Colonialism and the Transformation of the Substance and Form of Islamic Law in the Northern States of Nigeria
The term "customary law" has been variously defined by the judiciary, legislatures and by academic lawyers who have attributed to it equally varying characteristics. In the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, the term has been defined to mean a rule or body of rules regulating rights and imp...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1991
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 1991, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-47 |
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