Publication: Challenges in the Judicial Administration of Muslim Estates in the Sharia Courts of Appeal in Nigeria
Challenges in the Judicial Administration of Muslim Estates in the Sharia Courts of Appeal in Nigeria
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Oba, A. A., & Ismael, I. S. (2017). Challenges in the Judicial Administration of Muslim Estates in the Sharia Courts of Appeal in Nigeria. Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (EJIMEL), 5, 81–94. http://www.ejimel.uzh.ch
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The Nigerian legal system is pluralistic with common law, Islamic law and customary law as the major legal traditions/cultures in the country. However, the judicial structures for administration of Islamic law and customary law are largely ad hoc and haphazard. The Sharia Courts of Appeal are pivotal in the administration of Islamic personal law which includes matters relating to inheritance (mirāth) and wills (wasiyyah). Although these courts are superior courts of record created by the Constitution, they do not have a clearly spelt-
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Oba, A. A., & Ismael, I. S. (2017). Challenges in the Judicial Administration of Muslim Estates in the Sharia Courts of Appeal in Nigeria. Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (EJIMEL), 5, 81–94. http://www.ejimel.uzh.ch
