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Krishnan

Krishnan and Ajagbe (2018), “Legal Activism in the Face of Political Challenges: The Nigerian Case”

Posted on May 2, 2025

Rights-based lawyering in post-authoritarian democracies like Nigeria often builds on the foundations of legal activism developed under past authoritarian regimes, highlighting the continuity of legal resistance across political transitions.

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