Judicial Recedence Essay

TOPIC :- DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH STYLE COURTS IN NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. BREIF HISTORY OF ENGLISH STYLE COURTS.
3. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
4. CONCLUSION.
5. LIST OF REFRE

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NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTERM JIL002
DIPLOMA CLASS 2010-2011

* INTRODUCTION.
The British or English Style Courts are courts which in practice, procedure and other institutional arrangements follow the pattern of the English Courts (Her Majesty’s Court of Justice of Wales and England).These courts not only had their counterparts but also applied English Law as a regular law in their courts. To these courts, the Received English Law was a question of fact which need not be proved formally. Nevertheless, these courts sought to apply Customary Law whose facts needed to be proven by evidence.

2.00. BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH COURTS
In England, the Majesty’s Court of Justice of England and Wales were responsible for the administration of justice in England. In practice, the Common Law of England was used in decision making in various common law courts in England. The court system in England was an organized body which was arranged in a hierarchical structure, The courts include:- The Courts of Appeal, The High Courts, The Divisional Courts The Crown courts, the Magistrate Courts and the County Courts. When the British Came into Nigeria, this courts was gradually incorporated into the system although the traditional courts were still in use.

3.00. APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
The beginning of the incorporation of English Courts in Nigeria system started when Lagos was annexed by the council of the British Crown in 1861 with the aim of protecting its mercantile activities within that area ,thus,a treaty of cession was made. This