JORAS - Nigerian Journal of Religion and Society

Abstract The absence of peace has ravaged the human society with incessant conflicts and strife. Gross human rights violations have been identified as a part of the root causes of such dissensions. Human rights violations do occur when there are no fair human dealings in the society because the dignity and integrity of everybody in interpersonal and social relationships are not respected. When this is lacking, what becomes is conflict of any magnitude caused by the lack of integrity and the will power by political leaders to take up political decisions that uphold and perpetuate the dignity and dues of everyone. The desire to initiate and implement the political decisions that encourage peace arising from the exercise of justice and equity has led to about 40 Commissions of Inquiries to investigate the causes of strife and deal with them for the good of posterity. Painfully, only a few countries have fully or considerably implemented the recommendations of these Commissions. It is the argument of this article that should concerned individuals be inspired by integrity and will power, human society will be rid of violent conflict by the prompt implementation of the recommendations of Commissions. Using a conflict situation that was amicably resolved in Gen 13 by Abraham, we shall equally propose a model which ensures peaceful resolution of disagreements. We shall achieve this through a literary analysis of Gen 13:8-9.

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