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JOURNAL OF AFRICAN UNION STUDIES Volume 1, Issue 1 2012 : Constructing African Unity: An Ascendant Architecture or Building On Shaky Foundations?

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ISSN : 2050-4306(Online) 2050-4292(Print)

Table of Contents :

Editorial Note
Gerrie Swart5

The African Union and its sub-regional Structures
Keith Gottschalk 9

The African Union and Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: An Assessment and Recommendations
Annie Chikwanha &Eldred Masunungure 41

Beyond Prospects: Strengthening the Panel of the Wise In the AU Peace and Security Architecture
Ademola O. Jegede 63

Sudan and South Sudan: From Turbulent Cohabitation To Messy Divorce
Solomon A. Dersso 79

The African Union and the Libya Crisis: Situating the Responsibility to Protect in Africa
Tim Murithi 85

The Changing Nature of the Terrorist Threat in Africa and the AU’s Response
Hussein Solomon 91

The Politics of Same Sex Marriage in Nigeria
Jideofor Adibe 101

On December 1 2011, Nigeria’s Senate passed a law banning same sex marriage. Britain, USA, Canada and some European countries seriously frowned at the passage of such a law, which they argued was discriminatory and infringed on the fundamental human rights of gays and lesbians. Domestic attitude to the passage of the law was hostile on different fronts: while most Nigerians and religious groups expressed disgust at the idea of same-sex marriage and hailed the move to ban such, others were angry that the Senate chose to focus on what they regarded as a triviality when in their opinions, there were more urgent issues of State to be attended to. Some Nigerians were riled by the condemnation of the law by some foreign countries, believing that such was not only disrespectful but also interference in the country’s domestic affairs. The article reviews the debates and politics that have attended same sex marriage across the world and relates these to the Nigerian situation.

Book Review: Nigeria and the crisis of the nation state: Agenda for national consensus
Jideofor Adibe 111

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