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All these are types of legislation except__
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__is not a source of law in Nigeria
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__are set set of laws regulating the conduct of persons, interpersonal dealings, confering rights, status and obligations of individuals or corporate persons
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Technically, written laws are contained in a_
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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 first Nigerian to pratice law as a profession was
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Where a witness refuses to appear in court, a may be issued on him to attend
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Under a military administration, the highest legislative body in the country is__
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Any offence which is neither a felony or misdemeanour is a
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defined law as ideals, which grude development and administration
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The supreme law of the land in a democracy is _
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__is a set of laws regulating the conduct of persons’ interpersonal dealings, conferring right, status and obligations of individuals or corporate persons
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are laws emanating from a particular country and having the force of law within its territary
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Customary laws are essentially unwritten because, to are large extent, they rely on__
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While the juristic persons are the main subjects of municipal laws, international laws deals with__
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_is any offence which is punishable without proof of previous conviction with death or imprisonment of three years or more
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The laws and injunctions contained in the Holy scriptures and Quran are examples of__
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When a proposed bill of the National Assembly is one that will affect the interest of the public at large, it is referred to as__
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A principle of human conduct, making conscience a selflegislating mechanism, is in the realm of__
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as adminsitered by the government is called__
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Sources of international law include all the following except__
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The element of coercion is a feature of__
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The term “legal system” means__
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Nigerian legislations can be classified into all of the following except__
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Dias views natural law as__ which guide legal development and administration.
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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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What ought to be law and not what is law represent
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All but one of the followings, is not a legislation__
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All these are features of law except__
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Civil law has its origin in the__
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Aquinas views justice as__ towards the other
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The Latin word “ad infinitum, means__
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A __is a system of putting together in one document the existing legislation, principles of common law and doctrines of equity.
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Deplorable, reckless or anti-social behaviour of the people can only be arrested by__
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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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A witness who ignores a subpoena may be punished for of Court
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law comprises the rule of law and legal principles that define the existence of a right or liability
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A _is an accusation of a crime against an acused person on trial at the Court of Law
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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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One of the features of customary law is__
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s derived from previous decisions of courts.
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literarily means the divine law of good
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Law may be written or _.
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The features of eternal law are the following except_
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The doctrine of enjoins that earlier decisions should be binding authorities for subsequent cases
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A writ of fiefa issued by a law Court directing the _to sieze a debtor 's goods or properties for the satisfaction of debt.
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Substantive law embraces the following subjects except__
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as administrered by the government is encoded__
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All the followings but one, are the techniques used in social control in modern states__
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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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