The historical background of Nigeria as a state and how state and non-state actors within its domain influence the nation's domestic and international activities demonstrate the conflict and complexity between dominant ideologies and resistance between competing actors in Nigeria. Such struggles arose following the imposition of colonial rule and subsequent introduction of the English legal system, which unsettled existing indigenous systems that were hugely dependent on customary law. Although such platforms successfully served colonial interests, they were challenged by different resistance groups. Through historical narrative, this paper contributes to Global South scholarship in the hegemonic and counter-hegemonic discourse in international law, with Nigeria as a case study. The paper shows that in order to successfully address hegemonic tendencies, which flow from the international system and are sustained by the Nigerian state, the resistant role of non-state actors is imperative in the making of international law to accommodate the Nigerian experience.

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国际法中霸权和反霸权叙事中的国家和非国家行为者：尼日利亚的经验

尼日利亚作为一个国家的历史背景以及其领域内的国家和非国家行为者如何影响国家的国内和国际活动，证明了尼日利亚主导意识形态与竞争行为者之间的抵抗之间的冲突和复杂性。此类斗争是在殖民统治的实施和随后引入英国法律体系之后出现的，这些体系扰乱了严重依赖习惯法的现有土著体系。尽管这些平台成功地服务于殖民利益，但它们受到了不同抵抗团体的挑战。通过历史叙述，本文以尼日利亚为例，为国际法中霸权和反霸权话语中的全球南方学术贡献。