Cases for tomorrow Flashcards
What cases talks about the use of English law?
Ibiado v. Lufthansa
What case did the West African Court of Appeal say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?
Young v. Abina
What case did the Federal Supreme Court say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?
Lawal v. Younan
What case was the test for statutes of general application introduced?
Attorney General v. John Holt
What case was it mentioned that the common law was merely persuasive?
Okon v. The State
What case discusses the superiority of decrees
A.G. Anambra State v. A.G. Federation
What case talks about the invalidity of ghost marriage?
Okonkow v. Okagbue
what case did lord atkin say that no part of the can be used if found to be repugnant
Eshugbayi v. Eleko
Which case does the court strike down woman to woman marriage
Meribe v. Joshua Egbu
What case did the court say that the child belongs to the father’s family after divorce because she stayed there for long
Godfrey Nwadibe v. Eastern Onu County Council
What case did the court overrule the claim that a man can divorce the woman but the woman cannot divorce the man
Solomon v. Gbobo
What part of the constitution talks about the freedom of people
Section 35(1)
What part of the constitution talks about respect for dignity
Section 34(1)
What part of the constitution talks about the jurisdiction of the election tribunal
Section 285
What case does it say that an organization is not a native
Essie v. atamakolomi
What case does the court rule that if the custom of the deceased is not known, the state law will be used
Ekem v. Nerba
what case did it hold that customary law is a mirror of accepted usage
Owoniyin v. Omotosho
what case was it held that only the existing customs should be recognised
Lewis v. Bankole
what case did osborn cj talk about the flexibility of customary law
Lewis v. Bankole
what case demonstrated the organic nature of customary law
dawodu v. danmole
what part of the evidence act talks about the proof of customary law
Section 70
what case talks about paternity
Edet v. Essien
what case talks about the nature of the agreement not being under customary law
Okoli v. ibo
what case talks about igi ogbe over will
omokaro v. omokaro
what case talks about igi ogbe
arase v. arase
what case talks about the personal law being superior
Tapa v. kuke
what case talks not agreeing on the law to use
labijoh v. abake
what case talks non native and native
Koney v. UTC
what case talks about unjust english law
nelson v. nelson
what section of evidence act talks about burden of proving custom
section 16(2)
what section of the evidence act talks about judicial notice of custom
section 17
what section of the evidence ct talks about proving custom as a fact
section 18(1)
what section of the evidence act talks about the repugnancy test
section 18(3)
What case did the court talk about the courts and ouster clauses
Madike v. I.G
Which case did the court rule that nothing shall invalidate the decrees now acts
Nkwocha v. The Governor of Anambra State
