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