CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW & POLICY REPORTS WITH SUPPORT FROM AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVES
INDEX TO NIGERIAN CASES CONNECTED HEALTHCARE, CHILDREN AND WOMEN
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Women and Justice Administration/Healthcare – Wife-killing/Murder – Woman stabbed to death by Husband for allegedly committing adultery and taunting husband with his impotence – Lack of access to primary and emergency healthcare services for critically wounded victims – Dispensary Assistant as medical practitioner available to pronounce death of woman and direct her burial – Implications for justice administration |
ADOKO V PAL |
Children and Healthcare/Justice administration – Women in business – Death of child while receiving medical treatment – Where actionable wrong or malpractice is suspected – Need to be backed up by a medical report – Woman doctor/medical malpractice adviser – Whether communication to client is privileged and protected – Implication for justice administration |
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Women and Housing/Healthcare –Women as direct/indirect victims of crime – Grandmother killed while asleep on a mat beside her daughter and grand-daughter in the same room with killer and his mother – Where accused person dealt machete blows on sleeping grandmother for allegedly jeering at his skin condition – Effect of poor/inadequate housing or accommodation arrangements on security and dignity of the lives and wellbeing of women |
ATEJI V. THE STATE |
Women in Business/Justice administration – Murder of woman due to quarrel arising from payment for kerosene delivered to neighbour/customer – How treated Children and Justice administration – Evidence of children/young persons who were eye-witness to assault and death of mother – Material contradictions therein – How treated by Court |
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Women and Healthcare/Justice Administration – Maternal healthcare and pregnancy – Safety of unborn children – Nervous shock caused to a pregnant wife who was eye-witness to fatal road accident – Action brought to recover from estate of driver-at-fault for alleged injury and stillbirth of child – How treated |
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF OGUN STATE & ORS |
Women and public health – Public Health and Cigarette manufacturers – Public interest litigation against cigarette manufacturer due to its negative effect on families and communities – Relevant preliminary legal hurdles |
BROWNSON ETUK UDO V. THE QUEEN
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Women and Justice Administration, Crime and Healthcare – Wife Killing – Assault causing neck injuries – Well-meant but misguided attempt by husband to self-treat wife using local remedies resulting in further harm – Death after admission in hospital – Whether circumstances disclosed murder or manslaughter – How treated |
EZEKIEL ADEKUNLE V. THE STATE |
Women and Customary Practice, Healthcare and Justice Administration – Murder/Mob-killing of elderly sick woman who was banished from her family home on an account of protracted illness and allegation of practising witchcraft – Assault of a young woman trying to evacuate on her back her very sick and starved mother accused of witchcraft – Attitude of court thereto |
IGBO V. THE STATE
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Children and Security/Murder –An unattended 10 year old boy grievously assaulted at a Cinema after seeing a late night movie ending at 11.00pm – Mother carrying on business into the late night to support family upkeep – How treated
Children and healthcare – Seriously injured boy refused admission and intensive care at a private hospital – Death from internal injury – Implication for justice administration |
IKPASA V. BENDEL STATE |
Women/Children and Security of family life – Murder/Wife-killing – Little child who was with mother at time of her killing by father – Subsequent incarceration of father on death row and implication for child – Orphans – Children & Healthcare – Access to healthcare for children – Illness of child and relocation of mother with child to parents home to seek treatment – Death of mother arising therefrom – How treated |
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Children and Security/Healthcare/ Justice Administration – Child Murder – Herbalist who poisoned a 4 year old who refused to run his errand and also refused to administer an antidote despite the plea of boy’s parents – How treated |
KIRKHAM V. BOUGHEY |
Women and Healthcare/Justice Administration/Security – Highway Accidents and effect on wellbeing of families, marriages and children – Motor Accident caused by Defendant’s negligence – Injuries occasioned to husband and wife therefrom – Where wife more severely injured than husband – Husband giving up better paying employment to care for wife and children – Whether husband is entitled to recover lost income against defendant |
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