Understanding the constitutional guarantee of equality and non-discrimination: a brief review of Nigeria’s position

Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi Abstract Equality is foundational to the idea of justice. Thus, equality clauses are found at all levels of law, ranging from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, numerous provisions in the human rights treaties of the United Nations and of regional system, to national, subnational, or local and …