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• Pages: 499-500

1. ADJUDICATORY SYSTEM..................................................................501

2. AREA/CUSTOMARY COURT.......................................................501-504

3. CHOICE OF LAW.........................................................................504-507

4. CIVIL PROCEDURE......................................................................537-544

5. COMMON LAW AS PART OF NIGERIA LEGAL SYSTEM...............544

6. CONFLICT BETWEEN CUSTOMARY LAWS............................544-554

7. CONFLICTS BETWEEN ENGLISH LAW AND CUSTOMARY

LAW.........................................................................................554-558

8. CONSTITUTION.........................................................................558-559

9. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF AN EDICT..............................................559

10. COURTS OF RECORD...............................................................559-560

11. CRIMINAL CODE AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN NIGERIA........560

12. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE..........................................................560-593

13. CUSTOMARY LAW....................................................................593-612

14. DIVISIONS OF NIGERIAN LAW..............................................612-613

15. EFFECT OF A DECREE NISI.....................................................613-614

16. EFFECT OF ORDER OF CERTIORARI.............................................614

17. FORM OF ACTION...................................................................614-615

18. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION......................615-616

19. IMPACT OF THE SUPREME COURT ON THE NIGERIAN

LEGAL SYSTEM.....................................................................616-617

NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM

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