The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria

Includes bibliographical references. === Nigeria’s Constitution does not provide for the interaction of the received English law, statutory law, and customary law. Bride wealth, an important aspect of customary law in southeast Nigeria, symbolises the bride’s worth to her family, as well as a bond b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diala, Jane Chinonyerem
Other Authors: Smythe Dee
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12911