ABSTRACT
This chapter provides one of the first comprehensive empirical analysis of Nigeria’s engagement with the UPR mechanisms during the first three cycles of the review. To evaluate the ‘effectiveness’ of Nigeria’s engagement with the UPR, this chapter employs an approach which evaluates ‘effectiveness’ in terms of the level of state commitment to the UPR process, participation during the review sessions and the aggregate percentage of implemented UPR recommendations. The benefit of this approach is that it provides important indicators to a state’s level of engagement and enables a comprehensive assessment of that engagement by examining state engagement with the key stages of the UPR process. Also, this chapter considers the potential for acculturation and the impact of conflicts and terrorism on Nigeria’s engagement with the UPR.
