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Social Work, Human Right and Policy Advocacy in a Quasi-Entropic Nigerian Legal System

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  • Barr. Mary Lawrence Effiong

    (Department of Sociology and Social Work, Obong University, Obong Ntak Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.)

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Background and Purpose: The legal system of any country remains the bastion for the defense of the rights of all its citizens and policy advocacy has time and again proven to be a veritable tool in the actualization of policies that defend the rights of citizens, common and elites alike. This generally holds sway in a negentropic legal system where clear-cut rules and strong institutions exist, resulting in minimal tendencies towards corruption and in public trust. Most African legal systems including Nigerian Legal System, are criticized for legal shenanigans, which has not only resulted in the lack of public trust in the system, but also created a problem of ineffective defense of human rights and policy advocacy in the country. This work propositions social work and Counselling as a solution to this problem. The objectives of the study are to: identify the causes of entropy in Nigerian Legal system, ascertain how entropy in Nigerian legal system affects the defense of human rights and policy advocacy; and to ascertain how Counselling and social work can be used to negate entropies in the Nigerian legal system. The research questions are: What causes entropy in Nigerian Legal system? How does entropy in Nigerian legal system affect the defense of human rights and policy advocacy in the country? How can Counselling and social work be used to negate entropies in the Nigerian legal system.

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  • Barr. Mary Lawrence Effiong, 2025. "Social Work, Human Right and Policy Advocacy in a Quasi-Entropic Nigerian Legal System," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(2), pages 3912-3921, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-2:p:3912-3921
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