Gst 201 course guide

GST201
NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE

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SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE
Discuss the relationship between social justice and the individual in
Nigeria.
3.3
Development and Social Justice in Nigeria
You should remember that the concept of development does not have a universal definition. Each scholar defines it according to his school of thought. In this section development will refer to a change, or a transformation into abetter state. In this way, you see that development is a process. As stated earlier, social justice and human rights are interrelated. The question of development and human rights are being tackled both at the international and national levels. At the international level, with the adoption of the African Charter, there is now an African perspective to human rights or social justice. But you should also know that the African Charter or UN Commission on Human Rights cannot effectively enforce measures against human rights violations. It is only at the national level that this can be effectively done. Every nation must consider the right to development as an inalienable human right. And so, the violation of the right to development must be considered as a serious social injustice. Besides, you should always remember that for now, the African continent has the highest concentration of the least developed nations of the world. This is much disturbing as well as challenging.

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