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24 Willamette J. Int'l L. & Dis. Res. 1 (2016-2017)
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Humanitarian Action: Eight Steps to Humanitarian Wellness in Nigeria

handle is hein.journals/wildisres24 and id is 5 raw text is: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: EIGHT STEPS TO HUMANITARIAN WELLNESS IN NIGERIA PHILIP C. AKA*t I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1 II. BIAFRA AND ITS AFTERMATH ............. .................9 III. EIGHT FATEFUL STEPS TO HUMANITARIAN WELLNESS IN NIGERIA ................. ......... 15 A. Taking Individual Human Rights Seriously.. ............. 15 B. Taking Collective Human Rights Seriously ............. 21 C. Taking Political Restructuring Seriously ...... ......... 24 D. Taking Punishment for Human Rights Violations Seriously, Including Reparations for Past Human Rights Abuses ..................................... 31 E. Stemming the Influence of Religion in Politics................... 34 F. Electing Competent Governments Able and Willing to Handle the Preceding Five Assignments ... ............. 36 G. Maintaining Civilian Rule.. ......................... 39 H. External Support or Assistance ............ ......... 48 IV. CONCLUSION .................................... 50 I. INTRODUCTION For various historical and contemporary reasons, Nigeria is a country of immense strategic importance for the United States' foreign policy. Historically, from the 1970s until recently under President Barack Obama, the United States depended on Nigeria for a good part of its energy needs.' Contemporarily, the global war on terrorism and the * Professor of Political Science, Chicago State University; Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law-Indianapolis; Member of the Illinois Bar; former Vice Chair, ABA Committee on International Human Rights; and Corresponding Editor, International Legal Materials (ILM); S.J.D., IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law- Indianapolis; Ph.D., Howard University; LL.M. (summa cum laude), IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law-Indianapolis; J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law; M.A., University of North Texas; B.A. (magna cum laude), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. This article originated as a presentation at a workshop on Rethinking the Origins of Humanitarian Action in Africa: Religion, Secularism, and the Nigerian Civil War (1967- 1

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