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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"judicial recognition"”.
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Judicial recognition of living customary law in the context of women's matrimonial property rights in South-East Nigeria
… these challenges are primarily caused by state recognition of customary law without proper attention to how people adapt it to modern conditions vastly different from its agrarian origins. Recognition denotes the manner customary law norms and institutions are 'incorporated into the state legal …
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From use to law: the judicial recognition of community customary rights in Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
… cases in both pleadings by Scots advocates and judicial decisions of the Court of Session and the House of Lords is demonstrated. The synthesis argues that the reception of custom is an iterative process and examines how the method adopted in the three works on Scots law reflects this thesis. …
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Addressing adolescent religious manifestations within medical decision-making
… treatment, is heavily contested. Subsequent judicial developments in the 1990s diverged from the spirit of Gillick, securing the power of the courts and those with parental authority to override competent refusals if it appears that such refusals are not in the best interests of the minor. …
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Disgorgement remedies for breach of contract
… is allowed can be rationalized as a further judicial recognition of the contractual rights that the function of a contract is no longer limited to securing benefits for both parties but it would also be a mechanism for preventing the defendant from profiting from the breach of contract. …
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A Critical Evaluation of the Customary Justice System in Nigeria: A Human Rights Approach for Integration
… historical continuity, social acceptance, and judicial recognition, rather than from constitutional enactment. This research examines how such systems function in practice, their relationship with state law, and their capacity to uphold fundamental rights and legal standards. At the heart of …