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Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Act (No. 8 of 2007).

Pays/Territoire
Nigéria
Type du document
Législation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to establish A Customary Court for the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and to prescribe the mode of its operation and supervision.
Sujet
Terre et sols
Mot clé
Régime foncier Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Cour/tribunaux Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

This Act establishes Grades of Customary Court for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as specified in the Schedule to this Act. It also provides with respect to the composition, jurisdiction, administration and functioning of the Court and proceedings of the Court. A Customary Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction over causes and matters set out in the Schedule to this Act. The Court shall also administer customary law and specified written Laws. In causes and matters arising from inheritance, the appropriate customary law shall be the customary law that governed the deceased.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.placng.org