International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 103

Full Length Research Paper

The clash of sexuality or rhetoric of human rights: Exploring same sex marriage and sustainable human development nexus

Luke Amadi*
  • Luke Amadi*
  • Department of Political Science and Administrative Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Steve Wordu
  • Steve Wordu
  • Department of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 21 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 08 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 January 2016

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