Sharia law in the Northern States of Nigeria: To implement or not to implement, the constitutionality is the question

Human Rights Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 730-759

  Nmehielle, Vincent O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; ISLAMISM; LEGAL SYSTEM; RELIGION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4444329212     PISSN: 02750392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hrq.2004.0039     Document Type: Article

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