Title: Thus ruled Emir Abbas : selected cases from the records of the Emir of Kano's Judicial Council /
Authors: ʻAbbās,; Christelow, Allan, 1947-; Kano (Nigeria : Emirate).
Publisher: Michigan State University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Law Nigeria Kano State History.; Law Nigeria Kano State Cases.; Nigeria History Sources.
Contents: Kano Emirate and Its Neighbors (Map) -- Glossary of Arabic and Hausa Terms -- 1. Establishing and Maintaining Rights to Land -- 2. The Land Rights of Travelers and Emigrants -- 3. Selling, Pawning, Loaning, and Donating Land -- 4. Houses -- 5. The Return of Property Seized During the Basasa -- 6. The Sale and Ownership of Animals -- 7. Animal Theft -- 8. The Redemption and Emancipation of Slaves -- 9. The Conditions of Slaves: Options and Resistance -- 10. Theft of Goods and Money -- 11. Violence and Fear.