Abstract: | Modern trends of thought are shifting from consideration of distinction between customary law and introduced law to a study of the integration of indigenous and introduced laws into one system of law for each territory and the process by which the integration is being effected. This involves a study of the concepts of the customary law but a study of the traditional judicial structure from the earliest time, its development through the ages etc. is indispensable to an inquiry into the development of indigenous law and the receipt of the introduced law. Parts of the article; Constitution of the tribunal or native court - The native tribunal under the Native Jurisdiction Ordinance (1878, no. 8) - The native tribunal under the Native Administration Ordinance (1927, no. 23) - Native courts - The Local Courts Act 1958 - The local court under the Courts Act 1960 (C.A. 9) - Procedure in the local court - The February 24, 1966 Revolution - The Courts Decree 1966 - The Constitution 1969 - traditional courts - Appeals in chieftaincy disputes - The Constitution 1969 - Conclusions. Notes. |