The History and Sources of Conflict of Laws in Nigeria

The author provides an incisive and comparative
account of the evolution and sources of conflict
of laws in Nigeria and Canada. The analysis
highlights the peculiarity of conflict of laws in
Nigeria and Canada resulting from their federal
constitutional structures of government. Nigeria has
the added dimension of internal conflict of laws'
problems due to its systems of customary law and
received English law. This work has shown some
eclecticism, borrowing from history, jurisprudence,
constitutional law, and conflict of laws. Chapter 1
introduces the reader to conflict of laws by giving
its definition, function and principal
characteristics. Chapter 2 explains the historical
context for the evolution of conflict of laws in
Nigeria. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 treat the various
sources of conflict of laws in Nigeria and Canada.
Chapter 6 focuses on the special problems of
conflict of laws in Nigeria engendered by its
pluralistic legal system. The book ends with a
suggestion for the future development of conflict of
laws in Nigeria.

Autorentext

Dr Remigius Nnamdi Nwabueze is a lecturer at the School of Law, University of Southampton and was fomerly an Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada. He holds an LL.B. and LL.M. from top Nigerian universities, LL.M. from the University of Manitoba and SJD from the University of Toronto.

Klappentext

The author provides an incisive and comparative account of the evolution and sources of conflict of laws in Nigeria and Canada. The analysis highlights the peculiarity of conflict of laws in Nigeria and Canada resulting from their federal constitutional structures of government. Nigeria has the added dimension of internal conflict of laws' problems due to its systems of customary law and received English law. This work has shown some eclecticism, borrowing from history, jurisprudence, constitutional law, and conflict of laws. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to conflict of laws by giving its definition, function and principal characteristics. Chapter 2 explains the historical context for the evolution of conflict of laws in Nigeria. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 treat the various sources of conflict of laws in Nigeria and Canada. Chapter 6 focuses on the special problems of conflict of laws in Nigeria engendered by its pluralistic legal system. The book ends with a suggestion for the future development of conflict of laws in Nigeria.