Reviewed Article
6. Conclusion
To answer the two questions poised in the beginning of this paper which are; can law
clinics in Nigeria play a role to help UNHRC eradicate statelessness? Can the law
clinics in Nigeria become mechanisms to provide access to justice through Social
Justice and Public Interest Law to those stateless persons that are denied their
fundamental human rights? The answer will definitely be in the affirmative for both
questions flowing from the analysis and recommendations made beforehand.
Statelessness is a serious social issue in Nigeria and the service component of CLE,
law clinics can make a tremendous contribution to fight this issue in Nigeria.
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