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UNINA9910809737003321 |
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Autore |
Olong Adefi M |
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Titolo |
Land law in Nigeria / / Adefi M.D. Olong |
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Lagos, : Malthouse Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-59336-X |
9786613905819 |
978-8422-72-1 |
978-8422-70-5 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Real property - Nigeria |
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Nigeria |
Land use - Law and legislation - Nigeria |
Land reform - Law and legislation - Nigeria |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Cases cited; Statutes; Contents; Chapter 1 - Land per se; Any precise definition of land?; Appraisal and critique of definitions of Land; Whither the doctrine Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et da inferos and Quic quid plantatur solo, solo credit? ; Understanding the Common Law concept of land; Quic quid plantatur solo solo cedit and the rule of Customary land law in Nigeria; Removal of Fixtures; Sources of Nigerian Land Law; Nigerian Legislation; Chapter 2 - Concept of ownership; Methods of providing ownership of land |
The character of possession Chapter 3 - Ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; Meaning of communal land; Ownership of land by the community; Origin of communal land; Management of communal land; Rights of members to communal land; Strangers as regard communal land; Communal lands and contemporary developments; Chapter 4 - Individual land ownership; Defining individual land ownership; Origin of individual land ownership; Alienation of individual land; Chapter 5 - Family land ownership; What then is a family?; Origin of family land; Rights of members over family |
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land |
Some explanatory terms/distinctions as regards family land ownership Chapter 6 - Alienation under customary law; Acquisition of family land and its relevance to alienation; Alienation of family land; Requirement for a valid alienation of family land; Void and voidable alienation; Validity of sale of family land under customary law; Chapter 7 - Customary tenancy; Nature of customary tenancy; Defining customary tenancy; Terms associated with customary tenancy; How customary tenancy can be created; Classes of customary; Obligation of the overlord; Rights of the overlord |
Duties of the customary tenant How customary tenancy can be determined; Forfeiture re-defined; Chapter 8 - Pledge; Definitional clarification; Essentials of a pledge; Reasons for pledge; Comparison between a lien, mortgage and pledge; Rights of a pledge; Duties of the pledge; Perpetual redeem ability of a pledge; Absence of written documents as evidence; Unauthorized alienation by the pledgee; Chapter 9 - The law of property: definition of terms; Classification of property; Chapter 10 - An overview of the effect of Land Use Act on customary ownership of land |
Persons in occupation before the coming into effect of the Land Use Act 1978 The need for Governor's consent before the alienation of land under the Land Use Act; Governor's power of revocation of statutory right of occupancy and customary right of occupancy; Effect of the Act on the jurisdiction of court with respect to land matters; Chapter 11 - The Nigerian Land Use Act, 1978: x-raying emerging controversies; Constitutional incorporation controversy; Expropriation controversy; Ouster clauses controversy; Chapter 12 - The Land Use Act, 1978: a curse or blessing? |
The pre-1978 statutory intervention in land law and land administration in Nigeria |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study, in nineteen chapters, deals with the various issues pertaining to land law in Nigeria. Namely: Concept of ownership; ownership and communal land holding under customary land tenure; individual land ownership; family land ownership; alienation under customary law; nature of customary tenancy; pledge; the law of property; an overview of the effect of the Land Use Act on customary ownership of land; The Nigerian Land Use Act; Land Use Act 1978; ways of declaration of title to land; legal mortgage; the position of landlord and tenant; the procedure for recovery of premises under the re |
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