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| Title: | The conversion of land held under customary law to English tenure - with precedent |
| Author: | Harvey, B.W. |
| Year: | 1967 |
| Periodical: | The Nigerian Law Journal |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 16-23 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | customary law land law real property |
| Abstract: | In Nigeria customary law is quite inappropriate to govern land tenure in urban areas. So the problem is how to convert land held under native law and custom into a freehold estate in the hands of the purchaser. The author briefly states the problem, involved and how the suggested precedent seeks to solve them. |