Nigerian law encompasses the country's courts, offences, and range of legal sources. Nigeria has operated under its current constitution since it was established on 29 May 1999, and that constitution is the supreme law of the country. Four distinct legal systems operate within Nigeria: English law inherited from the colonial period, common law developed since independence, customary law, and Sharia law.
Facts
Example JurisdictionsLagos State, Oyo State, Kwara State, Ogun State, Osun State 2Tradition: Sharia law Primary Source of LawConstitution of Nigeria, the supreme law of the country 2 Classification
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Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.
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Source Wikidata: Akinola Aguda
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Source Charles Onyeama (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Chile Eboe-Osuji
Source Dahiru Musdapher (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Faruk Imam Muhammad
Source Folake Solanke (Wikipedia)
Source John Inyang Okoro (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
Source Wikidata: Louis Mbanefo
Source Olukayode Ariwoola (Wikipedia)
Source Rivers State High Court of Justice (Wikipedia)
Source Tanko Muhammad (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Taslim Elias
Source Uwani Musa Abba-Aji, Wikipedia
Source Walter Onnoghen (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, found in there.
Sources
1. Law of Nigeria (Wikipedia)
There are four distinct legal systems in Nigeria: English law, Common law, Customary law, and Sharia LawView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Law of Nigeria
Introduction, third sentence
The Constitution of Nigeria is the supreme law of the country.
Introduction, eighth sentence
It is also being used in Lagos State, Oyo State, Kwara State, Ogun State, and Osun State by Muslims.
View the SourceWikidata: Chile Eboe-Osuji
Includes: Chile Eboe-Osuji, Chile Eboe-Osuji (born 2 September 1962) is a Nigerian jurist.View the Source Wikidata: Taslim Elias
Includes: Taslim Elias, Taslim Olawale Elias (11 November 1914-14 August 1991) was a Nigerian jurist who served as minister of Justice and attorney-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1966, Chief Justice of Nigeria from...View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: Common Law and Sharia Law Hybrid Systems, Common law and sharia law table: Nigeria rowView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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