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Title:A critical analysis of the laws of inheritance in the southern states of Nigeria
Author:Edu, O.K.
Year:2016
Periodical:Journal of African Law (ISSN 1464-3731)
Volume:60
Issue:1
Pages:141-155
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:customary law
law of inheritance
External link:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855315000133
Abstract:This article critically examines the customary laws of inheritance in the communities of southern Nigeria. It argues that the rules are skewed against female beneficiaries, both wives and children. It also argues that courts faced with such customs should subject them to the repugnancy test contained in the Evidence Act 2004, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and other international conventions to which Nigeria is party, as do the courts in Ghana, South Africa and Botswana. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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