The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.advisorSmythe Deeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDiala, Jane Chinonyeremen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-27T04:08:55Z
dc.date.available2015-05-27T04:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractNigeria’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 between the bride and groom’s families. The changes introduced by colonial rule distorted its meaning to the extent that people disobeyed legislation enacted to curb excessive bride wealth. This disobedience is traceable to socio-economic and cultural factors founded on people’s survival needs. This disobedience has great significance for the evolution of living customary law, legal pluralism, and success of development projects in Nigeria. It signifies that development policies should take into consideration the living customary laws of people at the receiving end of development projects. At a broader level, it also signifies participation of local communities indecision-making that affects them. The thesis suggests that implementation of wide ranging consultations during the law-making process will strengthen democratic institutions in Nigeria.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDiala, J. C. (2014). <i>The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12911en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDiala, Jane Chinonyerem. <i>"The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12911en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDiala, J. 2014. The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Diala, Jane Chinonyerem AB - 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 between the bride and groom’s families. The changes introduced by colonial rule distorted its meaning to the extent that people disobeyed legislation enacted to curb excessive bride wealth. This disobedience is traceable to socio-economic and cultural factors founded on people’s survival needs. This disobedience has great significance for the evolution of living customary law, legal pluralism, and success of development projects in Nigeria. It signifies that development policies should take into consideration the living customary laws of people at the receiving end of development projects. At a broader level, it also signifies participation of local communities indecision-making that affects them. The thesis suggests that implementation of wide ranging consultations during the law-making process will strengthen democratic institutions in Nigeria. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria TI - The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12911 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDiala JC. The distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeria. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12911en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComparative Law in Africaen_ZA
dc.titleThe distortion of the meaning of bride wealth: significance for the evolution of living customary law in southern Nigeriaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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