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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

Conflict of Laws

Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. In Nigerian judicial parlance, we have become accustomed to the principle that the issue of jurisdiction can be raised at any time, even at the Nigerian Supreme Court – the highest court of the land – for the first time. [1]

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A call for the wider study of Private International Law in Africa: A Review of Private International Law In Nigeria

Conflict of Laws

The concepts addressed are Characterisation; Substance and Procedure; and of course, Renvoi which the authors wittingly recall has been described in the past as a subject loved by academics, hated by students and ignored by lawyers and judges. One topic that is however given a less than adequate treatment is the topic of adoption.

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