Protecting the Interest of Nigerian Citizens in Cameroonian Territories After the Decision of the ICJ on the Land and Maritime Boundary Dispute Between Cameroon and Nigeria
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Date
2004
Authors
BELLO, AKEEM
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Faculty of Law, University of Ado Ekiti
Abstract
The paper reviewed the judgment of the International Court of Justice between Cameroon and Nigeria which declared Cameroonian sovereignty over the Bakassi Peninsula. After exhaustive review of international law rules governing the status of Nigerians living in the Peninsula, the paper charts the options available to the Nigerian Government to effectively protect the interest of Nigerian who have by virtue of the judgment became an alien in the land of their birth.
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Status of Nigerians living in Bakassi Peninsula , Judgment of ICJ on Maritime Dispute Between Nigeria and Cameroun , Nationality of Nigerians Living in Bakassi Peninsula , Acquired and Property Rights of Aliens and Nigerian living in Bakassi Peninsula , doctrine of expropriation
Citation
Chapter One, Essays in Honour of Professor Akin Oyebode, Faculty of Law, University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, pp.3-24.