AN APPRAISAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF HAUZI (PRESCRIPTION/ ADVERSE POSSESSION) UNDER ISLAMIC LAW
Abstract
Ownership or title to land may generally be acquired through several means such as purchase, inheritance, gift, grant, settlement, cultivation of a barren land etc. It is well settled and trite that in the case of a dispute over land the act of ownership or claim of title may be proved in one of five ways. This position has long been settled by the Supreme Court in the case of Idundun vs. Okumagba. The said decision has been followed and reiterated by the same Court in the case of:
Keywords
Hauzi (Prescription / Adverse Possession)
Islamic Law of Land Ownership
Acquiescence and Laches
Prescription Periods (10-Year vs 40-Year Rules)
Land Dispute Exceptions (Minority
Purdah
Permissive Occupancy)
How to Cite
Idris, S. (2006). AN APPRAISAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF HAUZI (PRESCRIPTION/ ADVERSE POSSESSION) UNDER ISLAMIC LAW. ABU Law Journal, 23(1), 75−85. https://doi.org/10.67203/abulj.2006.g3qdwcps
S. Idris, "AN APPRAISAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF HAUZI (PRESCRIPTION/ ADVERSE POSSESSION) UNDER ISLAMIC LAW," ABU Law Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 75−85, October 2006. doi: 10.67203/abulj.2006.g3qdwcps
