Money wives: An overlooked crisis of child slavery

Introduction ‘Stop! I am too young for this; I want to attend school and become a lawyer’. These were the heart-breaking words of Mabena, a 10-year-old girl from Cross River…

Normative Resistance to Law Reforms and National Common Laws in Africa

Introduction Law reform is undoubtedly significant in the development of national common law. However, the process of developing a common law through law reforms is fraught with challenges, most of…

Dangerous Hope: A film that highlights the risk of human trafficking faced by forcibly displaced people in Nigeria

The anti-trafficking film Dangerous Hope[1] tells the story of forcibly displaced people in Nigeria who must stay alerted to fend off human traffickers or end up in worse conditions. This film…