The three major components are command, sovereignty and sanction. According to him, law should be a command and not a mere request or instruction. The command ...

Nigeria has a mixed legal system comprising of English common law, Sharia and customary law. The 1999 Constitution, is the supreme law of Nigeria, ...

Nigeria has a pluralized legal system which is due to the nature and sources of its law. Following the amalgamation of the northern and southern Protectorates ...

The 1954 constitution was the first truly federal constitution, with Nigeria being a federation consisting of three regions. A Federal Supreme Court was ...

The Nigerian legal system is based on the English common law legal tradition by virtue of colonization and the attendant incidence of reception of English law.

THE TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH LAW CHARACTERIZES THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM. CENTURIES OF ENGLISH PRESENCE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK UPON THE SYSTEM, ...

This Course is about the Nigerian Legal System. It is a 200 Level compulsory course for students who are registered for Bachelor of Arts. (Law) or Bachelor of ...

There is the Federal High Court and a high court in each of the 36 states. States are entitled to have a Sharia court of appeal and a customary court of appeal.

Legal system · English law, derived from its colonial past with Britain: Nigeria belongs to the common law family. · Common law, case law has developed since ...