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CUSTOMARY COURTS: PRESERVING FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS BY SUBJECTING TRADITIONS, CUSTOMARY LAWS AND NATIVE REALITIES TO THE REPUGNANCY AND COMPATIBILITY TESTS IN THE PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE                 BY            EHUSANI ABEL SIMPA [1]   We may not want to hear about consequences in this day and age, but the truth still stands – if we let our selfish passions have their way, it will only be a matter of time before negative consequences begin to manifest. Tears and sorrow can never wash away the consequence for wrongdoing. Crying and wishing things were different doesn’t change a person’s life. Changing one’s character changes one’s life. - Robb Thompson [2]   INTRODUCTION There are realities that are peculiar to the culture and tradition of people who subscribe to or are made subject to their applications by factors relevant to them. Customary laws are intrinsically unwritte...

  AN ALL-ROUNDER JUDGE By Hon. Umaymah Yahaya Abdullahi S ocrates aptly described the essential qualities of a good Judge thus: “ To hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly and decide impartially”   These words remain true today as they were when he spoke then more than 2400 years ago. [1] The Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a concisely detailed document adopted to serve as minimum standard of conduct to be observed by every Judicial Officer as defined in the Code. Most Judges adhere strictly to the Code, especially with regards to restrictions in personal or private conduct which can be quite prohibitive and restrictive to suggest that only the most conservative of people can fully comply with them. A person naturally predisposed to an active social life will definitely find a career in the Judicial bench very restrictive and cumbersome. As much as a Judge is required to be circumspect in condu...

    CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES IN NIGERIA: MISCONCEPTIONS AND VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN.  BY  HON. FATIMA A. NAHUCHE [1] T here are 3 types of marriages in Nigeria vis; 1.1 Statutory marriage This is also known as marriage under the Act because it is governed by the Marriage Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 1990, it was referred to as Marriage Ordinance before it was re-enacted into an Act. This type marriage is recognised by the law and serves as an evidence of a marriage contract between a couple. A couple wishing to be married under the Act, will first of all obtain a Notice form which is marked form A , this form will contain the couple’s personal details. They will be asked to submit the form along with 2 passport photographs and the form is posted on the notice board of their selected registry for 21 days after which their application is entered into the Marriage Notice Book . After the expiration of the 21 days’ notice and upon the payment of the ne...