Fiudo Study Series
The Nigerian Legal System
Sources, courts and the shape of Nigerian law
Where every Nigerian law degree begins. This edition traces the sources of Nigerian law — received English law, statutes of general application, customary law, Islamic law and the Constitution — then maps the court hierarchy that applies them, from customary courts to the Supreme Court.
What is inside
- 01Sources of Nigerian law
- 02Reception of English law and statutes of general application
- 03Customary law and the repugnancy tests
- 04Islamic law and the Sharia courts
- 05The court hierarchy and jurisdiction
- 06Judicial precedent in Nigeria
- 07Legal education and the profession
Set for
The courses this volume is written against in the Nigerian syllabus.
- Nigerian Legal System
- Legal Method
Details
- Series
- Fiudo Study Series
- Stage
- Undergraduate
- Kind
- Textbooks
- Edition
- Third edition
- Year
- 2025
- Extent
- 412 pages
- Available as
- Digital, Printed