1. LLB, LLM; PhD Candidate at the Law School, University of Hull. Special thanks to Dr Amos Enabulele of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin and Nneka Okechukwu, PhD candidate at the Law School, University of Hull. An earlier version of this paper was delivered at the International Conference on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the University of South Africa, Pretoria between 5 and 7 November 2012.