Introduction to jurisprudence
Subtitle: classical and Islamic
By: by Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan.
Publisher: Malthouse Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lagos, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9789780232139
Subjects: Law -- Nigeria; Islamic law -- Nigeria; Jurisprudence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jurisprudence: classical; title: Law and justice; title: The relationship between law and morality; title: Roles of judges in the development of jurisprudence; title: Theories of law; title: Characteristics and development of Islamic jurisprudence; title: Concept of law in Islamic jurisprudence; title: Law and justice in Islamic jurisprudence; title: Legal sources under classical jurisprudence; title: Legal concepts; title: Legal sources and concepts in Islamic jurisprudence; title: Effects of the tests of enforceability of customary law; title: Custom (urf) as source of Islamic law; title: Is judicial precedent an Islamic law doctrine?; title: Constitutionalism in Islamic law: an appraisal; title: An overview of human rights and the administration of justice under the shari'a in Nigeria with particular reference to children and women; title: Legal pluralism and the development of the rule of law: issues and challenges in the development and application of the Sharia; title: Philosophy and concepts of reproductive health rights: issues in jurisprudence and contemporary patterns of violations of women's reproductive and sexual health rights in selected countries; title: Towards an effective national system for access to justice in environmental matters.