Cases for tomorrow Flashcards

(35 cards)

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What cases talks about the use of English law?

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Ibiado v. Lufthansa

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What case did the West African Court of Appeal say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?

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Young v. Abina

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What case did the Federal Supreme Court say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?

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Lawal v. Younan

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What case was the test for statutes of general application introduced?

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Attorney General v. John Holt

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What case was it mentioned that the common law was merely persuasive?

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Okon v. The State

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What case discusses the superiority of decrees

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A.G. Anambra State v. A.G. Federation

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What case talks about the invalidity of ghost marriage?

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Okonkow v. Okagbue

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what case did lord atkin say that no part of the can be used if found to be repugnant

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Eshugbayi v. Eleko

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Which case does the court strike down woman to woman marriage

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Meribe v. Joshua Egbu

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What case did the court say that the child belongs to the father’s family after divorce because she stayed there for long

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Godfrey Nwadibe v. Eastern Onu County Council

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What case did the court overrule the claim that a man can divorce the woman but the woman cannot divorce the man

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Solomon v. Gbobo

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What part of the constitution talks about the freedom of people

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Section 35(1)

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What part of the constitution talks about respect for dignity

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Section 34(1)

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What part of the constitution talks about the jurisdiction of the election tribunal

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Section 285

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What case does it say that an organization is not a native

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Essie v. atamakolomi

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What case does the court rule that if the custom of the deceased is not known, the state law will be used

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Ekem v. Nerba

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what case did it hold that customary law is a mirror of accepted usage

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Owoniyin v. Omotosho

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what case was it held that only the existing customs should be recognised

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Lewis v. Bankole

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what case did osborn cj talk about the flexibility of customary law

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Lewis v. Bankole

20
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what case demonstrated the organic nature of customary law

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dawodu v. danmole

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what part of the evidence act talks about the proof of customary law

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what case talks about paternity

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Edet v. Essien

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what case talks about the nature of the agreement not being under customary law

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what case talks about igi ogbe over will

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omokaro v. omokaro

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what case talks about igi ogbe
arase v. arase
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what case talks about the personal law being superior
Tapa v. kuke
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what case talks not agreeing on the law to use
labijoh v. abake
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what case talks non native and native
Koney v. UTC
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what case talks about unjust english law
nelson v. nelson
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what section of evidence act talks about burden of proving custom
section 16(2)
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what section of the evidence act talks about judicial notice of custom
section 17
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what section of the evidence ct talks about proving custom as a fact
section 18(1)
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what section of the evidence act talks about the repugnancy test
section 18(3)
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What case did the court talk about the courts and ouster clauses
Madike v. I.G
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Which case did the court rule that nothing shall invalidate the decrees now acts
Nkwocha v. The Governor of Anambra State