Prior to European colonialism, Igboland, a region in Nigeria, was a nonpatriarchal,
nongendered society governed by separate but interdependent political systems for men …

The United States and Europe have seen a growing campaign in the last few years against
the practice of clitoridectomy on girls in Africa. A similar campaign had been undertaken by …

During the three decades following the end of the Nigerian civil war little attention has been
given to the children who lived through the hostilities. This article on the recollections of …

The principle of the doctrine of repugnancy as at present applied by the Nigerian Courts in
some cases have (sic) often done violence to prevailing and established customs of the …

Abstract Nigeria enacted the Matrimonial Causes Act in 1970 to regulate the dissolution of
statutory marriage. But this limitation to statutory marriage only entails shortcomings in …

This chapter examines the human bases of marriage. It discusses the expression'current
ideal'as regards the family in the particular society. It also examines African marriage in …

Regulation 1612/68 on the freedom of movement of workers within the European Union has
not been modernized. The relationships of heterosexual or homosexual cohabitees are not …

Widows throughout sub-Saharan Africa may be at risk from dispossession when their
husbands pass away. Whereas some scholars view widow dispossession as prevalent and …

As a widespread practice, child marriage has defied legislation in most sub-Saharan African
countries. Is there a link between this defiance and distortions of the meaning of …

In Nigeria, the legal position of a woman's rights to both her father's and husband's 7
property continues to cause controversy, despite numerous academic efforts to clarify 8 it. A …