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POL211
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An interpretation to avoid absurdity is called the rule
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Sources of international law include the followings except one__
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The concept of law has always concerned itself with issues such as__
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A defendant enters appearance to a writ by
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The _was formally known as the Federal Revenue Court
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The method of commencing, conducting and concluding civil matters, trials or claims in court is known as procedure
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Summary refers to any offence which is not indictable
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__posited that nothing is law except the one laid by the svereign or his agents
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One of the following is not a feature of law__
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The legislative powers are classified into exclusive, concurrent and list
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Dias views natural law as__ which guide legal development and administration.
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The Nigerian legal system was fashioned after that of
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A reference to a settled case by a Judge in relation to the matter before the Court, constitutes what is called__
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The school of thought which insists that surists should study the actual social effects of legal institution and ensure effectiveness is the __.
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15. Rule of law emphasizes__
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In applying the mischief rule of interpretation, the court in The Heydon’s case has laid down all of the following logical approach except one_
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Law and morality share the following characteristics except__
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The legislations passed by various legislative authorities in Nigeria, prior to 1954 are called__
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A documents which originates an action in law court is __summons.
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The process of submission of a controversy between two parties to a judge of their choice, for out-of-court settlement is called _.
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as administrered by the government is encoded__
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The main source of law of criminal procedure in Ogun, Ondo and Oyo states of Nigeria is criminal procedure __.
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23. Eudemonia means__
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summons is the procedure for commencing an action where the main or only dispute is the construction of a statute.
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The English law applicable directly or indirectly in Nigeria are statutes of general application__ and the doctrines of equity
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One of these is not a validity test for customary law__
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Under a military administration, the highest legislative body in the country is__
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as adminsitered by the government is called__
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The law that was developed by the English Courts from the common customs and practices in England is called
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The attributes of the Nigerian law are as listed below except__
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The legal term 'ratio decidendi' means__
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While the juristic persons are the main subjects of municipal laws, international laws deals with__
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Where a defendant fails to enter appearance within tmne, the plantiff may obtain
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The term 'stare decisis' in the system of precedents, means__
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Proof of _means the names, addresses and written statements of the witness that the prosecution wishes to call.
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Political democracy without respect for the Constitution is as good as a benevolent__
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Section 12(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999 (as amended), provides for implementation of Treaties after domestication by__
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The life of a writ is months
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Law and morality are said to be mutually__ because positive laws does not derive its validity from moral values
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The laws and injunctions contained in the Holy scriptures and Quran are examples of__
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Under the law, a person may not be convicted of crime unless the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
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The principle of law upon which a judiciary decision is based is refered to as the
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When there are seven justices sitting at the Supreme Court, it is refered to as a
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The supreme law of the land in a democracy is _
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Which of the following best describes law and morals__
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The features of eternal law are the following except_
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Nigeria constitution can be classified as
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A bill introduced by a private member of a legislative body, which intended to benefit a limited section of the society is refered to as __.
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Deplorable, reckless or anti-social behaviour of the people can only be arrested by__
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Natural right is enshrined in the 1999 constitution under__
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