LAW OF EVIDENCE IN NIGERIA CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE. OTHER RELEVANT PRELIMINARIES (FACT, FACT IN ISSUE, QUESTION OF FACT, QUESTION OF LAW, OPINION, CONTRADICTION, EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE ETC) SOURCES OF NIGERIAN LAW OF EVIDENCE. ILLEGALLY OBTAINED EVIDENCE RELEVANCY AND ADMISSIBILITY. RES GESTAE AND SECTION 4 OF THE EVIDENCE ACT 2011 SECTION 5-11 OF THE EVIDENCE ACT EXAMINED. SIMILAR FACTS EVIDENCE PROOF OF CUSTOM AND JUDICIAL NOTICE. CIRCUMST...
LAW OF EQUITY AND TRUSTS PART I AND II TABLE OF CONTENTS LAW OF EQUITY PART 1 DEFINITION OF EQUITY. NATURE, ORIGIN AND RECEPTION OF EQUITY. THE MAXIMS AND PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY NATURE OF EQUITABLE INTEREST AND THE DOCTRINE OF NOTICE.9 EQUITABLE INTEREST AND LEGAL ESTATES THE DOCTRINE OF NOTICE. PRIORITY. PARTICULAR EQUITABLE INTERESTS. ASSIGNMENT OF CHOSES IN ACTION. DISTINCTION BETWEEN NOVATION AND ASSIGNMENT. THE DOCTRINE OF CONVERSION THE DOCTRINE OF SATISFACTION...
LAND LAW NIGERIA I AND II CONTENTS A CURSORY INTRODUCTION THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF PROPERTY. SOURCES OF THE LAW OF REAL PROPERTY IN NIGERIA. DEFINITION OF LAND LAND AS THE EARTH’S SURFACE LAND AS CONSISTING OF SUBJACENT THINGS OF A PHYSICAL NATURE LAND AS EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THE EARTH’S SURFACE (QUIC QUID PLANTATUR). LAND AS CONSISTING OF INCORPOREAL HEREDITAMENT BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NIGERIAN LAND TENURE SYSTEM. LAND RIGHTS THE RIGHT OF PRESCRIPTION. CUSTOMARY LAN...
CONTENTS JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY PART I AND II TOPIC 1: THE NATURE AND MEANING OF JURISPRUDENCE TOPIC 1.1: DISTINCTION BETWEEN JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY: TOPIC 1.2: JURISPRUDENCE: THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW OR THE SCIENCE OF LAW TOPIC 1.2.1: UNDERSTANDING PHILOSOPHY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON JURISPRUDENCE: 1.2.2 UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE LAW: 1.3 CONCEPTIONS OF LAW AND SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENCE. TOPIC 1.4 DEFINITIONS OF LAW. TOPIC 2: LAW, MORALS AND REL...
FAMILY LAW PART I AND II TABLE OF CONTENTS. Contents FAMILY LAW... 3 INTRODUCTION.3 SYSTEMS OF MARRIAGE IN NIGERIA.3 SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE.5 CONTRACTS TO MARRY.5 BREACH OF A CONTRACT TO MARRY.6 THE MARRIAGE.8 Other misconceived types of marriages:14 Proof of marriage.14 The proposed reformation of the marriage act provided that;15 BRIDE PRICE:15 SITUATION OF CELEBRATING CUSTOMARY AND STATUTORY MARRIAGE.16 LEGAL EFFECTS OF A MARRIAGE.16 MATRIMONIAL RELIEF.21 JU...
CONFLICT OF LAWS I AND II TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION: SOURCES OF NIGERIAN RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. DIMENSIONS OF THE SUBJECT (CONFLICT OF LAWS) IN NIGERIA. WHAT IS THE RIGHT NAME FOR THIS COURSE? WHAT EXACTLY IS THE NATURE/AIM OF THIS COURSE? QUESTION OF CHOICE OF LAW. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DETERMINING APPLICABLE LAW. (REN VOI, INCIDENTAL QUESTION, TIME FACTOR, EXPLAINED. TORT IN THE CONFLICT OF LAWS. LIMIT TO THE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAWS. NON-CHOICE AREAS EXCLU...
GENERAL OVERVIEW AND APPLICABLE LAWS. WEEK 3 -- GENERAL OVERVIEW AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK:: OVERVIEW (OBJECTIVES, CONTENT AND SCOPE) OF THE PROPERTYLAW PRACTICE (MODULE) COURSE: Covers transactions and endeavours bearingon real property1 like deeds, power of attorney, Sale of Land, Leases and Tenancies,Assignment of Leases, Mortgages and charges, License, Easement, LRL, Wills andCodicils, PR, Property Taxation, etc.:: VARIOUS PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS:Sale of Land, Leases and Tenancies, Assignment, Mo...
NOTE:All you need is to understand the principles, then back it up with one or two popular case(s).CIVIL LITIGATIONContentsWEEK 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 2WEEK 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 3WEEK 5 PRELIMINARY MATTERS (1) ................................