Adekunle Ademola Aminu

AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF ANTHROPOLOGISTS AND HISTORIANS IN ASCERTAINING NIGERIAN CUSTOMARY LAW

Customary law has continued to be relevant to the lives of the natives, particularly in matters of marriage, land holding, chieftaincy, inheritance and succession. Due to the plural and unwritten nature of African customary law, precision and clarity are lacking in the law. There is the need to ascertain the applicable rules of customary law with a...