Fiudo Study Series
Nigerian Legal System
By Ese Malemi
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.
