The Nigerian Legal SystemVolume 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. |
Contents
Table of Statutes | xli |
Law Reform Contract Act No 64 1961 405 | li |
Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission | lvi |
Foreword | lix |
Chapter II | 23 |
Niger Delta Development Commission Establishment etc | 35 |
Niger Delta Development Commission Law of 2000 | 53 |
Chapter III | 61 |
Associated Gas ReInjection Act 108 118 134 | 457 |
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration | 475 |
Nigerian Law | 492 |
United Kingdom Statute of Frauds 1677 406 | 493 |
Registrability and Validity of Registration | 498 |
Use and Non Use | 505 |
Chapter XIII | 513 |
Patents Limitation Act No 8 1968 | 519 |
Niger Transit Act No 24 1924 805 | 63 |
Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority Act No 63 1992 587 | 101 |
Chapter IV | 103 |
Abandoned Properties Act No 90 1979 259 384 | 118 |
Live Fish Control of Importation Act | 119 |
Chapter V | 137 |
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Act No 37 1993 passim | 140 |
v Bonsie Another 147 165 | 147 |
Emruo 318 | 156 |
Kokoro Owo v Lagos State Government | 161 |
Odil | 172 |
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offenses Act 2006 612 621 | 175 |
Governor of Anambra State 144 161 | 179 |
Chapter VI | 185 |
Nakoji 381 | 192 |
Okoye 750 | 200 |
Okafor 749 | 203 |
Adjei 156 | 205 |
Tadeyo 283 | 211 |
Fowler 748 | 220 |
Pa Okuojero Others v Sagay Others 338 | 223 |
Chapter VII | 237 |
Attorney General 263 308 333 381 | 263 |
Marriage Act 1914 408 | 274 |
Utteh and Another v The State 899 | 276 |
Effect of Registration on Doctrine of Notice Transactions | 281 |
Akom | 283 |
Akande | 284 |
Arotas Grants Act 1947 | 295 |
Odutola Holdings Limited Others v Kunle Ladejobi Others 431 | 297 |
Edemantile Another | 298 |
and NonNatives of Nigeria | 312 |
Chapter IX | 335 |
Akom | 336 |
Northern States | 378 |
The Abandoned Properties Act 1979 and the Federal Housing | 384 |
Introducing History and Development of Commercial Business | 387 |
Mercantile Amendment Act 1856 388 407 | 388 |
Constitutional Provisions | 390 |
Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court | 397 |
Mercantile Agents Law 1958 403 | 403 |
United Kingdom Factors Act 1889 | 406 |
Nigerian Army Act 982 985 1000 | 407 |
Superintendent of Police 912 | 418 |
Introducing History and Development of Commercial Business and Trade | 437 |
Chapter XIV | 557 |
Pawnbrokers Act 1917 415 | 563 |
Personal Income Tax Act No 104 1993 570 571 573 | 570 |
Value Added Tax Act No 102 1993 571 | 571 |
Chapter XV | 597 |
Banking Act 1969 | 599 |
Okany BankingDishonor of CheckAbuse of the Rule | 606 |
Bills of Exchange Act 407 460 | 626 |
Martin Schroeder Company v Major Company | 628 |
Yadis Nigeria Limited v Great Nigeria Insurance Company Limited | 645 |
Chapter XVI | 653 |
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission Act No 38 1992 | 666 |
Chapter XVII | 701 |
Nigerian Civil Aviation Establishment Act No 49 1999 833842 | 714 |
Pools Betting Tax Act No 7 1962 562 | 742 |
Nigerian Communications Act No 19 2003 657 677 | 746 |
Onyekwur Another 333 | 749 |
Kayode | 750 |
Chapter XVIII | 751 |
Aminu | 754 |
Petroleum Profits Tax Act No 15 1959 562 | 756 |
Chapter XIX | 773 |
Nigerian Communications Commission Act 1992 676 677 | 775 |
Merchant Shipping Casualties Act No 62 1966 777 807 | 777 |
Petroleum Training Institute Act 121 | 790 |
Merchant Shipping Act 1962 | 806 |
Chapter XX | 833 |
Chapter XXI | 845 |
Qwonto and Four Others v The State 922 | 882 |
Chapter XXII | 895 |
The State | 898 |
Alhaji Sule Katagun and Others | 920 |
Chapter XXIII | 927 |
Printing Presses Regulation Act 719 720 | 940 |
Protection of Public Officers and Official Secrets | 957 |
Bills of Sale Act 1923 403 | 982 |
West African Frontier Force Amendment Ordinance No 2 of 1911 | 996 |
Visiting Forces Act No 23 1965 | 997 |
Chapter XXV | 1003 |
Military Court Special Powers Act | 1015 |
Nigerian Electric Power Sector Reform Act 52 | 1019 |
Police Pensions Act | 1030 |
Military Pensions Amendment Act No 13 of 1975 | 1031 |
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