Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS 14
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 17
1-1. Research Objectives 23
1-2. Scope and Limitation of the Research 25
1-3. Research Methodology 25
CHAPTER II: THE GENERAL OVERVIEW AND KEY RESPONSES TOWARDS THE USE OF CHILDREN AS SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK DURING NON- INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT 27
2-1. The Background Crisis of Nigeria Republic 27
2-1.1. The Origin of Conflict Crisis in Nigeria 28
2-1.2. The Phenomenon of Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria 34
2-1.3. The Challenges to Prohibition of Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria 40
2-2. The Regional and International Responses toward the Use of Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria 45
2-2.1. The Regional Responses towards the Use of Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria 46
2-2.2. The International Responses towards the Use of Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria 51
2-3. Conclusion 54
CHAPTER III: THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF CHILDREN AS SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK 56
3-1. The International Law Instruments 56
3-1.1. The Legal Framework and Sources of International Human Rights Law 57
3-1.2. The International Humanitarian Law 76
3-2. Conclusion 84
CHAPTER IV: THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF USING CHILDREN AS SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK IN NIGERIA 86
4-1. The Criminal Punishment of Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack under the Nigerian Law 87
4-1.1. Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack as Act of Terrorism Under the Nigerian Terrorism Act 88
4-1.2. The Failure of Nigerian Court over the Trials of Criminal Case on the Use of Children as Suicide Bombers Attack 94
4.2. The Criminal Punishment of Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack Under the International Criminal Law 97
4-2.1. The Legal Source of International Criminal Law 97
4-2.2. The Jurisdiction of ICC on the Use of Children as Suicide Bombers Attack During Non-International Armed Conflict in Nigeria 102
4-2.3. The Criminal Responsibility of Individual Against Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack 108
4-2.4. The Legal Analysis on Using Children as Suicide Bombers Attack in Nigeria as Types of Crimes Under the Rome Statute 117
4-3. Conclusion 139
CHAPTER V: THE IMPLEMENTATION ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW REGARDING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILTY OF USING CHILDREN AS SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK IN NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT 142
5-1. The Implementation on the International Criminal Law by the International Court 143
5-1.1. The Establishment of Legal Criteria for the ICC's Mandatory Case Review of the Situation in Nigeria 144
5-1.2. The Acceleration of the ICC's Criminal Proceedings in Nigeria 149
5-2. The Problem Solving at the National State 151
5-2.1. Enacting Legislation to Prohibit Child Suicide Bombers Use 152
5-2.2. The Amendment to Section 10 of the Nigerian Terrorism Act of 2013 154
5-2.3. Feasibility of the Nigerian Extraordinary Tribunal 157
5-2.4. Enabling the Functionality of Military Intervention Through the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) 162
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION 164
REFERENCES 169