Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:area |
constitutional law
|
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil rights case
SC/45/1985 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
[1985] 2 NWLR (Pt. 6) 137
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:military_rule_in_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Nigeria
protection of civil liberties influenced future governance upheld individual rights invalidated state actions |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
Supreme_Court_ruling_in_favor_of_Ojukwu
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
in academic circles
in legal forums |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
due process
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
post-civil_war_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
in human rights advocacy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ojukwu v. Lagos State
|
| gptkbp:impact |
human_rights_law_in_Nigeria
on_Nigerian_democracy |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Lagos_State_Government
gptkb:Chukwuemeka_Ojukwu |
| gptkbp:judges |
December 1985
executive actions |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
protection against unlawful detention
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Femi Falana
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Nigerian Constitution
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
freedom of movement
available in legal archives for legal reforms for law enforcement practices in law schools for state governance strengthened rule of law in legal textbooks for executive accountability for state powers in human rights law in political science through judicial intervention to civil rights movements in_legal_history_of_Nigeria to_Nigerian_jurisprudence |
| gptkbp:outcome |
compensation awarded
influenced public policy upheld constitutional rights shaped legal landscape affirmed rights of citizens declaration of unlawful detention |
| gptkbp:precedent |
for future cases
in future legal cases |
| gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
state of emergency
|
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark_case_in_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:year |
1985
|