Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PUL 203 — Nigerian Legal System I

4 units · PUL department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• tell the basic knowledge of legal concepts
• describe historical trends and developments,
• appreciate sources of the Nigerian Legal System; and
• recognise the court system, the structure, hierarchy and appointment of Judicial officers

Course contents

Sources of Nigerian law . Administration of justice in Nigeria: problems and concepts of substantive law. Interaction between various arms of govern ment within the Nigerian legal system and the social context. The idea and structure of a legal system. Nature and function 37 of law. Classification of law, sources of Nigeria law: (i) legislation; judicial precedents/case law; customary law; Islamic law; En glish Common Law and doctrine of equity (ii) reception and application of English law in Nigeria.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PUL 203.

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