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Restatement of Customary Law of Nigeria

Author : Epiphany Azinge
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9788407919
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (884 download)

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Book Synopsis Restatement of Customary Law of Nigeria by : Epiphany Azinge

Download or read book Restatement of Customary Law of Nigeria written by Epiphany Azinge and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2013 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of a Restatement is to identify common principles or trends in a particular area of law with the objective of unifying the further development of the law. No other area of law in Nigeria is in need of Restatement as much as Nigeria's customary law. A number of reasons inform this position: (i) the cultural diversity of the country has meant that customary practices differ in so many respects on the same issue; (ii) the oral tradition of the customary system has placed it in the 'endangered species' list; (iii) the paucity of authoritative works on customary law has created a yawning gap for the scholarship in this vital area of law; and (iv) no matter however ignored, customary law continues to play a very significant role in moderating the Nigerian values system in society. Carried out by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies this project brings to an end four years of a massive research undertaking involving desk review; field research covering four geo-political zones in Nigeria; collation and analysis of field research findings; testing of field research findings in a stakeholders consultative conference; further desk review to fill in gaps in the literature; and the core restatement work by a select committee of Reporters.

The Nigerian Legal System

Author : Akintunde Olusegun Obilade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789780290504
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis The Nigerian Legal System by : Akintunde Olusegun Obilade

Download or read book The Nigerian Legal System written by Akintunde Olusegun Obilade and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Customary Law in Nigeria Through the Cases

Author : A. A. Kolajo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Customary Law in Nigeria Through the Cases written by A. A. Kolajo and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Nigeria, rules have been handed down orally from generation to generation and now form the country's customary law. The absence of the codification of these rules has presented difficulties in ascertaining them. This book helps to overcome this difficulty by presenting various aspects of customary law stating clearly that no single uniform set of customs prevails throughout the country. It examines the general characteristics of family property, determination of family property and acquisition of land under Bini Customary Law. It also discusses validity, proof and application of customary law, customary law succession, tenancy, arbitration, marriage and legitimacy, and legitimation under customary law.

The Future of African Customary Law

Author : Jeanmarie Fenrich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497820
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis The Future of African Customary Law by : Jeanmarie Fenrich

Download or read book The Future of African Customary Law written by Jeanmarie Fenrich and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-18 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book promotes discussion and understanding of customary law and explores its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify customary law, and how this body of law differs in content, form and status from legislation and common law.

Family Law in Nigeria.

Author : Nwogugu, E.I.
Publisher : HEBN Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780814256
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis Family Law in Nigeria. by : Nwogugu, E.I.

Download or read book Family Law in Nigeria. written by Nwogugu, E.I. and published by HEBN Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third edition of an established and leading book on family law in Nigeria. Since the last edition in 1990 significant judicial and statutory enactments have taken place in the area of study. The new edition incorporates these changes and explains their implications. The chapters have been comprehensively re-written to reflect the changes in the law and to update all relevant information including the Same Sex Bill and the Nigerian Law Reform Commissions draft Marriage Act. New chapters have been included on domestic violence and widowhood respectively to reflect the continuing developments in Nigerian family law. The new Child's Right Act of 2003 and the similar state legislations have been analysed in the three new chapters. The non-customary law rules in the intestate succession have been extensively recast to reflect the provisions of the Marriage act as contained in the Lawa of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. This edition has devoted considerable attention to the applicable customary laws on the family and provides extensive treatment of Islamic Law Rules and their interpretations and application by the superior court. Familu law in Nigeria presents a fresh view not only on the applicable rules on Nigerian family law but also suggest new directions and underlines the socio-economic implications.

The Nature of African Customary Law

Author : Taslim Olawale Elias
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719002212
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis The Nature of African Customary Law by : Taslim Olawale Elias

Download or read book The Nature of African Customary Law written by Taslim Olawale Elias and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1956 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Nigerian Legal System: Private law

Author : Charles Mwalimu
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1122 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Nigerian Legal System: Private law by : Charles Mwalimu

Download or read book The Nigerian Legal System: Private law written by Charles Mwalimu and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 on public law provides an introduction to the Nigerian legal system. The various chapters deal with: introduction and sources of law; jurisprudence and Nigerian perspectives; African customary law; Islamic law; comparative constitutionalism and Nigerian perspectives; citizenship, immigration and administrative law; judicial system and legal profession; criminal law, evidence and civil procedure; statutory marriage and divorce laws; customary marriage and divorce; marriage and divorce under Islamic law; matters of children; gender and law in Nigeria with emphasis on Islamic law. Volume 2 has 25 chapters on private law that includes security of the environment and environmental law, land and property administration, commercial business and trade laws, communication, media and press laws, transportation and carrier laws, law enforcement, armed forces and military laws, investments, and intellectual property.

Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-torn Societies

Author : Deborah Isser
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN 13 : 1601270666
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-torn Societies written by Deborah Isser and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major peacekeeping and stability operations of the last ten years have mostly taken place in countries that have pervasive customary justice systems, which pose significant challenges and opportunities for efforts to reestablish the rule of law. These systems are the primary, if not sole, means of dispute resolution for the majority of the population, but post-conflict practitioners and policymakers often focus primarily on constructing formal justice institutions in the Western image, as opposed to engaging existing traditional mechanisms. This book offers insight into how the rule of law community might make the leap beyond rhetorical recognition of customary justice toward a practical approach that incorporates the realities of its role in justice strategies."Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies" presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. Moving beyond the narrow lens of legal analysis, the cases Mozambique, Guatemala, East Timor, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Sudan examine the larger historical, political, and social factors that shape the character and role of customary justice systems and their place in the overall justice sector. Written by resident experts, the case studies provide advice to rule of law practitioners on how to engage with customary law and suggest concrete ways policymakers can bridge the divide between formal and customary systems in both the short and long terms. Instead of focusing exclusively on ideal legal forms of regulation and integration, this study suggests a holistic and flexible palette of reform options that offers realistic improvements in light of social realities and capacity limitations. The volume highlights how customary justice systems contribute to, or detract from, stability in the immediate post-conflict period and offers an analytical framework for assessing customary justice systems that can be applied in any country. "

Land Law in Nigeria

Author : Adefi M. Olong
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9788422640
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book Land Law in Nigeria written by Adefi M. Olong and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, in nineteen chapters, deals with the various issues pertaining to land law in Nigeria. Namely: Concept of ownership; ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; individual land ownership; family land ownership; alienation under customary law; nature of customary tenancy; pledge; the law of property; an overview of the effect of the Land Use Act on customary ownership of land; The Nigerian Land Use Act; Land Use Act 1978; ways of declaration of title to land; legal mortgage; the position of landlord and tenant; the procedure for recovery of premises under the recovery of premises law; classification of right of occupancy; nature of prescription; march towards the reform of the Land Use Act.

The Nigerian Legal System

Author : Adefi M. Olong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Nigerian Legal System written by Adefi M. Olong and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is both a practitioner within the Nigerian legal system and is a lecturer in law. From these two perspectives, he provides a full introduction to the Nigerian legal system. Amongst topics covered are branches and institutes of the system, functions, classifications, sources, English law, doctrines of equity, statutes in England and those extended to Nigeria, Nigerian legislation, judicial precedent, hierarchy of Courts, customary law, application of State decisions in Customary and Sharia Law, conflicts between English and Customary Law. Also covered are applicable law between the different provenances, conflicts between Islamic and Customary Law, types of Courts in Nigeria and their jurisdiction, and legal aid. Essential documents are provided: Protocol to the African Charter on Human & People's Rights of Women in Africa; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and African Charter on Human and People's Rights. A valuable explanation is given of words and maxims used in the Nigerian legal system, and an index. Olong Adefi is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Kogi State University where he teaches administrative law, commercial law, land law, legal research method, human rights and the Nigerian legal system.

The Sources of Nigerian Law

Author : Andrew Edward Wilson Park
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Sources of Nigerian Law written by Andrew Edward Wilson Park and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rule of Law and Governance in Indigenous Yoruba Society

Author : John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498518389
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Rule of Law and Governance in Indigenous Yoruba Society written by John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rule of Law and Governance in Indigenous Yoruba Society, John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji has two main goals. The first is to provide an exploration of aspects of indigenous Yoruba philosophy of law. The second is to relate this philosophy of law to the Yoruba indigenous traditions of governance, with a view to appreciating the relevance of the Yoruba traditions of law and governance to contemporary African experiments with imported Western democracy in the 21st century. This book is devoted to what can be described as a juridical forensic investigation of Nigeria’s predicament of developmental deficit, leading to gross and unconscionable impoverishment of large segments of the population, in the midst of so much natural resources and abundant human capital, using Yoruba indigenous legal traditions as reflective template. Bewaji urges that Africa has to take seriously the necessity of obedience, observance, enforcement and operation of law as no respecter of persons, groups, affiliations and pedigrees as was in the case in the societies founded by our ancestors, rather than the present scenario whereby the highest bidder procures semblances of justice from a crooked system of common law which was never designed to be fair, equitable and just to the disadvantaged in society.

Private International Law in Nigeria

Author : Chukwuma Okoli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509911146
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Private International Law in Nigeria written by Chukwuma Okoli and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the rules, principles, and doctrines in Nigerian law for resolving cases involving cross-border issues. It is the first book-length treatise devoted to the full spectrum of private international law issues in Nigeria. As a result of increased international business transactions, trade, and investment with Nigeria, such cross-border issues are more prevalent than ever. The book provides an overview of the relevant body of Nigerian law, with comparative perspectives from other legal systems. Drawing on over five hundred Nigerian cases, relevant statutes, and academic commentaries, this book examines jurisdiction in interstate and international disputes, choice of law, the enforcement of foreign judgments and international arbitral awards, domestic remedies affecting foreign proceedings, and international judicial assistance in the service of legal processes and taking of evidence. Academics, researchers, and students, as well as judges, arbitrators, practitioners, and legislators alike will find Private International Law in Nigeria an instructive and practical guide.

Nigerian Law of Succession

Author : Itsejuwa Esanjumi Sagay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789780231934
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Nigerian Law of Succession written by Itsejuwa Esanjumi Sagay and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principles of Nigerian law of succession and the statutes backing them are presented in practical language; and includes an extensive number of case studies. Among the topics covered are legitimacy, legitimation and rights of inheritance; intestate succession (non-customary); testate succession (wills); succession under customary law; and administration of estates. Itse Sagay is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and was previously a professor of law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Benin. He is currently in private practice, and a consultant to numerous local and international clients.

Ideas and Procedures in African Customary Law

Author : Max Gluckman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138596566
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book Ideas and Procedures in African Customary Law written by Max Gluckman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 18 papers in this volume, originally published in 1969 in English and French, with summaries in the other language, define and analyze in their wider social contexts the fundamental ideas and procedures to be found in African traditional systems of law. They assess the needs and problems of adaptation to changing conditions. The comprehensive introduction by Allott, Epsteina nd Gluckman provides a framework of analysis. It deals with the search for a common terminology in which to analyse and compare the different systems of customary law proceedings and evidence, codification and recording, reason and the occult, the conception of legal personality, succcession and inheritance, land rights, marriage and affiliation, injuries, liability and responsibility.

Administrative Law in Nigeria

Author : Adefi M. Olong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789780232283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book Administrative Law in Nigeria written by Adefi M. Olong and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full overview of administrative law in Nigeria is provided. Amongst topics covered are: scope, distinguishing administrative from constitutional law, the particularities of the Nigerian situation, the rule of law, separation of powers, delegated legislation, executive control, administrative adjudication, judicial control or review of administrative actions, understanding the concept of fair hearing, ex-parte applications, prerogative remedies, certiorari, case method approach of determining bodies, acting judicially and administratively, common law remedies, injunctions, declaration, local government under the 1999 Constitution, the National Assembly, and the State Houses of Assembly. The authors are lecturers at the Faculty of Law, Kogi State University, Ayangba, Kogi State, Nigeria and barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Fundamentals of Public International Law

Author : Giovanni Distefano
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004396691
Total Pages : 991 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Public International Law written by Giovanni Distefano and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 991 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Public International Law, by Giovanni Distefano, provides an overview of public international law’s main principles and fundamental institutions. By introducing the foundations of the legal reasoning underlying public international law, the extensive volume offers essential tools for any international lawyer, regardless of the specific field of specialization. Dealing expansively with subjects, sources and guarantees of international law, university students, scholars and practitioners alike will benefit from the book’s treatment of what has been called the “Institutes” of public international law.