Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject: Civic education

Topic:- The rule of law

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

State the benefits of the rule of law to citizens
Give examples of groups that assist in protecting the human rights of citizens

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the rule of law	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She states and explains the benefits of the rule of law to citizens	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She gives examples of groups that assist in the protection of the human rights of citizens	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

NOTE

THE RULE OF LAW

BENEFITS OF RULE OF LAW TO THE CITIZENS

Rule of law guarantees equality before the law, therefore nobody should use his position to bend rules in his favour to cheat others.
Rule of law protects an individual from forfeiting his property without compensation.
An individual cannot be arrested without being told of the offence he committed.
The principle states that an individual is entitled to defend himself with the assistance of a lawyer.
The principle guides the individual from legal detention for a long period without being charged to court.
It places legal limitations to the actions of the government

GROUPS THAT ASSIST IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS OF

CITIZENS

In some companies and professions and non governmental organizations,

there are bodies that assist in protecting human rights. Examples are

Trade union – The umbrella that bind some workers together
NUT – Nigerian Union of Teachers. Teachers within the local,

state government and nation as a whole under this trade union. This union

stands to protect all human rights violations against his members. Under

the same union, a faction either in the local government or the state can

call out its people to protest.

Student union – Some institutions deliberately introduce policies and

programmes that violate human rights in school. It could also have been

denied some of their rights. The government may introduce programmes

and policies that affect the fundamental human rights of citizens.

Ethnic Associations – For the purpose of unity and cooperation, some

ethnic groups form associations. This could be in locations outside their

community. So anything that wants to stand against such unity or rights in

their community, the ethnic association would stand against violation of

human rights.

Legal Aid council – Some lawyers have come together to form a legal aid

council in order to defend people whose rights are being trampled upon but

who have no means of seeking for legal justice. The legal aid council takes

up cases and defend people to a logical conclusion for them to win and

have assessed to their fundamental human rights.

Civil Society Organisations – There are many civil organisations that

assist in protecting human rights. E.g CLO, CDHR, CRP. They protect

people from being molested and denied their fundamental human rights.

They oppose government policies and programmes that stand against

peoples’ rights. They ensure that the rule of law is enforced in places where

it is not in operation.

EVALUATION: 1. State four benefits of the rule of law

Give five examples of groups that assist in the protection of human rights of citizens

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively

Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2 - The rule of law