RELIGION AND LAW – 3
POLICY, PRACTICE & PUBLISHING LAW REPORTS, 3PLR
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| TITLE | MAIN ISSUES |
| SAIDU JILAWA V. SAMAILA SULE | RELIGION AND LAW – ISLAMIC LAW:– Contract of sale of – three essential requirements of a valid sale under Islamic Law. |
| TASIU RABIU V. AISHATU AMADU | ISLAMIC LAW AND PROCEDURE – PATERNITY OF A CHILD:- Paternity of a child and how confirmed under Islamic law – Three ways – Marriage – Acknowledgment – Evidence – Whether marriage is the most important of the three – Importance and justification for paternity of a child under Sharia – Authority of Hadith in determining applicable principles relating to paternity and legitimacy – Whether a child which is born outside wedlock is not considered legitimate – Whether where illicit relationship is established leading to the birth of an illegitimate child appropriate sanctions on the parties involved are given |
| THE QUEEN V, GIDADO AKANBI | RELIGION AND LAW:- Belief that charm can confer invisibility against gunshot – Death arising therefrom – Criminal liability of person who shot the gun at the behest of person dressed as a masquerade – How treated |
| THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH V. | RELIGION AND LAW:- Civil proceedings – Where a religious body is found to have taken the law into its hands or acted in a manner deemed contemptuous of the court – Attitude of Court thereto- Readiness of court to invoke religious creeds/dictum – “Love thy neighbour as thy self” as a law binding on Christians |
| THERESA NWAFOR ONWO V. OKO | RELIGION AND LAW:- Customary burial rites requiring widow’s shaving of her hair, and restriction of movement as incidents of mourning for late husband – Where offends widow’s religious belief and devotion – How treated |
| UBUDU V. BULAMA ABDUL-RAZAK | RELIGION AND LAW – ISLAMIC LAW AND PROCEDURE – Succession – Person not a Muslim at the time of death of deceased Muslim – Whether can inherit estate of deceased |
| UDOFA V. THE KING | RELIGION LAW: Nature of Oath administered in Court – Whether a court oath sworn in the name of a pagan deity by a married person rebuts the presumption of monogamous marriage otherwise attributable to a spouse who swears by the Bible |
| UKADIKE V. THE STATE | RELIGION AND LAW:- Mental health and belief system – Belief in Spirits of the ancestors – Where complained of as basis for illness – Resort to herbalist – Implication for justice administration |
| UMARU V. MUTALLABI | SHARIA LAW:- Proof of a fact under Sharia law – Rules governing. |
| UMENYIORA V. OBIMBA | |
| UPETIRE V. A.G. WESTERN NIGERIA | RELIGION AND LAW:- Belief in witch-craft and juju – `Usigho’ an Urhobo juju used for acquiring money – Implication for crime and justice administration – Attitude of court thereto |
| USUMAN ACIDA V. THE KING | ISLAMIC LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Gift of land – Death of donee before taking possession of – Whether nullifies gift |
| USMAN V. KAREEM | ISLAMIC LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Gift of land – Death of donee before taking possession of – Whether nullifies gift |
| USUMAN ACIDA v. THE KING | SHARIA/MOHAMMEDAN LAW:- Murder – Whether Sharia law recognizes a distinction between murder and manslaughter – How treated |
| USMAN V. KUSFA | ISLAMIC LAW:- Proof – Burden and standard of proof in civil cases – Procedure under Islamic (Sharia) law |
| WILLIE V. THE STATE | RELIGION AND LAW: – Belief in witchcraft as cause of stomach-ache – Implication for crime and justice administration |
| YARZABAINA V. KANO N. A. | SHARIA LAW:- Murder – Interpretation of causing death by ‘accident’ as admission of murder – Options available to accused – Need to call evidence to disproof the interpretation |
| ZAGWAI YARIMA V. BABA MAIWAKA GBAIGAN | RELIGION AND LAW – ISLAMIC LAW:– Oath taking – different types of oaths which can be offered or administered under Islamic Law
RELIGION AND LAW – ISLAMIC LAW:– Oath taking – Whether the Sharia Court of Appeal has inherent power to administer an oath which the trial court ought to have administered but failed to do |
| ZAIDAN V. MOHSSEN | RELIGION AND LAW:- Islam – Moslem law relating to intestate inheritance – Whether global in nature – Applicability to foreigners in Nigeria – Statutory justification |
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