Is the Common Law Human Rights System Still Relevant with the Coming into effect of the Fundamental Rights Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999?

Abstract

Is the common law human rights system still relevant with the coming into effect of the fundamental rights provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (CFRN)? This is the central question of this article. The article utilises the doctrinal method by analysing some provisions of the current and the old Nigerian constitutions and the nature of the common law system and the common law human rights system. The article argues that the common law human rights system still retains its relevance despite the promulgation of the fundamental rights provisions of the CFRN.