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POL211
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The term 'stare decisis' in the system of precedents, means__
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Summary refers to any offence which is not indictable
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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 Latin word “ad infinitum, means__
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__posited that nothing is law except the one laid by the svereign or his agents
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Dias views natural law as__ which guide legal development and administration.
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All but one of the followings, is not a legislation__
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Substantive law embraces the following subjects except__
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Where a witness refuses to appear in court, a may be issued on him to attend
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All the followings but one, are the techniques used in social control in modern states__
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The law that binds independent nation-states and regulate their mutual relationship is refered to as
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Where the plantiff's claim is for a liquidated sum which is capable of being assessed, the plantiff should commence the action by way of
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What ought to be law and not what is law represent
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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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__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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literarily means the divine law of good
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laws made by delegated bodies is refered to as __.
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18. The duty of the law is to
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As the society develops and embraces new attitudes, values and ideas, so also is its legal system. This explains the concept of societal__
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In relation to legal proceedings, law can be broadly divided into substantive and__
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A technique of social control that established rules, standard and principles which tend to correct in case of breech is known as .
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Sources of international law include the followings except one__
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The greatest advocate of the realist school was justice
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The military government rule by the use of _.
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A defendant enters appearance to a writ by
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In legal circle, is known as the Temple of Justice.
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The legal term 'ratio decidendi' means__
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Law and morality share the following characteristics except__
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The administrative regulatory technique employs all the under listed steps except__
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are laws emanating from a particular country and having the force of law within its territary
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The legislative powers are classified into exclusive, concurrent and list
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Nigeria may be classified under the common law system because_
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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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One of the features of customary law is__
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The element of coercion is a feature of__
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In essense, the evolution of natural law is to replace the primitive theory that__
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The supreme law of the land in a democracy is _
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The Nigerian legal system was fashioned after that of
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Aquinas views justice as__ towards the other
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A misdemenour is punishable by impresonment of not less than months.
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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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_is any offence which is punishable without proof of previous conviction with death or imprisonment of three years or more
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Which of the following best describes the Nigerian legal system__
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The penal technique is applicable mainly in the__
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The __control of human behaviour in a relationship to others is called.
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While juristic persons are the main subjects of municipal laws, international law deals with__
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Right to fair hearing is enshrined in Section__ of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, as amended
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The organ of government whose primary duty is to make law for the Country
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An interpretation to avoid absurdity is called the rule
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Natural right is enshrined in the 1999 constitution under__
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