T. Olawale Elias

The Nigerian Legal System (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1954 and here reissuing the second edition of 1963, The Nigerian Legal System (now with a new preface by Olusoji Elias), is an account of the history of the courts, the sources and general principles of law in Nigeria.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040316061
• Artikelnr.: 72526014

Autorenporträt

T. Olawale Elias became the first Attorney General and Minister of Justice of independent Nigeria, which ended in 1966 after the coup d'état. Elias was appointed as Nigeria's commissioner for justice in 1967. In 1972, he became chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. After the military took over in 1975, Elias was elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council as a judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that he served until his death.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One 1. Introductory survey 2. Sources of Nigerian law Part Two 3.
History of the courts (1861-1874) 4. History of the courts (1861-1874)
(Continued) 5. History of the courts (1874-1900) 6. History of the courts
in southern Nigeria (1900-1914) 7. History of the courts in northern
Nigeria (1900-1914) 8. The judicial reorganization of 1914 and after
(1914-1933) 9. History of Nigerian courts (1933-1943) 10. History of
Nigerian courts (1943 to the present) 11. Constitutional change and legal
development Part Three 12. Criminal law 13. Law of contract 14. Law of tort
15. Conflict of laws 16. Family law 17. Law of personal relations 18. Land
law Part Four 19. The legal profession in Nigeria 20. Future of law in
Nigeria