The Application of Islamic Personal Law in Nigeria: An Assessment.

      Аннотация: This book explores the application of Islamic Personal Law in Nigeria. It assesses the judicial attitude of Nigerian Courts towards Islamic personal law. It also offer a comparative analysis of the application of Islamic personal law in non-traditional islamic counteries like South Africa, India, Unites States, United Kingdom and others. The book is a good source for anyone who is interested in having a basic underdanding of Islamic law of marriages, divorce, inheritance, maintenance and other issues of personal status. More significantly, it showcases the manner in which islamic law, and in particular, islamic personal law is recieved and applied in non-islamic countries.

Ключевые слова: Islamic Law, pluralism, personal law, nigerian legal system