Constitutional supremacy over customary law

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• ASIKA V. ATUANYA (2008)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Enugu Division)

  Judgment date

  24 January 2008

  Summary of Asika v. Atuanya, highlighting issues of inheritance, constitutional supremacy, and customary law in Nigeria.

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