Applicable statutes give Nigerian courts discretion to achieve fairness in marital property readjustment. Ironically, the courts' approach has often been to adjudicate on the basis of formal title, resulting in a general failure to make any readjustments. This article offers two alternative explanations for this judicial behaviour: absence of a specific statutory m...
Applicable statutes give Nigerian courts discretion to achieve fairness in marital property readjustment. Ironically, the courts' approach has often been to adjudicate on the basis of formal title, resulting in a general failure to make any readjustments. This article offers two alternative explanations for this judicial behaviour: absence of a specific statutory m...