Laws and Boko Haram in Nigeria / by Ahmed Salisu Garba -- Weaponisation of Women by Boko Haram and the Prospects of Accountability / by John-Mark Iyi -- Protecting Conflict-Induced Displacees in Northern Nigeria : Assessing the Compliance of the State with Article 9(2) Of the Kampala Convention / by Romola Adeola -- Boko Haram and the Abduction of Schoolgirls in Nigeria : Reflecting On 'Gender-Based Crimes' As a Legal Misnomer / by Avitus Agbor -- Eradicating Extremism : A Ten Cs Approach / by Dan Kuwali -- Beyond the Law to Socio-Legal Intervention : The Boko Haram Insurgency and the Nigerian Child / by Azubike Onuora-Oguno and Mariam Adepeju Abdulraheem-Mustapha -- After Dusk They Came : International Responsibility of States in Relation to Human Rights Violations Committed by Rebel Groups / by Marek Jan Wasiński -- Boko Haram and the Ambivalence of International Legal Response / by John-Mark Iyi.
Call Number
ReCAP 18-17972
ISBN
  • 9783319749556
  • 3319749552
OCLC
1017880514
Title
Boko Haram and international law / John-Mark Iyi, Hennie Strydom, editors.
Publisher
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Iyi, John-Mark, 1980- editor.
Strydom, H. A. (Hendrik Andries), editor.
Other Form:
Electronic version: Boko Haram and International Law. Cham : Springer, 2018 9783319749570 (OCoLC)1043872475
Research Call Number
ReCAP 18-17972
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