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32 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 371 (2015)
The Use of International Law in the Domestic Courts of Ghana and Nigeria

handle is hein.journals/ajicl32 and id is 401 raw text is: THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE DOMESTIC COURTS OF GHANA AND NIGERIA Christian N. Okeke TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ........372 A. Traditional Western View of International Law: Eurocentrism ................372 B. Distorted Western View of Africa ........................................374 II. THE COLONIAL AND COMMON LAW BACKGROUNDS OF GHANA AND NIGERIA .........................................................378 A. The Colonial Experiences of Ghana and Nigeria .............. .....378 B. The Common Law Origins of Ghana ...................... ......381 C. The Common Law Traditions of Nigeria .........................384 III. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF GHANA'S AND NIGERIA'S PARTICIPATION IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL LAW ..................... ........386 A. Pre-colonial Period......................................386 B. Colonial Period........................................388 IV. GHANA AND NIGERIA TODAY.....................................389 A. Ghana and Contemporary International Law.......... ............389 1. Membership of International Bodies............ ...................389 2. Ghanaian Constitution and International Law ....... ............395 3. A Monist and a Dualist Assessment of Ghana's Approach to International Law .........................................398 B. Nigeria and Contemporary International Law ............. ...............400 1. Membership of International Bodies ................ .............400 2. Nigerian Constitution and International Law....... ..............405 3. A Monist and a Dualist Assessment of Nigeria's Approach to International Law ...................... ...................407 C. Ghanaian Courts and International Law..........................408 1. Introduction.............................................408 2. Application of International Law in Litigation ..................409 D. Nigerian Courts and International Law........ ...................415 1. Introduction..............................................415 Professor of International and Comparative Law, Director, International Programs & Director, Sompong Sucharitkul Center for Advanced International Legal Studies, Golden Gate University School of Law, Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria. I am indebted to Dr. Eustace Chikere Azubuike for his research contribution and helpful comments. I take responsibility for all opinions and errors.