“Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. In Nigerian judicial parlance, we have become accustomed to the principle that the issue of jurisdiction can be raised at any time, even at the Nigerian Supreme Court – the highest court of the land – for the first time. The concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws (often called ‘territorial jurisdiction’ by many Nigerian judges) is the most confusing aspect of Nigerian conflict of laws …” (more)
[Chukwuma Okoli, Conflict of Laws .net, 31 May]
First posted 2021-06-01 10:00:15
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