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ABSTRACT
International Humanitarian Law is a body of rules that seek for humanitarian reasons to limit the effects of armed conflict. It aims to protect those who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities by restricting the means and methods of warfare. IHL is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict and in general consists of the legal rules applicable to situations of war and armed conflict. In the course of man’s interactions with man, there is the possibility of misunderstandings that can result in a full armed conflict situation characterized by extreme violence and disregard for the fundamental rights of all parties involved directly and indirectly in the conflict. Where there is the need to resort to force and where human rights are clearly trampled upon, IHL rules apply.
Among the many effects of armed conflict, the displacement of citizens from their homes in search of safer environments and to avoid being caught in the heat of the conflict is one addressed extensively in this work. Internal displacement happens when citizens flee their homes but do not cross a national border. In other words, they leave their homes and remain within the borders of their country or state. The Boko Haram insurgency is currently one major factor that has contributed greatly to displacement in Nigeria and its environs.
This project is centered on establishing the available legal framework for the protection of displaced person under IHL, human right law, international law and even Nigerian law. It brings forward the problems and challenges faced in the protection of displaced persons and offers recommendations in combating the issue of displacement caused by the boko haram sect in Nigeria.
