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would be able to create an avenue for stateless persons in Nigeria to first of all enjoy
the right to a nationality as granted by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
which would eventually lead them to enjoy other fundamental rights and eventually
have access to justice. An outcome of Social Justice and Public Interest Law is
achieved!
c) More law clinics in Nigeria: It has been mentioned in this paper that there
are 38 law clinics in Nigeria out of the 55 Faculties of Law in the country.
This paper is urging other faculties that are yet to start Clinical Legal
Education to do so and establish law clinics in the faculties. The advantages
are too numerous to count, however some have been mentioned in the
discourse of this paper. The clinics can embark on projects similar to the
project this paper recommends and many others that seek to address social
menace like statelessness within the community. It should be compulsory
for all faculties of Law to run a CLE curriculum which includes running law
clinics. Here, implementation is key, we just need will power. To all the
other law clinics in operation, this paper is encouraging them not to shy
away from projects like the one proposed. It will aid in actualisation of CLE
objectives and outcomes.
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