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ABSTRACT
This study presents a critical appraisal of the legal frame work for the protection of women’s right in Nigeria. The study scrutinizes the efficacy of the legal provisions against the violation of the human right of women taking into account the vulnerability of the female gender to various forms of discrimination in a chauvinistic society as Nigeria. The study further discussed the history, form and challenges of the existing legal framework for protecting. The study was executed using a doctrinal research design where solely secondary data such as legal publications, journal and text book related to the subject matter were consulted to get relevant fact and informations to facilitate the research. From the findings of the study, it was discovered that the scope of the legal provision for the protection of women’s right in Nigeria is greatly influenced by the international human right provisions. However the efficiency of the legal framework for the protection of women right is also limited to the provision of customary laws in the country which may not be in line with international standards. Conclusively the study revealed that some cultural and other practices that affect the enjoyment of fundamental human rights of women among certain groups of Nigeria, the most affected rights of women are their rights to human dignity, their right to life and their right to personal liberty. Hence it was recommended that Laws should be enacted to confer some rights of on women.
