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- Adopted Law from another country.<\/li>\n
- Cultures of several ethnic groups.<\/li>\n
- Law made by the legislative arm of the government.<\/li>\n
- Equity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Adopted Law from Another Country<\/u><\/h3>\n
Before Nigeria gained independence in 1960, we adopted some laws from our colonial masters. This law consists of the ancient customs and usages of England\u2019s. In 1884, this law was first implemented in Badagry, Lagos State.<\/p>\n
This English law is sometimes referred to as \u201cThe Common Law\u201d and it is featured in Edicts, Bills and Colonial Ordinances. Common Law is also referred to as \u201cjudge made Law\u201d because it was developed from the decisions of the common courts which consisted of Common Plea, Kings Bench and Exchequer. Common Law was followed in subsequent cases with similar facts which are obviously borrowed from colonial influence.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nLaws Made by Cultures of Ethnic Groups<\/u><\/h3>\n
Over the years there has been founded information that there are around 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria. The culture and beliefs of these ethnic groups are among the sources of the country\u2019s law.<\/p>\n
A culture can be defined as a general behavioural structure, or the way of life of a certain group of people \u2013 the general behaviours, symbols, values, and beliefs, that they agree with, generally without really thinking about them, because the values were passed on to them from previous generations and the same values are also passed along from one generation to the next by communication and imitation.<\/p>\n
Example of ethnic culture taken as law in a tribe in Nigeria called Igbo is the inheritance of the property or acquisitions of a man by his brother(s), if he dies without him giving birth to any child. The brother takes over the man’s land (and in some cases all his property) as he is no more. Some parts of the Igbo land believe the brother should also take the man\u2019s wife and children as his own.<\/p>\n
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Laws Made by the Legislative Arm of the government<\/u><\/h3>\n
The legislative arm is one of three divisions of government that works in conjunction with the executive and judicial branches. It is the arm of the government responsible for the creation of laws in the country. In the Nigerian national assembly, consisting of the members of House of Representative and the Senates, the legislative arm of the Federal Government is endorsed to make and uphold laws and constitutions. Members of the state\u2019s House of Assembly make up the state\u2019s Legislative arm. The Laws made by the legislative arm of any government are passed as acts and are commonly referred to as statutes.<\/p>\n
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Equity<\/u><\/h3>\n
According to dictionary.com, it can be referred to as the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies. These kinds of laws are made to proffer solutions to grievances or controversies the common law cannot handle. It is a source of Law developed as a result of the persistent need to remedy the defects discovered in the common Law. This source of Nigerian Law provides the remedies of specific performance or injunction which are not obtainable in the Common Law Courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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